Record #:

15609

Author(s):

Alexander, Louis

Abstract:

At 62, Morris Karpen retired from his custom-door business on Long Island and moved with his family to Weaverville in western North Carolina. Retirement bored him, so he started a little business making doors to custom specifications. Karpen Steel Products Co. lost $30,000 the first year. Six years later he was grossing $2 million. He estimates he has about a quarter of the nation's custom-door business.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Feb 1988, p24-27, il

Subject(s):

Karpen, Morris Israel, 1916-2002; Karpen Steel Products Co. (Weaverville); Door industry--Weaverville