In 1925, Myron’s son Burton pushed his dad to consider selling more dairy products. When met with resistance, Burton hit the road and soon proved what a ‘cash cow’ dairy plant equipment could be! By the early 1930s, dairy plants across the mid-Atlantic were buying pasteurizers, cooling equipment, and automated..Read More

In the 1920s, M.G. Newell continued providing farm implements and Harley Davidson parts in addition to moving into the sanitary processing industry. We sold cream separators, pumps, and sanitary process equipment with customers in NC, SC, GA, VA, TN and WV.   It was around this time M.G. Newell moved..Read More

Four years later in 1908, Myron G. Newell returned to Greensboro, purchased the business back, and incorporated the company.   Newell named his mentor, R.G. Campbell, President while he assumed the role of Secretary and General Manager. Campbell honed his skills at the big cotton mills in Greensboro which aligned..Read More

By the late 1800’s M.G. Newell & Company moved to Elm Street, right in the middle of a very boisterous downtown Greensboro. At the turn of the century, Newell developed claustrophobia and his health dwindled due to the close confinement of the city.   In 1904, he sold the business..Read More

In 1885, Myron Gilbert Newell opened his first business in Greensboro, NC: The South Side Grocery Store. As a local business, the store was very successful selling meats, dry goods, and notions but Newell wanted to cater more to the farmers.   In 1892, Myron Newell opened a new location..Read More