we exist to hire military spouses and veterans we make bags to do so not the other way around. we provide mobile flexible income for military spouses as they move across the country in support of service members. all made in america. janice: i love it where can people get information. r. riveter.com. janice: we will talk to philip 84 lumber. we are the nation s largest building supply company. we are always looking to hire. especially looking to hire veterans. we appreciate the unique skill set they bring to the table. if you are a veteran and interested in applying, looking for a life-long career go to 84 lumber.com. also having a call center between 10 and 12. 724-228-1885. janice: okay. i m going to go right over here. we have got kevin and brian and marshy. tell me about your company my friend. wounded warrior project. 20 year in existence.
sometimes, joey, over to you. joey: we don t do a good job sticking to budgets on vacations. it s just tough. thanks, carley. we will check in with senior meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast and there she is as perfect as she is. janice: you are the best. and it s national hire a veterans day today, joey. i know you know that well. we are going to talk to a couple of wonderful companies. let s take a look at your forecast across the country. the heat remains a huge story for millions. 100 million folks stretching from the south central plains up towards the northeast over the next couple of days and we could see the potential for stronger storms for parts of the north central plains and in towards the midwest and even the northeast could get some thunderstorms as well. and the monday soon season is starting to cook in for the midwest and that s bringing some of the temperatures down. national hire a veteran day today. we have some wonderful companies doing just t
going to be a win-win. we started r. riveter in our garage in 2011 and haven t looked back since. rachel: you were on shark tank, how did that help the business. incredible experience. one of those things terrifying and exciting at the same time. in 2016 we did get a deal with mark cuban and that was a total rush and it s been amazing ever since. lawrence: i will tell you what, i look forward to seeing the gun version of these bags. until then these gun bags are awesome. getting education on how useful and sizes and textures. trying to find one that might match my suit to carry home with me i don t know if i m there yet. thank you so much for what you are doing for of the military family. amazing to empower spouses to continue to earn a living. that s right. i mean, you know, some of your identity is wrapped up in what you do. what we tried to do is have something that they can call their own no matter where the military takes them. we do make a great handbag if you are interested
materials so these are actually old shelter hats. and when we talk about the manufacturing of an r. riveter product you are talking about a story and a coming together of a lot of pieces and parts. like this tent was hand dooifed, hand washed, hand pressed by a military spouse and then we also use a very high quality hand leather that goes through a dyeing process and then all the pieces and parts coming together from across the nation made by military spouses to come together and make a very unique one of a kind product. so it s not just i know you both they re based in georgia so it s not just there on your base. you re pulling together a community from around the country. correct. there are military spouses that make the parts and pieces and so our story is being told by military spouses across the country. that is so youawesome. how many different styles do you have, and if people want to buy one, how can they do that? we have, i want to say, nine handbags styles. we re
we teach cutting-edge engineering technology, computer information systems, networking and communications management the things that our students need to know in the world today. our country needs more college grads to help fill all the open technology jobs. to help meet that need, here at devry university, we re offering $4 million dollars in tech scholarships for qualified new students. learn more at devry.edu. remembering our heroes during this special weekend. rosie was a symbol of inspiration for women working during world war ii. now she is a source of inspiration for a company founded by two military wives which helped support service members and empower the economy. a year ago they started r. riveter that employs military spouses to make handbags. their one of a kind handmade purses are made of military