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Millionaire Gardner Built Bristol Trailer Empire From Scratch
Stewart Gardner of Bristol Indiana rose from poverty to a multimillionaire through Stewart Coach Industries. He and wife Laura Lou started in a barn, then a pickle factory, building luxury mobile homes now worth millions. Gardner credits discipline, quality workmanship, faith, and market demand for success.
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Stewart Franklin Gardner
Bristol
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Gardners
Michigan
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Elshart
Gardner
Elkhart
Stewart
Laura Gardner
Stewart Coach Industries, Inc
Dale
Laura
Brick Howe
Highway 120
St. Joseph