No conversation about
the vibrant city of
Today, families
everywhere have fallen in love with the delicious flavor of these zesty
seasoned productsand recipes. The reason for the popularity of Zatarain's is
that it truly captures the flavor and rich texture of New Orleans-Style
cooking.
The tradition for
making such amazing food was started well before the turn of the century by a
man named Emile A. Zatarain, Sr. In 1889, he obtained the company's first
product trademark and started to market root beer. Shortly after, he began to
produce mustards, pickled vegetables, and extracts. As the business grew, so
did the demand for a broader range of products. Through their expertise in
blending spices, the company established a reputation for making only the most
authentic New Orleans-Style food. In 1963, the Zatarain family sold the
business which was then moved to
Today, Zatarain's is
the nation's leading maker of New Orleans-Style food products. Zatarain's
prides itself on great taste, high quality, and a near fanatical dedication to
WPS formed in 1883 as the Oshkosh Gas
Light Company and incorporated as Wisconsin Public Service Corporation in 1922.
In 1947, the Public Service Bayside
Plant, near the mouth of the Fox River, was renamed the J.P. Pulliam Plant to
honor the long-time president.
WPS was first listed for trading on
the New York and Midwest stock exchanges in 1953. In September 1994, we became
a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation, a holding company approved by
shareholders in May 1994. Then in February 2007, WPS Resources Corporation
became Integrys Energy Group.
The company serves more than 429,000
electric and 311,000 natural gas customers within an 11,000-square-mile,
20-county service territory. That territory consists of a large portion of
northeast and central Wisconsin and a small part of Upper Michigan.
WPS operates coal, natural-gas and
hydroelectric generating plants to produce electricity. All of our gas is
purchased directly from gas producers and marketing companies, and we have a
contract with ANR Pipeline Company for transportation of the gas we purchase.
Below is an abbreviated history of WPP.
1985
Martin Sorrell takes stake in Wire and Plastic
Products Plc , a UK manufacturer of wire baskets, following his search for a
public entity through which to build a worldwide marketing services company
1986-87
Sorrell becomes chief executive of the renamed WPP
Group Builds below-the-line capabilities with acquisition of marketing services
companies in the UK and US
Acquires J. Walter Thompson Group for $566m,
including ad agency JWT , PR firm Hill
and Knowlton Inc and market research network MRB Group
1988
Listed on NASDAQ exchange in New York Continued
acquisition of US and UK-based marketing services companies
1989
Acquires The Ogilvy Group for $864m, including ad
agency Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide ,
Ogilvy Direct and Ogilvy Public
Relations Worldwide Research firms Millward Brown and Research International
join WPP
1990-92
WPP named the world's top agency group by Advertising
Age Group financial re-structuring
1992
For nearly half a century, families
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In the
beginning...
Rutabaga was founded way back in the
'70s. There were a few fledging companies out there like Wenonah Canoe, and a
score of small companies making accessories, (Dagger was a paddle company back
then). The problem was that the leading sporting good shops in town thought
whitewater was for crazy people, they didn't have any gear available, and they
wouldn't go to the trouble of ordering it. Basically, if it didn't involve
hunting, fishing, or a ball of some sort, it wasn't a real sport.
Parenthetically, those places are all out of business now. Adapt or perish.
Rutabaga moved from the basement of
Rutabaga Manor, (the source of the name), to an old gas station, then to an old
grocery store, and finally into the current facility eleven years ago.
Fast-forward
fifteen years or so...

Although in a way funny, it is also sad. Unlike a normal playfull cat chasing mice, or playing with yarn, the cat in this picture would never be able to act in the same activities.
This is
superb, I think.
The G. Leblanc Corporation is one of
the world's leading makers of woodwind and brass instruments. The company
manufactures instruments under the brand names Leblanc,
18th-Century
French Antecedents
At a Glance
3M was founded in 1902 at the Lake
Superior town of
Years of struggle ensued until the
company could master quality production and a supply chain. New investors were
attracted to 3M, such as Lucius Ordway, who moved the company to
The world's first waterproof
sandpaper, which reduced airborne dusts during automobile manufacturing, was
developed in the early 1920s.
