Terry Kennemer, MLB Production Manager and Tennessee Tanning Wet Floor Supervisor

By Nick Pernokas

Terry Kennemer would remind you of a chef. He can talk about intricate recipes and what they produce off the top of his head. Like Read more

At Orion Calf, Ltd, it all begins in France and with the way a calf is raised

By Lynn Ascrizzi

Greg Carmack, sales and customer service rep for Orion Calf Ltd., displays imported French calfskin from Tannerie d’Annonay, at Read more

Michelle in her workshop sewing.

By Liisa Andreassen

When she received an order for Miley Cyrus, she thought it was a joke. That joke turned out to be very real for Michelle Wheeler, founder of Hitch-N-Stitch, a custom show-apparel Read more

A One-Stop Alligator Resource

By Liisa Andreassen

It all began in 1992, when Mark Staton returned to his home state of Louisiana after a three-year stint in Papua New Guinea. While there, he lived with his wife and three Read more

More than Exotics

By Nick Pernokas

When John G. Mahler started as a salesman for a heel company in Chicago in 1948, he couldn’t have guessed at the events that were happening on the other side of the world Read more