PORT001. Porter, Peggie. “A formula for success: Dennis Lowery has risen above his roots in poverty to head the largest Native American Indian-owned private company in the country.” The Business Journal (Charlotte, NC) 4.46 (February 19, 1990): Sec. 1 p. 8- .

Publication type: Magazine article

Profile of Dennis Lowery, president of Continental Industrial
Chemicals Inc, a chemical repackaging and distributing company
Lowery founded in Charlotte in 1975. The company is now one of the
nation's fifty largest such companies. It has been cited by the
U.S. Small Business Association as the country's largest Native
American-owned private company.

Lowery earned a bachelor's degree in 
biology from UNC-Pembroke and came to Charlotte right after
graduation, with only $17.00, to work as sales representative for a
pharmaceutical company. He got startup money for his company from
a SBA loan, after being turned down sixteen times. His company's
sales the first month were $180,000. Lowery owns two other
related companies. Continental Industrial Company repackages and
distributes chemicals such as de-icing fluid, antifreeze, jet
fuel additive, chemicals used to manufacture cosmetics, and chemicals
used to control nuclear waste. As of this writing, the company
had 65 employees and 1,100 customers. Lowery is committed to
helping aid employees in need and working to help Native American
causes and individuals. He values his work with the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools' Indian Education Program.

This annotation was edited on: July 5, 2002

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