A second major milestone occurred in
1925 when Richard G. Drew, a young lab assistant, invented masking tape – an
innovative step toward diversification and the first of many Scotch®
Pressure-Sensitive Tapes.
In the following years, technical
progress resulted in Scotch® Cellophane Tape for box sealing and soon hundreds
of practical uses were discovered.
In the early 1940s, 3M was diverted
into defense materials for World War II, which was followed by new ventures,
such as Scotchlite™ Reflective Sheeting for highway markings, magnetic sound
recording tape, filament adhesive tape and the start of 3M's involvement in the
graphic arts field with offset printing plates.
In the 1950s, 3M introduced the
Thermo-Fax™ copying process, Scotchgard™ Fabric Protector, videotape,
Scotch-Brite™ Cleaning Pads and several new electro-mechanical products.
Sep., 1969
● Installation
of a FACOM 230-25 (Fujitsu, 16kB memory) for payroll calculation and other
accounting. Movement toward the
computerization of business and sales.
May,1971
● Upgrade to 64kB memory to keep pace
with a growing business department and begin the movement toward an eventual
on-line network.
Jan.,1975
● Testing of an "on-line inquiry
system" (IBM 370 Model 125, 128kB mem.). Movement toward a decision
support system.
Aug.,1976
● Upgrade
of IBM 370/125 to 256kB memory.
●
RJE format shipping waybill processing system is implemented.
●
Accounts payable/receivable system is implemented for branch-office use.
Feb.,1980
Throughout our history, Saks
Incorporated has transformed with the times to achieve this mission.
OUR
BEGINNING
We began as Proffitt’s, Inc. with
just five Proffitt’s stores in metropolitan
BECOMING
SAKS INCORPORATED
In September of 1998, Proffitt’s,
Inc. and Saks Holdings, Inc. completed a merger transaction where Saks Fifth
Avenue and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH outlet stores became a division of Proffitt’s,
Inc., and our corporate name of Proffitt’s, Inc. was changed to Saks
Incorporated. The stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol “SKS” on September 18 of that year.
GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
We acquired Club Libby Lu, a specialty
store focusing on "tween" age girls, in May 2003. Its mission: To
create a spontaneous environment that encourages girls to express their
imagination and individuality.
To create value for our
shareholders, we sold our Proffitt’s and McRae’s businesses to Belk, Inc. on
July 5, 2005, our Northern Department Store Group (operating under the Carson
Pirie Scott, Bergner's, Boston Store, Herberger's, and Younkers nameplates) to
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. on March 6, 2006, and our Parisian business to Belk,
Inc. on October 2, 2006.
The first and, for many years, the
largest commercial airline to serve Las Vegas, Western Air Express was
instrumental in putting Las Vegas on the commercial airlines map.
In 1925, the federal Kelly Act
spurred the growth of
Western Air Express, a new Los
Angeles-based company, won a contract for Airmail Route Four, connecting
On April 17, 1926, pilots in
R. M. Palmer Co. sells seasonal
chocolate novelties. Although it remains the largest producer of Easter bunny
confections in the United States, over the years, the company has evolved from
being primarily a producer of novelty Easter chocolates to a producer of hollow
and solid molded chocolate items for holidays and occasions throughout the
year, especially Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. The company also
manufactures a line of NASCAR candy products as well as candies inspired by
Marvel comic book heroes. Its customers include discount retailers and
drugstores across the country as well as in
1948-90:
Making a Mark with Seasonal Caricatures
In 1948, Richard M. Palmer started
manufacturing chocolates for the Easter season. In an effort to stand out,
Palmer Co. began manufacturing "caricatures in chocolate." Baby
Binks, Timid Timmy, Flopsy, and Wooly Willy were not the usual standing or
seated Peter Rabbit, but were instead hollow-chocolate "Palmer
personalities." Palmer received patents on his original four Easter items.
He opened shop with four employees and an investment of $25,000 with which he
bought some secondhand equipment and rented a small space in