Manfacturing




Frank Perryman
Partner, Perryman Co.
Frank Perryman’s formula for success is simple: good people, good products and good planning. But simple doesn’t mean timid for Perryman, who with hi...


John Ryan III
Chairman and CEO, Mine Safety Appliances Co.
John Ryan III didn’t have it easy in the 1990s. As with other U.S. manufacturers, the growth of the global economy posed a challenge t...


Robert Randall
President and CEO, TRACO Inc.
Robert Randall and TRACO Inc. have tackled some of the most challenging architectural and restoration projects imaginable, not the least of whi...


Riding the rails
How Al Neupaver is getting everyone on board for Wabtec’s growth push
When Al Neupaver came to Wabtec Corp. as its new president and CEO at the beginning of 2006, his charge was to get the rail products company b...


Jack Ouellette
President and CEO, American Textile Co.
Forty years ago, Jack Ouellette learned a lesson that still sticks with him today. As a squad leader at the U.S. Military Academy, Ouellette was resp...


Dominic Faccone
Chairman, President and CEO, Core Furnace Systems Corp.
Dominic Faccone came to Core Furnace Systems six years ago to pare off unrelated businesses, focus the company on its core competencies and, in...


Fostering a turnaround
How Stan Hasselbusch led L.B. Foster back to growth and profitability
The situation that L.B. Foster Co. faced in the early 2000s was less like a terminal illness and more along the lines of a chronic, low-grade in...


Striking gold
How John Ryan III guided Mine Safety Appliances out of a decade of danger
The 1990s weren’t particularly kind to John Ryan III and Mine Safety Appliances Inc. Indeed, they tested the mettle of the chairman and CEO who took t...

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Start-up survival
How John Matig grew Frontier Steel Co. by knowing when to walk away from business


Steep challenges
Lifetime income planning for baby boomers


Kent McElhattan
Chairman and CEO, Industrial Scientific Corp.




Rebound leader
How Jim Hensler put Horsehead Corp. on the road to recovery


Flood of success
How Fran Livingston and Benshaw Inc. profited from a natural disaster


The right turns
Chairman and CEO Peter McIlroy steers Robroy Industries into its second century.


Koppers shines
How a chemical company succeeded with a simple formula


Windows for the world
Bob Randall looks out and sees a global presence for TRACO.


The discomfort zone
At Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh, a little uneasiness is a good thing.






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