Shakespeare Garden revitalization brings on Barnes Manufacturing for custom-crafted components

Tom Barnes has been in business 62 years, having taught himself welding at age 12, but it’s rare that projects come along to touch his heart like the one Barnes Manufacturing Services is currently undertaking.

The Marion company is custom-crafting steel components for the revitalization of Shakespeare Garden in Cedar Rapids, including the main entrance sign and a sundial for the nearly century-old garden.

Project leaders initially…