Business View Magazine | April 2020

51 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 EARNEST PRODUCTS reputation for taking on difficult projects and providing superior value by solving quality, delivery and capacity problems. The primary interest in founding the company was to become a solution provider for customers while providing career opportunities for employees.” “The company experienced steady growth through two decades. In 2011, Bryan made a strategic move to continue to diversify his product lines by acquiring Southern Manufacturing. Southern is a nationally known manufacturer of intelligent transportation system enclosures and internally illuminated street signs that’s been in business for over 70 years. They’re now fully integrated into Earnest Products and we continue to do business with Southern as a brand name.” “In 2014 Bryan made another strategic move which would position Earnest products for significant growth – the purchase of a 240,000 square foot building, which quadrupled our