MITER Brands, a residential window and door manufacturer, announced today that Rod Hershberger, co-founder of PGT Custom Windows and Doors and current MITER Brands board member, was recently recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Argus Foundation. For the past 23 years, The Argus Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Awards has been an annual highlight for the organization, honoring business professionals in Sarasota who have made valuable contributions to the community throughout their lives. On the evening of Thursday, November 13, the foundation bestowed the award to Hershberger during its annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. Held at The Ora in Sarasota, attendees enjoyed a welcome speech, an invocation, dinner, and an awards presentation. Hershberger has played an integral role in shaping and enriching Sarasota over the years. In 1980, he co-founded VinylTech, a vinyl porch enclosure manufacturing company, with Paul Hostetler. The duo began producing products in Venice, Florida, with just three employees. By 1987, Hershberger and Hostetler recognized the growing need within the Florida market for a reliable window supplier, and they established a new division, known as Progressive Glass Technology (PGT), to manufacture windows and doors.

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