Urban Legends

In fact, a full third of the in-plant's $6 million in revenue comes in from outside the city.

"It's not too big of a challenge to pull in those jobs from around the state," says Hadduck. "Most of the time, we have them submitted over the intranet."

How those jobs get printed once they're in the shop is where city politics affects the business. Like Miami's Mizell, Hadduck has issues with paper, but here in lumber country, it's a little different.