Success Story: Welder Starts Pre-Fab Company in PA Shale Country

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MDN has previously marveled and talked about the amount of money welders can command in the shale industry--upward of $1,000 per day (VERY long, 12-hour days). It's hard work out in the elements--not for the faint of heart. Today there are fewer welding jobs simply because there's less drilling going on and therefore less wells that need pipelines connected to them. However, this is a story about a welder who didn't just settle for welding pipelines and equipment at drill pads. This is the story of a welder who have the guts to start his own pre-fab business in the heart of Pennsylvania shale country--and hit it big. Make no mistake, this is not like hitting the lottery. Starting and running a business is HARD work. But if you have what it takes, it can pay off in spades, as it has for our latest Hero of the Marcellus, welder Bill Emick...

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