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Western Investments Inc.

Retail and bulk fuel sales


Company Details
Location: Hermiston, OR
Founders: Gerald A. Christian, 48
Year Started: December 1999
Initial Investment: $2.4M

Turned a Profit: 2004
First Million: 2001

2002 Sales: $10.1M
2006 Sales: $24.4M

Number of Employees:
Day 1: 14
2006: 58
2007: 62*

* Projected by 2008
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