Manufacturing business, after setback, finds second revenue stream

Nancy Crews redefined her business model to survive. Now the company thrives.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Nancy Crews has redefined her company founded Pinellas Park-based Custom Manufacturing & Engineering in 1997. Â
Mark Wemple. Nancy Crews has redefined her company founded Pinellas Park-based Custom Manufacturing & Engineering in 1997. Â
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When 2013 sequestration imposed sharp rollbacks in federal defense spending, a chill rippled through the government contractor supply chain: rescinded orders, idle inventories, layoffs.

 

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