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Article: Bearing manufacturer keeps business in family
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- The Business Journal - Central New York
- Article date:
- July 18, 2008
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SYRACUSE - "It's been my dream to have the continuation of the family business," says Charles (Chuck) Wart, Jr., president and owner of Babbitt Bearings, Inc., a 65-year-old Syracuse-based bearing manufacturer.
Chuck Wart's father and uncle - brothers Charles and Daniel Wart - founded a tool and die company on July 1, 1943. His mother, Marian Wart - now 93 years old - also worked at the factory. After the first decade, the brothers integrated bearing technology into the manufacturing process, says Wart. In the 1970s, the company's name was changed to Babbitt Bearings.
Younger brother Thomas (Tom) Wart retired from the company in 1997.
Now Chuck Wart's daughter, Michelle Capozza and his ...