Golden Star Inc., a longtime TRSA associate member and producer of dust control products, is celebrating its centennial in 2008. This Kansas City-based company credits its longevity to a number of factors, particularly its ability to shift with the winds of economic change, while nurturing close ties with both customers and employees. 
 
A century ago, Thomas Edison summed up an era of unbridled optimism when he said, “Anything, everything, is possible.” Also in that year of 1908, two eager businessmen adopted a similar attitude when they launched the Golden Star Polish Manufacturing Co. Their venture grew into ...