07th February 2012
Since he was scouting out options for a workshop, Hendricks called to request literature on the buildings and established a rapport with the director of marketing.
ga-steel-buildings"I was fortunate to talk with David B. Adams, who at that time was the...
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27th January 2012
The three buildings are pleasing enough to look at and all feature a Quonset-style form with arched roofs and many vertical windows that mimic the length of the trees that surround them. A passersby may think it curious that owners Andy Weintraub and his ...
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16th December 2011
Often people are loyal to certain brands and never stray. Be it a specific type of chewing gum, laundry detergent, soda, or even breed of dog, among the hundreds of choices available in the marketplace, folks tend to go with what they know.
Such is the...
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16th December 2011
The proverb, "Make hay while the sun shines" is one that dates back to 1546, but the lesson to make the most of an opportunity when it presents itself holds an enduring value to all people, not just farmers.
But that is what Jim Countryman is. He’s a f...
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26th September 2011
Hawaii is known as a tropical paradise, with blue skies filled with sunshine. Anthony Ferrara knows those skies well, both from the ground and among the clouds.
As the president of ATMOS, Inc., an environmental consulting company based in Kapolei, HI, ...
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16th June 2011
Almost a month ago on April 19, people living throughout Shelby County, TN braced themselves for a second round of violent weather in less than a week—a span of time during which a record number of tornadoes ripped through the region.
John Davis is one...
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16th June 2011
While taking a peek inside Clarence Abadie’s steel building will answer the question as to what he stores inside, that answer will undoubtedly leave you wanting to know more.
Like, for example, why does this 76-year-old man keep a fully functional, one-...
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13th June 2011
Dan Falcone leads a very full life. At 59 years old, he works long hours and many days in a row to be able to take three months off every year to spend time working on projects and being with his family in Arizona. Why did Falcone decide to build a SteelM...
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13th June 2011
It was 1994, and construction on her house in Tryon, NC had just been completed. Her next project was to build a barn for her horses, but money was tight.“When the house was built, I didn’t have the money for a stick-built barn or for one of the very fan...
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13th June 2011
The facts, in this circumstance, are tangible.
In the backyard of David Smith’s home in Dover, FL stands a steel building that he uses as a workshop. The building’s shape is reminiscent of a Quonset hut, it has a 60 ft. roll-up door, and the outside is p...
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17th May 2011
Although Ron Skeenes has lived in Hainesport, NJ his whole life, he, his wife, and children have found themselves continually drawn to the small-town charms of Lancaster, PA. They all load into the family’s 34-foot RV and travel along the winding roads o...
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06th May 2011
When some people think of snow, delightful images of hot chocolate and cozy fires come to mind. For Gil McNeely of Waynesburg, PA, there is nothing delightful about snow—in fact, it makes him downright miserable.
With his home located two long miles fr...
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18th April 2011
In Rhinebeck, NY—roughly 400 miles northwest of Mill Run, PA—there is a mini-compound of three steel buildings situated together amongst many trees. One of the buildings functions as a home, the other a garage, and the third a studio.
The three buildin...
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05th April 2011
A ‘typical’ woman may dream about receiving jewelry, a gift certificate to a spa, or a weekend getaway as a birthday gift from her husband.Cheri Scanlon is anything but typical.
Two years ago on her birthday, Scanlon was overjoyed with the present she re...
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10th March 2011
In 2002, a pebble of sorts was dropped in the town of Warm Springs, VA causing a ripple effect that swiftly carried resident John Pound out to sea before plunking him down in the Bahamas. The “pebble" in this case was the steel building Pound purchased fr...
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