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A Truck Driver, Some Mini Donkeys, Two Pugs, and a 100% American-Made Company Built for Under $200
As I write this, I’m parked for the night in Grayson, Kentucky. I picked up a load in St. Joseph, Missouri headed for Daleville, Virginia, and ran around 550 miles today. Tonight I’m hauling a load of aerial lifts, the same kind line crews use to keep the lights on across this country. It’s a…
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Thread by Thread: How America Lost Its Textile Jobs, and How We Bring Them Home
I’ve put a lot of miles on American highways. Driving through the Carolinas and here in Georgia, you pass towns built around a mill. Some still have the brick buildings, with tall windows and a water tower that has the company name painted on it. A lot of those buildings are empty now. Each one…
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The Beginning of Neat & Bare: Building Something From the Ground Up
September 2026 The Beginning of Neat & Bare: Building Something From the Ground Up Every business has a beginning. For neat&bare, this is mine. Right now, I’m somewhere between having an idea and turning it into a real business. The LLC registration is still pending, but the wheels are officially turning. My first products are…