1998 Hall of Fame--The Son Also Rises

"Two of the vendors will be supplying what they normally supply, it will just be adapted to something new," he says. "The other two vendors are doing $150,000 to $200,000 of engineering work. If it all comes to pass, I may have a patent."

This type of forward thinking, typical of Spenlinhauer, has given Spencer the strength to grow over the years. Landlocked and burdened with taxes, Spencer phased out its Hingham plant in the early '80s and relocated to Wells, ME. Today the Wells facility employs 650 workers and is growing to 400,000 square feet.