
The team at Arko Plumbing includes, from left, Alejandro Naranjo, head plumber; Juan Carlos Alonzo, plumber helper; Medardo Huerta, plumber; Guillermo Lazo, plumber; Joe Jaremko, owner; Ryan Hayes, manager; and Mark Garcia, plumber helper.
Joe Jaremko has had a varied trades career, experiencing both ups and downs.
“Always making money, though,” says Jaremko, 62, owner of Arko Plumbing in Miami.
He started plumbing reluctantly, became a journeyman plumber, opened a shop of his own and finally became a...