Crafting a new career path; Former software executive finds his fit with flooring company.(Small Business)(Classic Floors Inc.'s Jamie Butler)(Biography) From: Crain's Cleveland Business | Date: February 14, 2005| Author: Suttell, Scott | COPYRIGHT 2005 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: SCOTT SUTTELL

Twenty-two years in the software industry gave Jamie Butler professional satisfaction and the financial security to live a comfortable life.

But it also put him on the road for big chunks of each year, an existence he came first to tolerate, then actively dislike. On Sept. 11, 2001, the day terrorists attacked the United States, Mr. Butler was on an airplane to San Francisco. He knew he was about to consider a new phase of his business l...