HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 29, 2025--
MITER Brands, a leading provider of high-quality windows and doors, is pleased to announce the sale of its Eze-Breeze Porch Enclosures brand to Bob Keller, the current President of Eze-Breeze, in partnership with Jewell Hollow LLC and its Managing Partner, Zach Coopersmith. Eze-Breeze, a market-leading and trusted name in the porch enclosure market, was started in 1980 by current MITER Brands board member Rod Hershberger and will now operate as an independent entity under the ownership of Keller and Coopersmith.
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The sale reflects the commitment of MITER Brands to streamline its business operations and concentrate resources on its core products and brands. This divestiture will enable MITER Brands to more effectively and efficiently allocate resources to increase production capacity in its other Florida-based window and door facilities, supporting its commitment to manufacturing the finest products, services, and customer experiences every day, everywhere.
“We are incredibly pleased that Eze-Breeze is being acquired by Bob Keller, whose expertise and vision align perfectly with the brand," said Ali Zahrieh, Senior Vice President of Strategy and M&A with MITER Brands. “This transaction allows MITER Brands to further focus on our glass window and door products and related technologies while ensuring that Eze-Breeze is provided the dedicated attention needed for the brand to thrive."
"I am excited to lead Eze-Breeze into a new era, with a focus on expanding the brand and fostering growth opportunities for our team and partners,” shared Keller. “With support from my partner Zach Coopersmith, Managing Partner of Jewell Hollow LLC, our dedicated team is looking forward to strengthening the long-standing relationships with our trusted dealers and collaborating to advance their businesses and the Eze-Breeze brand."
“Bob has been a respected leader within the building products industry for decades, and having worked closely with him since 2016, I have seen firsthand the vision, focus, flexibility, integrity, and inspiration he provides to a team,” added Rod Hershberger, MITER Brands board member. “Eze-Breeze was the original product brand that I helped bring to the market back in 1980, and it has been enhancing the lives of homeowners ever since. I'm thrilled to see Bob leading it into its next chapter, and I am excited for the future of the Eze-Breeze brand and team with him at the helm.”
About MITER Brands
Founded in 1947, MITER Brands is a residential window and door manufacturer that produces a portfolio of window and door brands for the new construction and replacement segments with an owner-operated, family-first approach. With more than 20 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, MITER Brands is a nationwide supplier of precision-built and energy-efficient products. Through optimized manufacturing, valued relationships, and dedicated team members coast to coast, MITER Brands instills confidence and drives quality customer experiences. For more information, visit www.miterbrands.com.
About Eze-Breeze
Eze-Breeze, established in 1980, is the leading manufacturer of innovative porch and patio enclosure systems, proudly made in the USA. With a strong reputation for quality, flexibility, and ease of installation, Eze-Breeze products help homeowners and builders create versatile, comfortable outdoor living spaces. Committed to customer satisfaction and dealer success, Eze-Breeze combines industry expertise with a family-oriented approach to deliver solutions that enhance the way people enjoy their homes. For more information, visit www.ezebreeze.com.
About Jewell Hollow
Jewell Hollow is an investment firm that partners with exceptional operators and founders of private companies across a wide range of industries. With flexible, creative capital solutions, Jewell Hollow invests across the capital structure—including debt and equity, minority or majority positions—tailoring each investment to fit the needs of its partners. The firm backs visionary teams with an “operator-first” philosophy at its core. Above all, Jewell Hollow is built around people. It is driven by a deep respect for legacy, aligned partnerships, and the belief that great businesses are shaped by the strength of those who lead them.
Eze-Breeze Porch Enclosure product installed in a sunroom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.
Iran had no immediate reaction to the news, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.
Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”
Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyberattacks and direct strikes by the U.S. or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”
Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.
“I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,” Trump said. “Iran wants to negotiate.”
He added: “The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate.”
Iran through country's parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.
More than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous unrest in recent years and gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces.
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.
Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. Protesters flooded the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Online videos purported to show more demonstrations Sunday night into Monday, with a Tehran official acknowledging them in state media.
In Tehran, a witness told the AP that the streets of the capital empty at the sunset call to prayers each night. By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.
Part of that stems from the fear of getting caught in the crackdown. Police sent the public a text message that warned: “Given the presence of terrorist groups and armed individuals in some gatherings last night and their plans to cause death, and the firm decision to not tolerate any appeasement and to deal decisively with the rioters, families are strongly advised to take care of their youth and teenagers.”
Another text, which claimed to come from the intelligence arm of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, also directly warned people not to take part in demonstrations.
“Dear parents, in view of the enemy’s plan to increase the level of naked violence and the decision to kill people, ... refrain from being on the streets and gathering in places involved in violence, and inform your children about the consequences of cooperating with terrorist mercenaries, which is an example of treason against the country,” the text warned.
The witness spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing crackdown.
The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.
Nikhinson reported from aboard Air Force One.
In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)
