The Altus Christmas Parade is scheduled for Dec. 11 and will feature the Express Clydesdales Horses this year. Express Employment Professionals was co-founded by Bob Funk in 1983 and today it employs over 552,000 people across more than 825 franchise locations worldwide. The company’s vision is to help as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people. Express Employment Professionals have utilized the Express Clydesdales as a neighborhood marketing tool for the Express brand since 1998. 

    Bob Funk visited the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1998. After seeing the Clydesdales, Mr. Funk saw an opportunity to bring something entirely new and different to his home state of Oklahoma. Not only do the Express Clydesdales meet thousands of visitors each year at home in the beautiful and historic Clydesdale barn but they travel across North America as good-will ambassadors for Express Employment Professionals and Express Ranches.