Birmingham native Ben S. Weil was a graduate of Auburn University who worked for Alabama Power Company before founding Electric Supply Company in 1930, which became Mayer Electric Supply when it was owned for a time by Max Mayer during the Great Depression. In 2018, the company became known as Mayer.
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