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Family-Owned Business
Dearingers
Stillwater , Oklahoma circa 1960 — John Dearinger had a dream of starting his own printing company and that is exactly what he did on Lewis Street . In 1960 , John began his journey as an entrepreneur and now , 60 years later , his family is still carrying on his legacy .
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Dearingers is a family-owned business that began as a small
printing company that only produced paper products . Over the
years , the family business expanded into a full-service advertising specialties company that offers a wide array of products including paper printing , awards , promotional products , screen
printing , embroidery , rubber stamps , signage and more !
Keeping the family business alive was no easy feat , but somehow , generation after generation , kept coming back . After the passing of John ’ s wife , both of his sons , Rick and Tom Dearinger , came back to run the family business . In due time , Rick ’ s own sons , Camaron
The Dearinger family has strong ties to Stillwater and the people and Brennon , came back home to help . With Rick and Tom soon who live here . They are involved in and support nearly every nonprofit in the community and encourage all of their employees to do retiring , Dearingers is now a third-generation family business that has grown tremendously since 1960 . the same . In fact , almost every Dearingers employee is engaged with a civic group within the community . Dearingers specializes in delivering unmatched customer service and the best quality promotional products in the industry . In 2018 ,
The Dearinger family is no stranger to hard work and long hours
Camaron and Brennon decided to take the family business to the but strives to keep family a top priority . Although Dearingers has next level . With help from Rick and the rest of the family , Camaron more employees and carries many more items than they did in 1960 , and Brennon ’ s vision for the future came full circle with a completely they still operate with the same principles and core values . Now renovated building . With 60 years of experience , this local business serving clients across the nation , from California to New York , customer service is still their top priority ! A true historical landmark , is well-versed in the world of promotional products and still manages to stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technology .
Dearingers hopes to continue serving the community for many generations to come . Dearingers has been named Employer of the Year by OSU Career Services and strives to give back to the community whenever possible .
“ When people do business with us , it ’ s like they ’ re part of our family , we ’ ll do anything to make sure their business succeeds because we care .”
— CAMARON DEARINGER ( THIRD GEN )
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