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Episode #59 - Start Shrugging
Episode #59 - Start Shrugging
How will the fastener industry react to the influx of overbearing government attacks against business at every level? Is the answer to be f…
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Feb. 21, 2013

Episode #59 - Start Shrugging

Episode #59 - Start Shrugging

How will the fastener industry react to the influx of overbearing government attacks against business at every level? Is the answer to be found in the newest website release by the fastener industry's biggest player? And who drives their business simply on the promise of a good sandwich? Nick Smith, of Nick's Fasteners & Supply, discusses life on the fastener frontier (63:17). Steve Andrasik, of Brighton Best International, joins Mike McNulty on the Fastener News Report (44:15). And Pac-West VP, Ms. Tracy Lehman, previews the upcoming table top and spring conference of the west coast's leading trade association (22:32). Hosts Brian Musker and Eric Dudas worry about counting letters, and ruminate over the impending government-mandated "healthcare" onslaught. Run Time: 01:43:58

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