(12/1) On November 8, the city of Taneytown presented Taney Corporation with an award marking its 60th year of business in Taneytown. The city also made a proclamation that marked November 8, 2018 as Taney Corporation Day.
The family owned and operated business has been a staple company in the city of Taneytown, now employing people from all across Carroll, Frederick and Adams Counties. What started as a small business in 1958 with only four employees has grown immensely over the past 60 years. Eric Glass, owner of Taney Corporation, began working at Taney Corporation right out
of high school, and four years later, at the age of 22, purchased Taney Corporation from its previous owners. Since that time, the business has grown to now employ 70 people.
Taney Corporation covers business all throughout the Mid Atlantic region, covering Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, just to name a few, selling wooden stairs and handrails for any residential or commercial application. Apart from the growth in overall size of the company, Jeff Glass mentioned that the company’s customer base and how they market their
product has changed. A major portion of their business has turned into selling to larger lumber chains, which has created an increase in business. However, one thing will never change – Taney Corporation’s desire to make the production of high quality product their number one priority.
Additionally, Taney Corporation has remained, and will continue to remain, a family business. Eric Glass’s boys, Jeff and Brian Glass, both grew up in the business and began working at Taney Corporation in the mid 80’s. Both brothers still proudly work at the company, and have now become partial business owners of Taney Corporation. The family has no intentions
of selling the company anytime soon, and they hope to keep the business in the family for many generations to come.
In the future, Jeff Glass noted that Taney Corporation’s main goal is to continue growing while continuing to build their reputation for quality craftsmanship. They hope to continue producing the best quality stairs in the Mid Atlantic region.
