3-generation family business on Grade Lane struggles to bring back customers 1 month after UPS crash

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The sounds of clanking metal and heavy machinery on the move make it seem like a normal day at Rusty Rooster Recycling on Grade Lane.

But every time a UPS jet flies over, it becomes apparent that the third-generation family business is going through some changes.

“Every time that happens, it kind of makes you feel a little bit different than you did before,” second-generation owner Tom Brooks Jr. said as he watched a UPS jet fly by. “It just sort of gives you a brief flashback of what we seen that day on November 4. Just fear–panic and fear. Never experienced anything like it before.”…

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