Success stories
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Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year
Jesse Cherian, the Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year, is an owner of ST Fabrication, a steel fabricator providing products for projects across the Pacific Northwest Region. Cherian’s...
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From Book Club to Supergroup
It’s like a supergroup of advocates. Brian Hsiang has an experiential education background, Ita Meno-Baker was a housing inspector, Dr. Sherwood Smith was part of the diversity, engagement, and...
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Thread of excellence runs through century-old tailor shop
In 1914, a young Italian immigrant named Arthur DeMarinis purchased a building from the local railroad company in St. Albans, Vermont, and started a custom tailoring business, The Boston Tailoring Co...
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Chair man took sitting down in a healthy direction
This year a small business in Vermont sold its 11,000th chair less than five years after starting the company in the family home. “That number sounds crazy because it is, but it doesn’t feel as crazy...
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Woman-powered PR is not all that bad
#badassladygang An apt description for a business with 16 employees (and growing), all of whom are women. "It isn't deliberate. We have offered positions to men; it's one of those things where all of...
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Setting sights on a state-of-the-art dream
Entering the store feels like entering an intimate Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop. The parking lot is spacious, the sales floor has high ceilings, the merchandise is meticulously displayed and there are...
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Vermont man gathers thousands
There is a fine line between it being a show and it being a community. Once an individual becomes a “play-tron” and no longer a patron, it’s more about the community, not just the show. Play-trons is...
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Thread of excellence runs through century-old tailor shop
In 1914, a young Italian immigrant named Arthur DeMarinis purchased a building from the local railroad company in St. Albans, Vermont, and started a custom tailoring business, The Boston Tailoring Co...