What started in 2009 as a one-man show by Daniel LaGarce, owner and president of Budget Heating, Cooling & Plumbing in St. Peters, Mo., has since grown into much more.
LaGarce was born into the trade. Growing up, his father gave him two options: Work with his father in the HVAC business, or go out and work in the tobacco fields. Initially he chose the tobacco fields, but he quickly realized it was not what he wanted to do. So, to the HVAC industry it was. In 1982, he ran ductwork under a house in Tennessee for the very first time.