Local pallet company entering third generation of family ownership as managing partners retire

Local pallet company entering third generation of family ownership as managing partners retire

Tad Hegsted, left, and Kelly Bennion recently retired as the leaders of Challenger Pallet & Supply at 24 North 3210 East in Idaho Falls. | Courtesy photo IDAHO FALLS — Tad Hegsted has worked in the family business since he was 12 years old. After spending the last 40 years growing the company his father started in 1969, he’s stepping down and passing it along to the next generation. Challenger Pallet and Supply, a pallet manufacturing company at…