4th Avenue Meat Market, Inc.

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Bill Harrell worked for Safeway for 26 years then in 1985 he purchased the Fourth Avenue Meat Market.  Through the next 15 years he remodeled the old building, bought a new building and continuously grew the business to make it what it is today.  In 2000, he semi-retired and left the day-to-day operations in the hands of his two partners.  He currently helps out during the months of October, November and December.  At the end of December 2006, he fully retired and has sold the business to Ed Michael, Jr. and Kevin Harrell.  The next time you see him congratulate him on his retirement.

 

Ed Michael, Jr. started working at 4th avenue meat market in May 1989. At that time he did not know much about the meat business except how to cut wild game.  In the next 2 years he learned all aspects of the business from custom slaughtering to cutting beef and hogs along with the sausage making process.  In 1991 he became a partner with Bill Harrell.  In the years to follow he has watched the business grow in all phases.  In the future he and his other partners, Kevin and Bill Harrell, hope to continue their thriving business.  So for the best quality meat and sausage in town come into see us at 4th Avenue Meats.

Kevin Harrell started working at the market in 1986, left to go to college in 1988.  In 1993, he came back to work at the shop and was in charge of cutting game.  In 1998, he took over the cured meat and sausage area of the market and has been introducing new products all of the time.  In 2004, he was in charge of putting together the Montana Meat Processors Association (MMPA) annual convention that was held in Billings.  He is a current member of the MMPA board of directors and is in charge of the MMPA scholarship. 

Leonard Perkins worked in construction and cement finishing until 1991 when he accepted a job operating a custom pig slaughter house, and stayed in that position for 3 ½  years.  In 1994, he was employed by a meat processor and for 7 years, he learned about meat processing, sausage making, and the curing of hams and bacons.  He started working at 4th Avenue Meat Market in October of 2001, where he learns more about the meat processing business every day and enjoys providing a quality product for our customers.

 
Joe Leser worked in various fields of the food industries mainly on the cooking side of that business.  He started working at the market in 2000.  At that time he did not have any meat processing experience.  He assumed the wild game cutting duties and moved onto processing domestic animals.  He is currently in charge of the custom slaughtering aspects of the business. 

 

 

 

Floyd Dawley came to the market to follow a dream that he had since the first time he went hunting as a child.  He always thought that if you liked something then you should follow it.  So, if you see him behind the glass window cutting some meat then he has found his dream.  He started working for the market in 2007.  At the time he did not have any meat processing experience.  He assists in the processing of domestic animals, does some of the custom slaughtering jobs and takes care of the customers when needed.
 Loren Perkins has worked in the meat business in the past along with multiple other industries.  He started working for the market during hunting season in 2008 and became a full time employee in 2009.  He assists in the processing of domestic animals, packaging the meat and takes care of the customers when needed.