Manitoba Corporation
Manitoba Corporation was founded as S. Shine and Sons in 1916 in Buffalo by Solomon Shine, a European immigrant who walked through the city with a pushcart, collecting recyclable items.
After World War II, the business focused on metal materials and today is a non-ferrous scrap metal recycler with a focus on copper scrap. The firm ships approximately 36 million pounds of scrap annually.
Manitoba is a fourth-generation family business. Richard Shine, grandson of the founder, is the company CEO. Fourth-generation family members Brian Shine and Adam Shine serve as president and sales manager, respectively. Richard's father, Nathan Shine, son of the company founder, was a second-generation member of the family business.
The firm, with headquarters in Lancaster, NY, and another location in St. Louis, MO, employs approximately 60 people. Manitoba has grown and expended over the years. In addition to opening its St. Louis location in 1981, the firm also recently started an electronics recycling company, SunnKing Associates, as well as Lancaster Recycling and Sales, a retail recycling company that features the region's only ATM payment system.
The company, so named after it moved to Manitoba Street in Buffalo, re-located to Lancaster in 1991.
The company supports several area and civic charitable organizations, including the Lancaster YMCA, Lancaster Opera House, Lancaster Redskins youth football, Special Olympics, Ride for Roswell, Stephanie Spielman Fund, and the Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department.