Pearland resident Jerry Olivier takes his cue from customers when it comes to what they want. Silver, gold, rubies, diamonds or even copies of tattoos—if they want it, Olivier will incorporate it into ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. McDermott Cue Mfg LLC, a Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer ...

When Dan Dishaw was 13, he began playing pool with his dad on the billiard table in his basement. He still has a billiard table; the game has been a constant in his life. Now 60, Dishaw has been ...

Dad builds. Son designs. That’s a business combination that’s certainly “on cue.” From a garage in West Liberty, Iowa, Pat Diveney and his son Brian make custom pool cues. Pat has been building cues ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Billiards is ”one of the most popular recreational activities.” In downtown Nekoosa, between a laundromat and a childcare center sits an international business. ”Yeah, I would ...

To Herb Whiffen, the key to a great pool cue is finding the perfect hit. That fluid meeting of cue and ball is the standard Whiffen sets for himself in the basement workshop of his Braintree, Mass., ...

Business priorities: "I first wanted my cues to be good. I wanted a solid hit with very little deflection. That's what my cues are known for. "Then, I worked on the design. "The cue sells itself ...

Tim Prince discovered one of his life’s passions nearly 40 years ago, by accident. The Hanover Park resident was a high school drafting student attending a competition at the Illinois Institute of ...

Jack Riley is about to turn 67. And although he usually plays 18 holes of golf (scoring in the 80s), he often stretches a round to 27 holes. Either way, he walks every fairway. Riley brings the same ...

WEST OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) -- Tucked away in a little workshop behind his West Ocean City home, Ben Greene is making a living doing what he loves. Greene, a former auto mechanic, now devotes his time ...