Stories from Sunday, January 27, 2013

Somewhere between 10-15 percent of family-owned businesses nationwide remain in the family into the fifth generation. Established in 1886 by Ernest Ritter as a farm, E. Ritter and Company is one of those businesses. Dan Hatzenbuehler, who stepped down from his position as CEO Jan. 1, became concerned about the level of family engagement with the company in 2005 and has since worked to change that...