so millwork begin to dry up and in 1954, the big mills here in winooski shut down. probably about 3000 workers were out of work and that was probably one of the real low points in burlington's history, the 1950's. fortunately, there was a group of businessmen, the publisher of the local newspaper, who put their heads together, created a development company, and this is a case where it really worked. and began trying to figure out, how do we bring jobs to the burlington area. burlington in the 1950's was a pretty sleepy little town at certainly not the place it has become the last 20 years or so. these businessmen who got together, what they decided to do was they would building state-of-the-art facility that a business could move into. as luck would have it, just as ic was looking for a tenant for this facility, ibm indicates he, new york, was looking for an expansion facility to build its chips and chose this facility. that was kind of a game changer. not just for burlington but the whole burlington area because it brought in good-paying jobs. you know, a lot of pr

outside quaker country, brothers keith and dean lyden have established their very own graphics and millwork company, precise graphix. from interior design to fabrication to installation, precise has been providing signage and decor to retailers for over 12 years. as an owner of several businesses, i know how important it is to create a great retail environment, and that's one of the reasons i'm excited to go to precise graphix. tina: hi. how are you? i'm tina. lemonis: hey, tina. how are you? i'm marcus. tina: nice to meet you, marcus. lemonis: nice to meet you. is this the main office? tina: this is the main office, yes. lemonis: okay. tina, what do you do here? tina: i do payroll and human resources, most accounting functions. lemonis: you love it here? tina: yeah. i'm keith's wife, so... lemonis: okay. i didn't know that. i didn't even know that. tina: yeah, so i have a little different perspective on it. lemonis: i'd love to meet keith. tina: yes. come on. i'm assuming he's right next door. you have visitors. lemonis: how are you doing? i'm marcus. keith: marcus. keith lyden. lemonis: n

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