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Article: Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards -- Howard Delivery Service Inc.: Gene Leonard
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- The State Journal
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- June 17, 1996
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The career of Gene Leonard has been as good a success story as any written by Horatio Alger. And Leonard has not only been a success in business, but also in the community, where his talents and energy have often been put to work in various projects.
Leonard is President of Howard Delivery Service Inc., a contract carrier for General Motors. Howard Delivery trucks carry GM aftermarket auto parts and accessories to the automobile company's franchised dealerships.
The company was started in 1930 by Dennis McDonald. When the company started, it had only one truck, a used Chicago Tribune newspaper truck. McDonald, who was employed in Chicago as a sales representative for Buick, bought the truck ...