How does an industry built on roadside pop-ups make billions of dollars in two weeks of the year? Zachary Crockett gets pyrotechnical.
SOURCES:
Alex Zoldan, vice president of Phantom Fireworks.
RESOURCES:
"The Explosive Growth Of The Fireworks Market," by Greg Rosalsky, Darian Woods, and Julian Ritchey (NPR, 2023).
"Directory of State Laws for Consumer Fireworks," (American Pyrotechnics Association).