After Hunkering Down, Conn. Contractor Expands

It seems the tough decisions Leo Robitaille made in mid 2009 are paying off. Last year the owner of New Milford, Conn.-based Masterpiece Wood Floor Inc. asked his employees to take a 10 percent pay cut. Today Robitaille is giving his 18 employees a 15 percent raise and opening a second location in nearby Ridgefield, Conn. "When everyone was retrenching, cutting back on advertising and letting workers go, I spent on advertising and sat down with my staff," Robitaille told The News-Times of Danbury, Conn. "I told them, 'You have to go out and get the work. It's not going to just walk in the door.'" Robitaille says his business is thriving on his offering high-quality and green products like European hard-oil flooring and resin-based finishes.

For Robitaille's full story, read The News-Times article here.