Grayling, Inc.

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Shortly thereafter I began developing my own clients and learning the development side of the business from Leonard. We began to build small office developments; we developed the sites, processed them through the cities, utility companies and worked with various Architects building these 7-8 developments. As the buildings filled up, we did more and more tenant finish work. This gradually spread to the retail environment and soon we were working in most every major mall in the Kansas City area. We kept fast food as our primary ground up business, but found that since we had done so much fast food work the tenant finish was easy and our clients were eager to work with a company that could handle the detail their specific space required. The three of us made a good team. The Ownership and Management change: In 1992 my Mom retired from the business and Dad kept working with me, as a project manager and as a superintendent. His knowledge was invaluable both in the office and in the field. In 1994, Leonard also retired and my wife Lynn and I bought the company. We kept the name the same, all the people, the offices and the equipment. Very little changed in the eyes of the public. Lynn has an Engineering Degree, and works for Black and Veatch, a locally owned, International Engineering Company. Lynn worked for Grayling for a few months, during the transition period; she always wanted to maintain her own career and has found success with Black & Veatch. In 1996 I brought Verlyn...

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