Mark Andol outside of his store

A big shout out to Mark Andol in Elma, New York. If you haven’t heard of Mark, he is the owner of the “Made in America Store,” in upstate New York that has attracted quite a bit of buzz recently.

Mark’s story goes back a few years. You see, his welding company nearly went out of business after losing a major contract to sell steel posts. His company was selling them for $17. China was selling them for $14. From 2007 to 2010, he had to lay off nearly half of his 70-person work force.

His retail store has over 30,000 items for sale.  His team spends about 25 hours on each item making sure that every component, down to the glue in the packaging, is 100 percent American. Keep up the good work Mark and team!