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The Robert W. Baird Outstanding Achievement Award in Employee Giving [13]; Forbes 400 Best Big Companies [14]; BusinessWeek Top 100 "Hot Growth Company" [15]; Investor's Business Daily: "Actuant Corp. Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Manufacturer is a switch-hitter on growth" [16]
Rite-Hite Headquarters in Milwaukee. Rite-Hite was founded in 1965 by Arthur K. White, the father of Rite-Hite’s current owner and chairman, Mike White. [3] The company has about 200 employees in the Milwaukee area and about 2,200 in its 100 locations worldwide.
Snap-on walk-in dealer van in Westland, Michigan A Snap-on ratcheting screwdriver. Snap-on Incorporated is an American designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-end tools and equipment for professional use in the transportation industry including the automotive, heavy duty, equipment, marine, aviation, and railroad industries.
In the 1980s, A.R. Wright began allowing trucks to fuel up without having to pay an attendant by using a post-paid fuel card, leading to the creation of Wright Express Corporation in 1983. [4] SafeCard purchased Wright Express Corp. in 1994. [5] On February 20, 1996, CUC International acquired SafeCard (now renamed to Ideon) for $375 million. [6]
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In 1991, Milwaukee released the Milwaukee Super Sawzall, a reciprocating saw with built-in counterbalance, a gear-protecting clutch, and five different patents. In the later 1990s, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation released a new range of miter saws and a lineup of 18-volt contractor cordless tools.
Wrights was founded in Massachusetts in 1897 as William E. Wright & Sons. [1] Wright & Sons remained independent until 1985, when a group of shareholders—including a grandson of the founder—enabled the Newell Company to acquire a minority share in the company; by the end of the year Newell had achieved majority control and, by 1987, total ...
The last stop for the aging, outmoded cars in Milwaukee's rapid transit line was the yard of the Afram Brothers Co., where the cars were cut up for scrap. This photo was published in the Sept. 4 ...