By Lisa Cownie Photo by Jonathan Smith
Roll With the Changes One thing about being in business for 26 years, you learn how to handle just about anything that comes your way: a recession, a cancer diagnosis and, yes, even a pandemic of unprecedented proportions. “We have learned that in the times when business is most challenging is when we were able to learn things that allowed us to take on work that was more complicated because of the skills we learned during this time trying to pick up new business accounts. Sometimes what you think is tough, complicated or too much to do sets you up to take on better or more work and separates you from the competition. We have seen a lot of changes through the years and sometimes business gets to be challenging but, in the end, it is also very rewarding to see what you and your employees can accomplish,” reflects Pat Stadick, who, along with his wife, Laura Stadick, owns G & S Manufacturing in Courtland. There are a few things they’ve learned over the more than two decades they have been in business, top among them don’t panic. At the very top though, is trust your employees. Continues
Bag houses for the coal industry manufactured by G & S Manufacturing in Courtland.
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