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One of the many controversial signs Hercules Fence posts. This one was posted during Breast Cancer Awareness month.Inside the Hercules Fence company office, a bulletin board is covered with yellowed newspaper clippings from every time the business has drawn attention — often from out-of-town press.

Other controversial signs at Hercules Fence Co.:
*2005: During Violence Awareness Week: "Take your ex-wife out. One bullet oughta do it."

*2007: "What has four wheels and flies? A dead cripple in a wheelchair." Advocates for the disabled picketed outside the business. The principal at Hillcrest School, which works with disabled students, expressed dismay; the company had done fence work at the school.

The company’s manager, Mike Garza, said the business is eager to get some fresh clippings.

The 58-year-old business’s claim to notoriety has little to do with fences, but rather the messages it posts on a roadside sign at its 4660 SE Maricamp Road location.

Now comes the latest offering. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, while many businesses are awash in pink ribbons and encouraging slogans, Hercules Fence has taken the opposite tack. The company posted on its sign a message to women that a breast inspection site is 20 feet ahead, and encourages them to display their breasts as they pass by.

Cary Socci: - owner of Future Fence Co. in MamaroneckCary Socci began his career in the fence installation industry at the most legendary concert in the country’s history.

It was 1969, and the then 20-year-old and a friend were commissioned by Bronx-based Gun Hill Fence Co. to fashion three miles of chain-link fence around the perimeter of Woodstock.

New inventor: He-Man hinge designer Peter Singleton.A GATE that swings, without fail, is every farmer's dream.

That is the goal of Warrnambool fencing contractor Peter Singleton, who has designed a new gate hinge that he claims can withstand 10 times the pressure of usual gates.

His He-Man design uses two threads, top and bottom, to give extra strength. Curved plates secure the threads to the post, and also prevent the post from splitting and digging into it and weakening the hinge.

Patrick Jeffrey McBrideA 55-year-old Port Charlotte man and owner of Armor Fence Systems was charged with grand theft after at least seven cases were reported where homeowners paid for fencing jobs that were never done, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said.

Patrick Jeffrey McBride of 2083 Hanson St., charged him with one of those cases by the Economic Crimes Unit Monday, the sheriff’s office reports.

FFC Fencing Co., located in Cedar Lake, Indiana, was chosen to be part of the Interns for Indiana (IfI) program through Purdue University and accepted Cassie Gray from Wheatfield, Indiana, as their new marketing intern. IfI provides students with valuable educational experiences and gives companies access to some of the brightest young minds at Purdue University. To be qualified, a student must have a superior GPA, a junior standing or greater, and must be accepted through the Career Services Department of Purdue. Students that are accepted into the program work full-time during the summer.

House building is not the usual business of Atwood Fence Company of Kosciusko but as part of their philanthropic interests Kay Atwood decided to assist in the building of a Habitat for Humanity house in Jackson for a single mother and her son.

Stacey HooverNiles, OH - Stacey Hoover has been hired as General Manager of Niles Fence & Security Products, nationwide supplier of SECUREX expanded metal security fence systems.

“Stacey is responsible for all aspects of our newly formed company” explained Bill Phillips Jr., President of Niles Fence & Security Products. She comes to Niles from Hoover Fence where she worked for 6 years and served as their Operations Manager.

COZAD, Neb. — Nebraska Plastics announced that it has named Mike Atteberry as assistant business development manager. Atteberry will be responsible for supporting the business development manager with the addition of new accounts to the Country Estate dealer network.

“I am pleased to be going to work for the original vinyl fence company,” said Atteberry. “Nebraska Plastics has consistently been an industry leader with high quality products and loyal and happy dealers. They conduct their business with integrity and I’m proud to be on board with them.”

AVENEL, N.J. — National Fence Systems, Inc. (NFS), a wholesale manufacturer based in New Jersey, has announced the addition of Chris Flake as their national sales and marketing manager.

National Fence Systems is one of the largest fence companies in New Jersey and has been in business for 30 years.

Photo: HySecurity employee and blood drive coordinator, Jim Pyle.HySecurity’s first employee blood drive was held Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at HySecurity’s manufacturing facility in Kent, WA. The Puget Sound Blood Center sent a fully equipped blood donation bus to HySecurity where 20 pints of blood were donated during the 3 hour event.