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Excerpted from Michigan Farm News, April 20, 2021 “Michigan FFA Foundation Board Chairman Burt Henry says the foundation has launched the Ag Heritage License Plate Corporate Pledge Challenge — in hopes of encouraging state-based agricultural business entities to utilize the specialty plates on their company vehicles. “The Ag Heritage plate pledge program is a statewide…

Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s first ever community-wide festival of laughter, has returned for its 11th year — and Crystal Flash is proud to return as a sponsor. Created by Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids in 2011 to celebrate laughter ‘for the health of it’, this year’s festival features stand-up, improv and a variety of other seriously…

The simple answer is: They’re rising, too! For anyone who watches energy markets, the latest trend is clear — prices are rising. Energy prices bottomed out last April during the height of the COVID lockdown and Saudi oil price war, with crude oil pricing even going negative at one point! Markets then stabilized through the…

2020 was a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. Like the rest of us, our Community Partners were challenged by the uncertainty of operating in a global pandemic. Despite the widespread cancellation of events and the resulting loss of essential fundraising dollars — our partners pivoted, in many cases utilizing innovative ideas like virtual…

Crystal Flash is proud to be working with The City of Grand Rapids and Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. to support locally owned and operated restaurants in Grand Rapids. Program funding allows city organizers to directly purchase supplies, eliminating the up-front costs for cash-strapped bars and restaurants, and cutting down on possible costly delays in opening…

The Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is a voluntary program of The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) that recognizes farmers who are top stewards of their land. MAEAP was created in 1998 by a coalition of agricultural, environmental and conservation groups to assist farmers in taking a voluntary, proactive approach to…

Looking for a way to break up the monotony of summer at home? What could be better than an hour of great family time spent conducting free, fun and educational science experiments? Now, how about we throw in some delicious pizza from Amore Trattoria Italiana?! This Thursday, August 13, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm,…

Crystal Flash is pleased to announce the addition of a new multi-purpose lubricant truck to its delivery fleet. This versatile vehicle will not only bring new capabilities and efficiencies to our delivery routes, but also will provide our lubricants and fluids customers with numerous other benefits. Some of the capabilities of Crystal Flash’s new multi-purpose…

The Michigan Chapter of The ESOP Association has named Crystal Flash, Inc. its 2020 Company of the Year, an award given to businesses demonstrating a commitment to fostering a sense of employee ownership in the company. Winning the ESOP Company of the Year award is an honor based on a few specific criteria. Most importantly,…

Crystal Flash always strives to provide exceptional customer service. One of the ways that we do this is by keeping our customers up-to-date on market trends to help provide solid information for informed decision making — yet another example of what we refer to as The Crystal Flash Difference. The divergence of crude and propane…