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State of the Union Gave Solar Shingle Company a Boost

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ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) -- This time last year they were preparing to head to Washington D.C. for the State of the Union address. A local roofing company was pumped up by President Obama and business has been booming ever since.

First came the innovative idea. Laminate solar panels into metal roofing shingles to create clean electricity.

Luma Resources of Rochester Hills did it and then the president came calling.

"Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company. In Robert's words, 'We reinvented ourselves.' That's what Americans have done for over 200 years," President Obama said during the State of the Union.

"I was humbled by the whole experience then and still because of the continued magnitude of having the most powerful man in the world use your story in the most important speech he does," said Robert Allen.

One year later, Allen is still in awe of all that's transpired. After the State of the Union address, calls and emails started pouring in, then appearances on local, national and international television, then orders from around the world.

Source: MyFox Detroit