Stockade Companies

Founded in 1984, it operates under three brands, Sirloin Stockade, Montana Mike's, and WingMe.

[1] Stockade Companies operates 16 restaurants throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Ford began working for the company on its first day in 1966 as a dishwasher at the debut restaurant in Oklahoma City.

[3] Ford worked in additional positions while attending college and later purchased a Sirloin Stockade restaurant in 1979 in the Austin, Texas area.

On June 2, 2020, the last Coyote Canyon restaurant, located in Bradley, Illinois, closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.