In a ceremony to take place on Friday November 14th at 1:00 p.m., Pierce Distribution Services Company (Pierce) will officially join the Army PaYS program.  This partnership with the Army provides Pierce with a first priority status to interview and hire Army personnel upon their return from duty, or to pre-establish the employment relationship in advance of their departure from service.

The focal point of the ceremony will be the formal signing of the PaYS Memorandum of Agreement by Brigadier General Joseph Anderson, Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Recruiting Command and Kevin Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pierce. Other dignitaries present will be executives of the Navistar International Corporation (Navistar) and local political figures. Read More»

About Pierce
Pierce is a full-scope equipment parts packaging and distribution services provider.  The company was founded in 1954 by Ray Pierce in Rockford, Illinois and was solely acquired by Kevin Hogan in January of 1999.  Pierce now grows under Hogan’s leadership and presently operates nine (9) facilities in four (4) states and employs more than 600 people. Pierce has specialized in government and military compliance packaging since its inception.

Media interested in covering the ceremony should contact Dale Timmons for further information.