GlobeSt.com profiles Wierks as a person to watch in the Northeast region. Not only is he making a name for himself as a broker, but he is also focused on purchasing his own real estate and puts his money where his mouth is.

The company will purchase two adjoining sites next to its current manufacturing facility in the Scott Technology Park to construct a new 200,000-square-foot facility, state officials said.

Leading the way were the cities of Orlando and Miami, which ranked number one and two respectively in terms of private-sector job growth in the first eight months of this year.