▁worked ▁in ▁ship ▁construction . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁East ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁family - owned ▁w eld ing ▁shop . ▁He ▁owned ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Jer ome ▁S . ▁Gla zer ▁and ▁Louis ▁A . ▁Gla zer ▁( own ing ▁ 2 5 % ▁each ) ▁and ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁I . ▁B . ▁C ohen ▁( with ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁share ) ▁as ▁partners . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁I . B ▁C ohen ▁sold ▁his ▁share ▁back ▁in ▁Gla zer ▁Ste el ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁brothers ▁with ▁Gu il ford ' s ▁interest ▁increasing ▁to ▁ 3 8 . 1 2 % ▁and ▁Jer ome ' s ▁and ▁Louis ' s ▁share ▁becoming ▁ 3 0 . 9 4 % ▁each . ▁Under ▁his ▁management , ▁the ▁business ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁steel ▁fabric ation ▁business , ▁the ▁Gla zer ▁Ste el ▁Corporation ▁with ▁production ▁facilities ▁in ▁Kno x ville ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Gla zer ▁Ste el ▁fabric ated ▁brid ges ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁for ▁Kaiser ▁Al umin um , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁other ▁customers ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Gla zer ▁Ste el ▁Corporation , ▁Gu il ford ▁entered ▁the ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁business ▁in ▁Kno x ville . ▁The ▁first ▁building ▁that ▁Gla zer ▁developed ▁was ▁Sh el bourne ▁Tow ers