Dave Collins Reflects on His Father’s Legacy

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Arnold Collins made Diamond Steel Construction Co. the industrial mainstay it is today. Along the way, he became a small business and community benefactor, supporting countless ventures as he got started and stabilized.

Dave Collins, president of Diamond Steel, and Greg Smith, chairman of Compco, say their fathers did things quietly, never seeking accolades. They can’t count how many businesses and nonprofits they seeded and funded.

“They thought that maybe The Business Journal would throw a different light on certain things. That if we put news out in a positive vein, it would help Youngstown,” Dave Collins remembers. “They wanted to provide a positive perspective.”

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