General Info

THAYER, Inc Thayer was founded in 1945 and incorporated in 1946 as Thayer Paper Company. In 1974, to reflect our growing product base, the name was changed to Thayer, Incorporated. Thayer stocks thousands of maintenance and janitorial products and special orders thousands more to support the many customers who are served by Thayer. We are located in southwestern Michigan in the beautiful city of Benton Harbor. Our president and CEO is Kay Varga Smith, who has seen to the everyday operations of Thayer since 1972. Kay is active in many community organizations that benefit South Western Michigan. Her motto is North County Women's Advisory Board Lakeland Community Health Foundation Lakeland Specialty Hospital Cornerstone Alliance Fifth-Third Regional Bank Board Exchange Club