Janitors with wood-handle mops and tin buckets dream about Minuteman International. Janitors makes commercial vacuums, floor and carpet care products, cleaning chemicals, and bio-hazard vacuums, as well as carpet sweepers, scrubbers, and accessories. Minuteman is made up of several segments: Minuteman, PowerBoss, and Multi-Clean. The company was founded in 1951 as American Cleaning Equipment Corporation. German cleaning equipment maker Hako-Werke International acquired Minuteman International in 2004 and took it private.

Today, under the leadership of Cav. Ugo Gussalli Beretta (center) and his sons, Franco (left) and Pietro (right), Beretta embarks on the 3rd Millennium with the benefit of centuries of experience. That experience, combined with investments in technology, organization and growing product lines, has prepared Beretta for the demands of the global market of the 21st century.Beretta U.S.A. uses several small and small disadvantaged business as vendors for the production for component parts for products and for providing services to the company. It is Beretta U.S.A. Corp.'s policy, when subcontractors are needed, to solicit and consider small and small disadvantaged businesses for that purpose. Although the selection of any particular vendor depends on a number of factors, including prior performance history, understanding by the potential vendor of the work to be provided, the qualifications of the company, the price charged, and various logistical considerations, Beretta U.S.A. Corp.'s policy is to both solicit and encourage small and small disadvantaged businesses to have the opportunity to compete for such subcontracts.

The Little Tikes Company, founded in 1970, is a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, innovative children's products. In November of 2006, Little Tikes became a part of MGA Entertainment. MGA Entertainment is a leader in the revolution of family entertainment.Little Tikes'® headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are located in Hudson, Ohio. The company also has a number of locations outside the United States, including several manufacturing and distribution centers in Europe and Asia.

Rane Corporation, founded and incorporated in 1981 in Washington State, is a privately held company. The owners all previously worked together in middle management positions at Phase Linear Corporation, a high-end consumer electronics company. With this background, they pooled over 40 years of combined audio experience to create Rane Corporation. Owners became separate department heads based upon their expertise. This organization created an unusually strong structure, since all department heads had a unique owner's perspective in making it succeed.The company name was selected from an anagram created from the common letters of the first and last names of the original founders. This particular anagram was selected because it was short, easy-to-say and remember, and they liked the double-entendre possibilities implying wet-links to the Northwest.

Products made by Rodin (formerly Phoenix Gold) produce enough throbbing bass to rock your media room and maybe even make your neighbors call the authorities. The company makes high-end audio electronics (amplifiers and equalizers), speakers, and accessories for the home theater market. Its products, originally made in Portland but now overseas, are sold through specialty retailers worldwide under the Phoenix Gold, Carver Professional, and AudioSource brand names. In late 2003 PG Holding (controlled in part by former chairman and CEO Timothy Johnson) purchased a majority stake in the company. Phoenix Gold was acquired, in turn, by a group of investors in July 2006 and changed its name in late 2007.

H.B. Williamson Company manufactures traditional and contemporary frame mouldings in black, silver, gold, wood, and color. H.B. Williamson distributes its frame collections to custom frame retailers nationwide. Also called The Williamson Company, it was founded in 1956 and is still family-owned and -operated. Laura Schaubert, wife of president Terry Schaubert, is the granddaughter of the company's founders.

Blackmagic Design's founders have had a long history in post-production editing and engineering. With extensive experiences in high-end telecine, film and post, harnessed with a real passion for perfection, Blackmagic set out to change the industry forever.A company dedicated to quality and stability and focusing on where it's needed most; Blackmagic has created some of the most talked about products in the industry. World famous for their unbeatable codecs, Blackmagic envisioned truly affordable high-end quality editing workstations built upon Blackmagic software and hardware.

Pleasant Rowland introduced American Girl dolls in 1986 as a historically-themed alternative to Barbie and the Cabbage Patch Kids. Since 1998 her firm has been owned by the maker of both rival dolls, #1 toy maker Mattel. American Girl (formerly Pleasant Company) makes the American Girls Collection of 18-inch, high-dollar dolls, including Addy (an escaped slave) and Rebecca Rubin (a young Jewish immigrant). It also publishes "American Girl" magazine and American Girl books (more than 127 million copies sold) and sells room decor, clothing, and accessories, including items that match the dolls.

Gree likes to keep things cool. The world's number one household air condition maker manufactures and distributes about 10 different types of air conditioners from small window units to large commercial systems. Gree has three manufacturing facilities in China, one in Brazil, and one in Pakistan capable of producing 10 million air conditioning units per year. It has been expanding its manufacturing facilities for several years and continues to explore new areas. Gree appliances are sold in more than 180 countries. Gree president Mingszhu Dong regularly makes Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in business. Gree Group Comp. owns Gree.

Yorkville Sound provides the stuff that gets audio geeks sufficiently amped: it manufactures and distributes professional audio equipment, such as loudspeakers, amplifiers, mixers, and studio monitors. The company was established in 1963 with the invention of a bass amplifier rugged enough to survive abuse as rental equipment. In 1986 Yorkville expanded its product line into mixing boards and concert loudspeakers and soundboards. Based in Pickering, Canada, it distributes its products throughout Canada, the US, and Europe. The company is owned by Jack Long.

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