Close-Up Profiles When Ed Hunter started Hunter Industries, he could not have imagined the legacy he would leave for generations to come.   More

Close-Up Profiles RICHARD ANGELO was the oldest of nine children. As was customary, the kids did chores around the house. When Angelo reached the age of 12, his chore was to mow the lawn, trim the shrubs and keep the landscaping neat at the family’s home in Los Angeles, California.    More

Close-Up Profiles What makes Manny run? Is it a need to succeed or is it in his DNA? Or just maybe he is one of those people who loves what hes doing and doesnt consider it work.    More

Close-Up Profiles B. George Beausoleil is a salesman, first and foremost, but the road to this success came more from his business acumen and his foresight.    More

Close-Up Profiles Born into a family of farm equipment people, it seemed inevitable that John Bentley would follow in their footsteps.    More

Close-Up Profiles "I just watched what he did," said Mike Greene, 53, of his early experiences learning the ropes of farming from his father.    More

Close-Up Profiles DAVID SNODGRASS WAS HARDLY old enough to stay up late by the time he earned his first paycheck. As a third-generation employee in the family’s landscape business...    More

Close-Up Profiles Is this Wayne Rhatigan?” the voice said. “Please hold for President Obama.” Irrigation contractor Wayne Rhatigan, 46, was tracing the lines on a newly installed system when his cell phone rang.    More

Close-Up Profiles PRIMED AND READY TO ONE DAY assume her father’s business, Meredith DeWitt faces not only the pressures of maintaining a $30-million a year corporation   More

Close-Up Profiles Some people are so anxious to get their career started, they feel that until they do, time’s a-wasting.   More