Business View Magazine | March 2020

22 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 POWER QUEST ION Brad Shames, President of American Textiles Maintenance, the owner of Medico Healthcare Linen Service: “Strong double-digit growth in both of our facilities.” Gary Oliver, Vice President, Shelmet Precision Casting. Co.: “Increase the number of customers we have, so we can expand. We have the equipment here to do it and the employers. And we’re looking at adding a few more presses. We have over 300 customers and we rarely lose one. We have customers since the early ‘60s.” Jack Turesky, President/COO of Hamister Group, LLC: “We’ve added a number of positions over the last 12 months and my top objective for 2020 is to get all the managers that work for the company up and running. Where employees have moved on or retired, we’ve brought on new people and I want to get them comfortable, so when I decide to retire in a few years, it will be an extremely smooth transition.” John List, GM/Owner of Protocast JLC: “To grow at a healthy and intelligent rate. We’re looking to open a new foundry in Carson City for new work. So, getting that shop up and running is a big deal for us. It’s something that we’re looking to be successful at by mid-summer.” Linsey Forni-Pullan, Executive VP of Pacific Inns: “Like many in our industry, retaining and attracting the right people to our organization is key. We’re looking for true hospitality hearts to take care of people. One of our goals is to be able to tell our story, in a way that people looking for a job would understand and be attracted to. If we’re able to explain our story, nine times out of ten, people are just fascinated.”