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February SUP Luncheon

KIM BLACKBURN, local entrepreneur and President of TIPS.

The Morgan Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers gathered for their February luncheon this last Monday. Food was again provided by Larry’s Spring Chicken Inn. 

After lunch, local entrepreneur and President of TIPS, Kim Blackburn, addressed the members. TIPS, or “Totally Integrated Panel Systems,” is located here in Morgan. Prefabricated panel wall systems were developed in the 1960s in Austria, and a fabrication plant was eventually established in South Carolina. Blackburn, a builder by trade, was so impressed with the product that he went to work for them for nine years, eventually buying the company. With his pioneer roots in central Utah, in 2016, he moved the fabrication plant to Morgan. TIPS currently ships wall panel systems all around the globe. Although they specialize in commercial buildings of almost any size, TIPS also is involved in residential structures. TIPS panels are lightweight, quicker to put up than conventional structures and are highly insulating. Because of their cement and foam construction, they are also water, wind and earthquake resistant. TIPS in Morgan employs 45 full-time workers and many other part-time workers, including high school students. Blackburn and TIPS are one of SUP’s scholarship donors who help make annual awards to seniors and pioneer essay contestants possible. 

Thank you, Mr. Blackburn. 

DG&AS

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