Marc Schupan recently made his fourth appearance of CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." He's one of a panel of business owners who have been keeping viewers of the show informed of how the recovery is affecting their businesses.
Schupan & Sons is a family-owned metals and plastics business involved in recycling, fabrication and distribution of those products through 10 facilities it has in the Midwest. The company has about 380 employees in total, 170 in Kalamazoo.
The show bills itself as providing up to the minute market news from major markets.
Excerpt:
(Schupan): We have had a good first quarter. The commodities helped us. The number of customers that we have on the distribution side, especially automotive relay, have done better. We are hiring. We have some interns coming in. And -- again, we are cautiously optimistic. This drop of the commodities is a little bit scary. it is -- almost like -- we have been very positive but the definition of a pessimist is a guy walking down the aisle and on his happiest day wondering what it will cost him in alimony. that's what I'm worried about.
To find out his reaction to scrap prices, listen to the
rest of the interview.
Source: CNBC
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