The building is on the former site of a car rental business.

Rental car business remains off about 25 percent from levels of a year ago.

But there are other reasons why the car rental business is different here.

Gene and I make that much, every year, just running our quiet little car business.

"And in the car business, that means selling peace of mind."

The car business was by now more profitable than his insurance work.

My hope is to go out there and get some car business.

His summer stint led to a life in the car business.

So why would the car business bother to target them?

"I worked in the car business for many years," he said.