Balester's vision of success is by way of customers' less than 20/20 prescription. Balester Optical is a full-service wholesale optical laboratory that specializes in premium and hard-to-fill prescriptions. The company distributes all of the major lens brands, including Hoya, Varilux, and Zeiss as well as a wide range of frames. It serves five New England states through its laboratory in northern Pennsylvania, where it processes both private (RecSpecs) and third-party (e-dr., VSP, VBA, and Vision Source) prescription orders. Balester Optical Company is family owned and operated.

La Senza's panties are much more significant than the "little nothings" their name suggests. The company targets women age 18 to 35 with its underwear, loungewear, and sleepwear, which are sold through La Senza and Silk & Satin stores. The manufacturer and retailer caters to the 'tween market with its La Senza Girl stores and Web site. Overall, La Senza owns and operates more than 300 stores in Canada, and licensees run another 500 stores in 45 other countries. The company was sold to Limited Brands in early 2007. Founded in 1966 as Suzie Shier, the company became one of Canada's best-known lingerie retail chains after it went public under the La Senza name.

American Nutrition, Inc. was founded in 1972 by the late Jack Behnken. American Nutrition company makes more than 300,000 tons of dry and wet food and snacks for dogs and cats annually. Its products are sold under such brand names as Atta Boy, Atta Cat, Basic Plus, Natural Harmony, and Vita Bone. ANI also produces premium biodegradable cat litter. In addition to making its own products for dogs and cats, the company provides contract pet food manufacturing services. It operates production facilities in Arizona, Utah, and Washington.

The company was formed in the 1994 merger of Central Paper (founded in 1920) and Lewmar Paper (established in 1925). Central Lewmar was acquired by xpedx, the distribution business for International Paper, for about $185 million in 2007. Central Lewmar, a manufacturer and wholesaler of fine stationery and other paper products. Through its multiple subsidiaries and divisions, the company also distributes electromechanical equipment for packaging and shrink wrapping, serving commercial printers, direct mailers, and publishers, among other clients.

Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Ball Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, supplies metal and plastic packaging to the beverage, food, and household products industries worldwide. It offers aluminum and steel beverage cans for producers of beer, carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, fruit juices, energy drinks, and other beverages. The company also produces two-piece and three-piece steel food containers for packaging vegetables, fruit, soups, meat, seafood, nutritional products, pet food, and other products; aerosol cans, paint cans, and custom and specialty containers; and polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene plastic containers used primarily in beverage and food packaging, as well as plastic containers for industrial and household product applications. In addition, it develops spacecraft, sensors and instruments, radio frequency systems, and other technologies for the civil, commercial, and national security aerospace markets. Further, the company provides technical services and products to government agencies, prime contractors, and commercial organizations for a range of information warfare, electronic warfare, avionics, intelligence, training, and space systems needs.

Dege & Skinner was founded in 1865 as J. Dege & Sons; its name changed to Dege & Skinner in 1916 when the first member of the Skinner family joined the firm. The Skinner family now owns and operates the company. Dege & Skinner wants you to strive for the Savile Row-proper look, even if you are on your way to take part in a fox hunt. Dege & Skinner custom-makes suits and shirts and manufactures specialty club ties, hunting coats, ready-to-wear shirts, riding jackets, and shooting suits, as well military uniforms and traditional Scottish Highland dress, such as kilts. Dege & Skinner tailors regularly visit clients in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Japan.

Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of pulp. Its products include northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, kraft pulp, and market pulp. The company operates three NBSK pulp mills, including the Rosenthal mill and the Stendal mill in Germany, as well as Celgar mill in Canada. Mercer International sells its products primarily in Europe, Asia, and North America.

John Smedley wants to bathe its customers in a knitted medley of textures and colors. The company makes fashionable knitwear for men, women, and children, as well as underwear and nightwear. Its products are sold through department stores and boutiques, as well as through a pair of company retail outlets and a Web site. In early 2009, John Smedley redesigned its London flagship. Founded in 1784 by John Smedley and Peter Nightengale (uncle of famed nurse Florence), it runs the world's largest fine-gauge knitting plant (which remains located at its original site). The Smedley family still owns most of the firm.

American Educational Products (AMEP), a maker of hands-on educational materials (mostly math and science items) for school and home. A major producer of raised maps, AMEP also makes items such as aquariums, human models, and other items that teach concepts in many fields of science. Operating through the Scott Resources, Hubbard Scientific, Teaching Tank, and National Teaching Aids divisions, AMEP markets its wares in the US and abroad through catalogs and educational dealers. Rival Nasco International acquired AMEP in mid-2001 and took it private. Nasco merged with Aristotle (medical teaching aids) in 2002 and AMEP became a subsidiary of Aristotle.

Founded in 1986, Crown Edition is owned and operated by CEO Kyung Shin. Crown Edition can supply the tote and a MP3 player. Crown Edition offers original equipment manufacturer (OEM) services to the bag and luggage industry, as well as serves the promotions and premiums industry. The company designs and manufactures a variety of luggage, including briefcases, outdoor packs and duffels, school bags, and totes by contracting with a network of thousands of international suppliers. It also makes digital electronics, such as MP3 players. Its private-label products are produced at plants in China.

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