International Met Systems CEO Joseph Parini shows off a radiosonde, which is attatched to a balloon and launched from ground-based weather service stations.
Sky Isnt Limit For Parini
By Don VanderVeen
Published: March 15, 2004
GRAND RAPIDS — Anyone thinking that 72-year-old Joseph A. Parini is retired and off somewhere enjoying the weather is only about half correct.

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