Blueprint Magazine profiled Larry Wombles, President and CEO of Associated Construction and Engineering (ACE) — the parent company of Paso Robles Tank — in a July 2020 case study on how the organization navigated the twin shocks of the pandemic and the oil-market downturn.
The piece looks across ACE’s subsidiaries, including Paso Robles Tank, and the very different conditions each faced: a sharp pullback in stainless steel wine tank work, reduced petroleum activity, and waterworks projects placed on hold. Throughout, Wombles emphasizes keeping people employed and paid, crediting a strong executive team and distributed decision-making for the company’s resilience.
Written by Jason Pafundi, the profile also captures Wombles’ outlook on recovery — expecting the wine sector to rebound as restaurants reopened, while taking a more measured view of the oil industry’s longer road back.
Originally published in Blueprint Magazine, July 16, 2020 — written by Jason Pafundi. Read the full article →