A Failed Merger Becomes A Blessing for Stuyvesant

Rehiring his original staffers, who were now unemployed due to the eviction, Roesch and his crew renovated the building. He bought all new furniture and equipment and, within 90 days, the plant was 100-percent operational.

"Without the huge commitment from my employees, I could not have made it. We worked non-stop, 12 hours a day, six days a week for a month to put it all back together. Now that we're back, we're better than ever," says Roesch, who believes if he had been out of business for any longer than a month, he would have lost his customers—and ultimately the business.