[riverrunner]

Hard work is something a lot of people do not understand.

[1rudeboy]

U.S. Ice has the western suburbs locked in. And they get a lot of business from me.

[alancarp]

Arab or not, I like reading a story about somebody who ‘gets it’. Good post.

[SES1066]

One of the biggest challenges was the Detroit city bureaucracy. Getting permits to expand was difficult. Abbo was prepared to leave Detroit. But several years ago, he noticed a change.

Detroit's government and regulatory problems have been legendary. That this family could grow a business in the environment where bribery was common is very impressive! I wonder if that 'several years ago' change was around the time that the Michigan State Government took more control (March 2013)?

[gigster]

I’ve lived half of my life on the east side of Detroit and it’s good to see people making a go of it, despite meddlesome bureaucrats throwing up roadblocks to a successful business and a productive life. The Chaldeans, from my memory, are Christian Iraqis who were ubiquitous in the party store sector when I lived there. They bought Melody Farms Dairy, which was a large distributor in the area, and are fine citizens, for the most part. But, don’t get me going about Dearbornistan.

[chajin]

let’s open an ice company

I'd be cool with that

[moovova]

Good story. Thanks.