The road to a new warehouse was long and winding

John Hargreaves' Maintenance Too Paper Co.'s odyssey to expand into a new building took more than three years to complete.


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LORI SAX — John Hargreaves' journey to acquire a new warehouse for his business took on a seeming life of its own.
LORI SAX — John Hargreaves' journey to acquire a new warehouse for his business took on a seeming life of its own.
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With all the attention that massive distribution centers occupied by Quaker Oats, Walmart, Amazon and other big-name corporations around the Gulf Coast receive, it’s easy to lose sight that small businesses — and the smallish buildings that they occupy — remain the lifeblood of the region’s economy.

It’s also not hard to forget that behind every business and building is a person, or people, who make it run and persevere.

 

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