Silverton business changes owners, stays in local hands

  • NEW OWNER JoDee Robison (left)—pictured with previous owners and bosses Anthony Kingery and Kathy Kingery—is the new owner of D and K Manufacturing of Silverton. The company, which began in 1976, manufactures irrigation equipment in addition to doing welding and machine work, and Robison has worked as an employee there for 30 years. | COURTESY PHOTO
    NEW OWNER JoDee Robison (left)—pictured with previous owners and bosses Anthony Kingery and Kathy Kingery—is the new owner of D and K Manufacturing of Silverton. The company, which began in 1976, manufactures irrigation equipment in addition to doing welding and machine work, and Robison has worked as an employee there for 30 years. | COURTESY PHOTO

    JoDee Robison has pretty much grown up at D&K Manufacturing, so it only makes sense that the business is now his.

    After almost 30 years as an employee, Robison became the company’s owner, following a deal with previous longtime owners Anthony and Kathy Kingery.

    The ownership change was effective at the first of the year.

    “I walked by here every day going to school and had no clue what they did,” …