East Allen Times:
In a modest workshop in southwest Fort Wayne, a young entrepreneur is diligently working away at a new product he hopes will revolutionize the portable toilet industry.
Next month, 25-year-old Ben Westrick will debut St. George’s Foam Shield at the Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Louisville, Ky. It has taken Westrick four years to get to this point, but he said things seem to have finally come together.
Westrick, a devout Catholic, credits his faith for giving him the courage to take the risk and start a business, which he named after the saint he chose for his eighth-grade confirmation. Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Westrick graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School. He decided against going to college and went straight to work in construction and industrial sales. It was there Westrick quickly began to understand the shortfalls of current portable toilets.....
Friday, February 18, 2011
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