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Spanx Corporate Office

Spanx was founded in 2000 by a former fax machine salesperson, Sara Blakely. While working in the Florida heat, Blakely was unable to find comfortable pantyhose. She realized that most companies used the same size waistband and a toe with a seam. Blakely began to design her own undergarments, including pantyhose with different waistbands, shapewear, and other undergarments.

What began as a business based out of her apartment has turned into one of the most successful undergarment companies in America. Blakely’s $5,000 investment earned $8 million in her first year. Blakely retains 100% ownership of the company. Spanx products are found in all high-end clothing retailers, including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bloomingdales, and Bergdorf Goodman, as well as many other upscale clothing retailers, such as Macy’s.

In October 2018, Blakley hinted that she was considering taking the company public.

Forbes profiled Blakely’s company in June of 2014, where the company stated it generated more than $250 million in revenue each year, with a net profit of 20%. The company has headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and recently replaced longtime CEO Laurie Ann Goldman, with former Nike executive, Jan Singer.

Spanx

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In October 2018, Blakley hinted that she was considering taking the company public.

Cornwell Tools Corporate Office

Cornwell Tools was founded in 1919 by Eugene Cornwell, a blacksmith, in Ohio. The company manufactures their own line of automotive and diesel tools for the working professional. Two machining plants, one in Ohio, the other in Pennsylvania, produce items such as ratchets, sockets, wrenches, air tools, pry bars, screwdrivers, and chisels. Similar to MAC and SnapOn Tools, hand tools have a lifetime warranty.

Tools are sold by local franchise distributors, each of whom works a given area. Franchise owners drive trucks filled with tools to local works sites. Many franchise owners offer no interest credit to their customers.

While many franchises work their own assigned area, others are also known to sell at auto shows, gun shows, and tool shows to the everyday handy man who is not a professional mechanic.

Cornwell Tools

While many franchises work their own assigned area, others are also known to sell at auto shows, gun shows, and tool shows to the everyday handy man who is not a professional mechanic.

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Link Interactive Corporate Office

Link Interactive was founded in 2010 in Ogden, Utah. The company is an offshoot of the Fire Protection Services Company and operates as a subsidiary. CEO Rodney Garner has been with the company since its inception in 1976. Link Interactive is a no frills home security system, frequently sold at Costco locations at a discount.

The company offers the usual alarm monitoring, video surveillance, motion detectors, fire alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms, as well as home automation systems. Customers can monitor and control their devices via their computer or smart phone. Link Interactive recently introduced their 2Gig GoControl panel, which monitors several items in one wireless control panel, including smoke alarms, water detection, freezing conditions, and fire notification.

Link Interactive announced that they plan to introduce a night vision camera with a built in microphone, later in 2016.

Link Interactive

Link Interactive announced that they plan to introduce a night vision camera with a built in microphone, later in 2016.

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Sticky Fingers Ribhouse Corporate Office

Sticky Fingers Ribhouse, sometimes called Sticky Fingers Smokehouse, was founded in 1992 by three high school friends. The first location was in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The company is a chain of BBQ restaurants serving Memphis, Tennessee, style BBQ meats.

The company moved headquarters in September of 2010. Sticky Fingers LLC is a new entity, formed to acquire 16 locations. Today, the company has locations in 5 Southern states. Ken’s Foods owns the rights to the marketing name. In addition to the restaurants, the company sells T-shirts, cups, mugs, and baseball hats with the company logo. The BBQ sauce itself is also sold in the restaurants and in retail locations, such as supermarkets.

Sticky Fingers specializes in Memphis style BBQ ribs, with 6 different flavors and smoking techniques. Smoking is done at each location and is not merely a flavoring additive.

Sticky Fingers Ribhouse

Sticky Fingers specializes in Memphis style BBQ ribs, with 6 different flavors and smoking techniques. Smoking is done at each location and is not merely a flavoring additive.

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Purdy’s Chocolates Corporate Office

Purdy’s Chocolates was founded in 1907 after the death of Richard Purdy’s wife. He sold his barbershop business in Ontairo, and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to start over. He decided to try to make a business out of his lifelong love of chocolate and candy. Purdy sold his first chocolate candies on the street, near his home. He opened his first location in 1907.

Today, the company is one of the largest candy makers in Canada. The company has an online store that ships worldwide, as well as 33 stores in Alberta and British Columbia. Up until 1980, the company only made dark chocolates, but now offers a wide range of milk chocolates.

In the early part of the 1990’s, Purdy’s introduced their “Hedgehog” line of chocolate candies,which has become their biggest selling item. The company was family owned until a family dispute lead to the sale of the company to Eric Wilson and Charles Flavelle in 1963.

Purdy's Chocolates