In 1982, Curry Sr. suffered an extensive back injury. "Hub Mechanical came to a slow crawl," he said. In 1995, he decided to push the commercial contracting company back to the top, with "tough jobs, new construction, big machinery, round-the-clock shutdowns, and fast-track schedules," handled chiefly with his oldest son, George Curry Jr.
Last year, the 70-employee contractor did $12 million worth of work in the school and health care markets. On one school job in particular, Curry Jr. learned about some of those inevitable ups and downs.