I saw that story, I think it was on the same site that had the piece on the Midwest entrepreneur who recently closed a successful round A for his oversized magnet company.
They have really diversified in recent years, making lateral moves from blacksmithing tools to large-diameter springs, and then into rocketry. They truly are a company that makes everything.
Associated Coyote Magnetic Enterprises - was that the name? What was their stock symbol?