Poblocki Sign (West Allis, WI), which Ben Poblocki founded as a one-man outfit in 1932 that grew into one of the industry’s most prominent fabricators, has been acquired by TJM Capital Partners, a small Chicago-based investment firm. David Drury, the shop’s former CEO, sold the company to the group, and has supervised the ownership transition. He will now retire, according to a news brief published by the Milwaukee Business Times website. Poblcoki stated that TJM had made a long-term commitment to the company.
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