In 1980 Larry Hustedt decided he wanted to raise his family in the area where he grew up, so he came home and started Husted Manufacturing on his son, Kevin's first birthday. Hustedt Mfg began as a wholesale company that offered custom design and manufacturing and professional jewelry repair for retail stores across the country.  Word quickly spread of Larry's talent and quality of craftsmanship and at one point had over 40 retail stores who he did the custom design and repairs for.  In 1983 Larry and Ursula decided they wanted to offer their services to the public and purchased Hoover Jewelers in Gibson City, Il, where business grew rapidly. He has worked on single pieces of jewelry valued at over $250,000.00, and Hustedt Jewelers became one of central Illinois premiere destination for loose diamonds, engagement rings and custom design.  To this day Hustedt Jewelers is still running strong having customers come from all over Illinois and surrounding states for their fine jewelry and quality service. Hustedt is adding a new chapter to their long history by opening a new store in Pontiac IL in December 2016.  Here's to the next 35 years!