OTC International, Ltd. company, a jewelry retailer and wholesaler, makes and markets pieces in fine gold or tarnish-resistant sterling silver with cameos, semi-precious gemstones, and diamond accents. As a volume producer, OTC specializes in private-label licensed jewelry pieces and watches. The company, whose headquarters spans some 100,000 sq. ft., manages a staff of artists, designers, photographers, and advertising professionals. Its products are made in the US, as well as imported from Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Rival New York jeweler Dialuck netted OTC's finery when the merchant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008.

B.J. Vines, aka Betsey Johnson, is a perennial favorite among women who are funky and consider themselves eclectic, and after some 30 years in the business, the eccentric designer and her company namesake are still going strong. Betsey Johnson clothes, shoes, fragrance, makeup, lingerie, legwear, and accessories are distributed through about 50 specialty stores of the same name and department stores worldwide. B.J. Vines has expanded its product offerings and operations through about a dozen licensing agreements. Having owned a majority of the firm, Johnson sold a controlling stake to Boston-based private equity firm Castanea Partners in August 2007.

Emilio Pucci has the gift for style that just keeps on giving and giving. The design house -- established in the 1950s -- is today just as adored as it was when its popularity first caught on in the early 1960s. Pucci makes and distributes women's apparel, accessories, perfume, eyewear, and footwear, through about 40 boutiques. The apparel company also sells its products through select department stores and online. Its retail operations span worldwide, including shops in The Americas. Although the namesake Mr. Pucci died in 1992, the company continues to operate as a subsidiary of LVMH. Daughter Laudomia Pucci remains an executive with the firm.

James Lock & Co. London's leading hatter, which was established in 1676, specializes in custom-fit headwear and holds files of impressions of clients' heads taken using a conformateur. From tweed caps to riding headwear, ladies summer hats to couture hats, and fedoras to top hats, James Lock hats can be found in leading shops throughout the world.

Louis Vuitton North America is the North American operations subsidiary of French luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which boasts more than 60 luxury brands including Clicquot, Dom Pérignon, Moët & Chandon, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Donna Karan (DKI), Sephora, and TAG Heuer. The firm specializes in wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and duty free shopping. Louis Vuitton North America operates more than 540 stores -- including a four-story emporium on New York's Fifth Avenue -- throughout the US and contributes more than 20% of its parent company's sales.

Crescent Cardboard was founded as the Chicago Matboard Company in 1902 by Charles T. Ozmun, whose descendants still own the company. Crescent Cardboard Company has built a business in an artful way. It makes and markets matboard, mounting board, presentation boards, posterboard, and art papers used in drawing, fine art, framing, and graphic applications. Besides its headquarters, Crescent Cardboard has additional locations in Phoenix, and internationally in Germany, the UK, and China. The company's products are sold in more than 100 countries.

The changes made by L'Oréal USA since its 1953 founding have been anything but cosmetic. The US arm of L'Oréal (the world's #1 cosmetics firm), L'Oréal USA boasts a host of big-name brands, including Maybelline and Redken. It also owns salon product makers Matrix and Kérastase, as well as consumer-focused SoftSheen/Carson and perfume brands Ralph Lauren and Gloria Vanderbilt. The unit's upscale Lancôme (makeup, skin care) and Biotherm (skin care) lines are sold nationwide in department stores. Its parent bought Dallas-based SkinCeuticals. Laurent Attal took over as president and CEO in April 2006, when former president and CEO Jean-Paul Agon became CEO of L'Oréal SA.

Randa Accessories has been making men feel constricted since its inception in 1935. The leading neckwear manufacturer has licensing agreements with Levi Strauss' Dockers, Perry Ellis, Phillips-Van Heusen, and Chaps for private-label department stores, such as Belk, Macy's, Kohl's, Saks, and Sears. Randa has responded to the last decade's trend toward casual wear by reaching into other men's accessories, such as wallets and small leather goods. Its purchases of Trafalgar and Humphreys Accessories brought belts and suspenders. The company, which operates from some 20 locations worldwide, also offers luggage, casual bags, small leather goods, business cases, and gifts for men, women, and children.

Founded 1985, Hengan International operates more than 150 sales offices throughout Mainland China. Hengan is well-positioned to benefit from rising prosperity in China but is facing rising pulp prices. Hengan International is one of China's leading personal hygiene and household paper products manufacturers. The company makes Hearttex-branded tissue and toilet papers. It also makes sanitary napkins under the brands Anerle and Anle; Anerle-branded disposable baby diapers; and disposable adult diapers under the Elderjoy name. Additionally it makes Banitore-, Bandi-, and Comfitore-branded first aid items and MissMay skin care and cleansing products.

THE CLARK GROUP OF CORPORATIONS has evolved from a small soda water operation owned by Carsie C. Clark in 1903 and located in the rear of a drug store in Martin, Tennessee. C. C. Clark quenches the thirst for many in the South. The company owns two Coca-Cola distributors. Its Northeast Mississippi Coca-Cola Bottling Co. serves parts of Mississippi, and its Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Co. serves parts of Kentucky.

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