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Lori Williams

Owner, Young Brothers Daley
Posted at 11:38 AM, May 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-12 16:40:49-04

LANSING, Mich. — Young Bros. & Daley has been watching over Michigan Avenue in downtown Lansing since it was built in 1893.

Serving as CEO since 2012, Lori Battley-Williams says she owes much of her business’s success to her loyal customers—she has a lot of gratitude toward the community for supporting Young Bros. & Daley for 126 years.

Lori started working at Young Bros. & Daley in January 2003, learning everything she could about the business from the bottom up. She drove forklifts, worked in the warehouse, on product lines, in purchasing, in accounting, etc.

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Lori says that in this ever-changing world, she continues to learn and grow within her business, even after 16 years.

Before her start at Young Bros. & Daley, Lori worked with people with disabilities for a private non-profit facility in Brighton.

She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in counseling from Eastern Michigan University.