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Esterline Technologies Corporate Office

Esterline Technologies was founded by John Esterline in 1906 as a magnet and recording device manufacturer.

In 1968 the company, then named Esterline Corporation, went public and expanded into the aerospace and defense industries.

During the following 20 years the company expanded to the medical supply and equipment and ophthalmic  goods and hearing aids industries by acquiring 20 companies.

Today Esterline Technologies operates through three business segments: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials. The company serves clients in the aerospace, defense, and commercial business segments.

Esterline Technologies trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ESL, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #977 in the Fortune 1000, has 12,874 employees, and had $2.01 billion in revenue in 2014.

Esterline Technologies

Esterline Technologies was founded by John Esterline in 1906 as a magnet and recording device manufacturer.

In 1968 the company, then named Esterline Corporation, went public and expanded into the aerospace and defense industries.

During the following 20 years the company expanded to the medical supply and equipment and ophthalmic  goods and hearing aids industries by acquiring 20 companies.

History

Today Esterline Technologies operates through three business segments: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials. The company serves clients in the aerospace, defense, and commercial business segments.

Esterline Technologies trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ESL, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #977 in the Fortune 1000, has 12,874 employees, and had $2.01 billion in revenue in 2014.

Belden Corporate Office

Belden was founded in Chicago in 1902 by Joseph C. Belden. The company’s earliest success came with the invention of “Beldenamel,” a flexible enamel insulation.

The company expanded through acquisitions, notably networking, fiber-optic, and broadcast technology providers.

Today Belden designs, produces, and markets cable, networking, and connectivity products that enable data, sound, and video transmission. The company’s products are used in robotics, broadcast, enterprise, industrial, and consumer electronics  applications.

Belden trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BDC, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #954 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,100 employees, and had $2.37 billion in revenue in 2014.

Belden

Belden was founded in Chicago in 1902 by Joseph C. Belden. The company’s earliest success came with the invention of “Beldenamel,” a flexible enamel insulation.

The company expanded through acquisitions, notably networking, fiber-optic, and broadcast technology providers.

Today Belden designs, produces, and markets cable, networking, and connectivity products that enable data, sound, and video transmission. The company’s products are used in robotics, broadcast, enterprise, industrial, and consumer electronics  applications.

History

Belden trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BDC, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #954 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,100 employees, and had $2.37 billion in revenue in 2014.

CIENA Corporation Corporate Office

CIENA Corporation was founded in 1992 by Optelecom in conjunction with David Huber, Kevin Kimberlin, and Lawrence Huang.

Soon after the company began working with Sprint to expand Sprint’s all-digital fiber-optic network. After the work was completed, this network had increased Sprint’s capacity by 1,600 percent and went on to become the largest Internet traffic carrier in the world at that time.

Due to this success, CIENA Corporation had the highest first year sales of any start-up in 1996.

Today the company makes transport and switching equipment that increases capacity of long-distance fiber-optic networks, sells optical transport systems, and provides broadband access products that enable communications companies to deliver services such as VoIP, video, and DSL.

CIENA Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CIEN, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #952 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,070 employees, and had $2.28 billion in revenue in 2014.

CIENA Corporation

CIENA Corporation was founded in 1992 by Optelecom in conjunction with David Huber, Kevin Kimberlin, and Lawrence Huang.

Soon after the company began working with Sprint to expand Sprint’s all-digital fiber-optic network. After the work was completed, this network had increased Sprint’s capacity by 1,600 percent and went on to become the largest Internet traffic carrier in the world at that time.

Due to this success, CIENA Corporation had the highest first year sales of any start-up in 1996.

History

Today the company makes transport and switching equipment that increases capacity of long-distance fiber-optic networks, sells optical transport systems, and provides broadband access products that enable communications companies to deliver services such as VoIP, video, and DSL.

CIENA Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CIEN, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #952 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,070 employees, and had $2.28 billion in revenue in 2014.

Acuity Brands Corporate Office

Acuity Brands was founded in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Today the company designs, manufactures, and distributes indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures and control systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. Other applications include lighting for infrastructure projects such as bridges, airports, highways, and tunnels.

Acuity Brands has 15 manufacturing plants spread across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Europe.

The company’s products are sold under the ROAM, Gotham, Holophane, Lithonia, Sensor Switch, and Tersen brands.

Acuity Brands trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AYI, is #951 in the Fortune 1000, has 7,000 employees, and had $2.54 billion in revenue in 2014.

Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands was founded in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Today the company designs, manufactures, and distributes indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures and control systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. Other applications include lighting for infrastructure projects such as bridges, airports, highways, and tunnels.

Acuity Brands has 15 manufacturing plants spread across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Europe.

History

The company’s products are sold under the ROAM, Gotham, Holophane, Lithonia, Sensor Switch, and Tersen brands.

Acuity Brands trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AYI, is #951 in the Fortune 1000, has 7,000 employees, and had $2.54 billion in revenue in 2014.

Brocade Communications Systems Corporate Office

Brocade Communications Systems was founded by venture capitalist Seth Neiman, Paul R. Bonderson, Paul Ramsey, and Kumar Malavalli in 1995.

Today the company is one of the country’s leading suppliers of data center networking products, including Fibre Channel switches and software for connecting servers and storage systems.

Brocade also sells software-based networking devices such as technology for SDN (software defined networking), virtual routers, network security appliances, and virtual firewalls. The company also offers key technology products related to cloud computing.

Brocade Communications Systems trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol BRCD, is #911 in the Fortune 1000, has 4,000 employees, and had $2.22 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

Brocade Communications Systems

Brocade Communications Systems was founded by venture capitalist Seth Neiman, Paul R. Bonderson, Paul Ramsey, and Kumar Malavalli in 1995.

Today the company is one of the country’s leading suppliers of data center networking products, including Fibre Channel switches and software for connecting servers and storage systems.

Brocade also sells software-based networking devices such as technology for SDN (software defined networking), virtual routers, network security appliances, and virtual firewalls. The company also offers key technology products related to cloud computing.

History

Brocade Communications Systems trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol BRCD, is #911 in the Fortune 1000, has 4,000 employees, and had $2.22 billion in revenue in 2014.