Tubelite Inc., a leading supplier of storefront and entrance systems, celebrates 70 years in business. It has been fabricating and distributing extruded aluminum products for the glass and glazing industry since 1945.
Seventy years ago, James T. Miller, an engineer for the Kawneer in Niles, Mich., was on vacation and stopped for lunch in Reed City. He immediately like the area and decided that it would be a perfect place to start a new business. Not long afterward, Miller borrowed $3,500 dollars and set up shop in a 50-by-60-foot alley-front building. Here, he began making aluminum doors and frames.