Business owner behind $10 million steel company dies at 63

Ralph George, recall friends, was a gifted storyteller with an infectious smile.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 8:58 p.m. September 3, 2018
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Seven years before business success guru Simon Sinek wrote the book Leaders Eat Last, there was Ralph George: a gregarious former college football player-turned-construction entrepreneur. He always ate last, too.

 

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