A Chat with John Economaki, Founder and President, Bridge City Tool Works

Sept. 11 changed people's lifestyles. And you probably know this from your dad, but when you go out into your shop, you have no time consciousness. So, if you're a son or a wife and you want to spend time with them, they're in lala land. It's a time-intensive pursuit, and it's fairly selfish unless you're doing it for other people. It causes a lot of solo time, and while life doesn't get any better than that, if you have a family, it adds pressure. And 9/11 caused people to rethink that togetherness factor. That caused a shift.