Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 8

28 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 B ased in Jacksonville, Florida, Allstate Steel Company has two things in common with the products it sells: integrity and resilience. Primarily serving the greater Jacksonville region, the company has come a long way since its founding 58 years ago. Allstate Steel’s success over the decades was derived from its commitment to offering the best service possible to every customer. Moreover, a combination of safety and quality controls has enabled it to retain most of its key staff, a crucial factor in ensuring services rendered remain constant over the years. Yet this success has not been by chance, but rather by design, with the key architects being current President and CEO Sharon Suggs and General Manager Eddy Barrera. “My father-in-law, C.J. Suggs, founded Allstate in 1963,” says Sharon. “When I began dating Ken Suggs in 1969, I remember Allstate Steel was working on a large, exciting NASA project. After we married in 1971, I joined Allstate Steel in 1972 and started working in the accounting department. As a principle, everyone joining the company had to start at the bottom, including Ken, who joined the company Company A STRONG, SOLID FUTURE AT A GLANCE ALLSTATE STEEL COMPANY WHAT: A steel fabrication, steel erection, design-build company WHERE: Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida WEBSITE: www.allstatesteel.com