Mid-size companies show real pulse of economy

Jeff Hynes is bursting with confidence these days.

As CEO of Composite Horizons, a 34-year-old aerospace parts manufacturing company with 180 employees and $30 million in annual revenue, he has overseen the quiet expansion of a manufacturing business that few outside the airline industry ever think about: jet engine parts using advanced materials such as carbon fiber.

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