Headquarters

Little League Corporate Office

The Little League can trace its roots back to 1939, when there were only 3 teams playing in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

n 1953, Robert Francis Morrison filed an official charter with Little League Baseball, Incorporated to admit the Cannon Street Y.M.C.A., as its first all-black team. In 1955, when Morrison entered the Cannon Street All-Stars into the city tournament, white leagues reacted by drafting a resolution requesting a whites-only tournament. All 55 white teams eventually withdrew from the city and state tournament. The Cannon Street All-Stars became the 1955 South Caroline state champions by forfeit. However, they were informed by then Little League president, Peter J. McGovern, that they would not be permitted to represent the state at the regional championships in Georgia. Little League executives invited the Cannon Street All-Stars to attend the tournament as guests to view the World Series that they were not permitted to play in.

Up until 1973, Little League was restricted to male players only. The charter was officially changed to allow females to play in 1974.

International teams began playing in 1957, with Angel Macias from Monterrey, Mexico, pitching a perfect game.

Today, the Little League is the largest organized youth sports team organization in the world.

In January 2020, a Pennsylvania Little League district has asked players to no longer use the “Astros” name after discovering that Houston’s Major League Baseball club cheated on the way to winning their 2017 World Series title.

Little League Baseball and Softball maintain a corporate office in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Little League

The Little League can trace its roots back to 1939, when there were only 3 teams playing in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Up until 1973, Little League was restricted to male players only. The charter was officially changed to allow females to play in 1974.

History

International teams began playing in 1957, with Angel Macias from Monterrey, Mexico, pitching a perfect game.

Today, the Little League is the largest organized youth sports team organization in the world.

Little League Baseball and Softball maintain a corporate office in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Erbert and Gerbert’s Corporate Office

Kevin and Beth Schippers opened their first restaurant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1988. The store name and sandwich names come from characters that Kevin’s father made up when he told him stories.

Kevin’s big desire wasn’t in sandwich making, so the couple sold the franchise business in 2003 to a group of investors. The original sandwich location on Water Street is still owned by Kevin and Beth.

In January 2020, the company announced that it was creating a plant-based sandwich that would be available for a limited time only.

Due to the coronavirus crisis and subsequent quarantine of 2020, the company began offering free delivery service with a $10 minimum order as of March 19, 2020, for a limited time.

In January 2023, the company opened a new location in Minnesota and announced plans for 7 more locations in the state later in the year.

The company continues to maintain its corporate office in Eau Clare, Wisconsin.

Erbert and Gerbert's Sandwich Shop

In January 2020, the company announced that it was creating a plant-based sandwich that would be available for a limited time only.

History

Due to the coronavirus crisis and subsequent quarantine of 2020, the company began offering free delivery service with a $10 minimum order as of March 19, 2020, for a limited time.

In January 2023, the company opened a new location in Minnesota and announced plans for 7 more locations in the state later in the year.

The company continues to maintain its corporate office in Eau Clare, Wisconsin.

4 Wheel Parts Corporate Office

George Adler and his father in law, began a very small business in 1961, selling 4 wheel drive parts, mainly for Jeep customers, out of his house. Their $5,000 investment paid off when they were able to open two brick and mortar locations in 1976, along with selling parts from a mail-order catalog.

George Adler’s son, Greg, now works as CEO.

By 1982, the company had 5 retail locations. In 1988, the company expanded vertically by manufacturing some of its own parts, under the brand name Pro Comp. The Pro Comp name is now one of the biggest selling brands of 4 wheel drive components.

In 1999, the company again made inroads by becoming one of the first 4 wheel drive parts companies to offer items using an online site.

In 2016, Polaris, Inc., acquired 4 Wheel Parts for an estimated $665 million.

In January 2020, a group of Utah doctors sued the company, stating that 4 Wheel Parts was working against the Clean Air Act by selling “defeat devices” which rendered air pollution controls on vehicles useless.

4 Wheel Parts still maintains its corporate office in Compton, California.

4 Wheel Parts

George Adler’s son, Greg, now works as CEO.

History

In 1999, the company again made inroads by becoming one of the first 4 wheel drive parts companies to offer items using an online site.

In 2016, Polaris, Inc., acquired 4 Wheel Parts for an estimated $665 million.

4 Wheel Parts still maintains its corporate office in Compton, California.

Trifo Corporate Office

Zhe Zhang founded Trifo in 2016. Trifo is a full-stack AI home robot company. In addition to home robotics, the company has been developing an end-to-end integrated hardware/software system with sensing, perception, and decision capabilities.

Trifo is best known for its super-advanced robotic vacuum named Lucy. More than just a vacuum, Lucy comes with a wifi-enabled camera that can see objects as small as 1 inch off the floor, which allows her to avoid socks or pet accidents, as well as being able to check on pets or family members in other rooms and sending you live video.

Trifo holds more than 50 Chinese and US patents. The Max or Lucy vacuums can be linked with Alexa or Google Home systems.

The company says that it intends to release a home robot at the end of 2020 individual healthcare management, home environment understanding and monitoring, and entertainment services.

“Revenue for smart home products globally will grow to $28.4 billion in 2020, up 54% from $18.5 billion in 2018, and the feature set of these devices continues to improve,” said Zhe Zhang, Trifo’s Founder and CEO

While iRobot’s Roomba has long been the standard for robotic vacuums, but the market for these automated devices is expected to grow to $4.34 billion by 2023, increasing the competition for Roomba substantially.

Trifo maintains its USA corporate office in Santa Clara, California.

Trifo

History

Trifo holds more than 50 Chinese and US patents. The Max or Lucy vacuums can be linked with Alexa or Google Home systems.

The company says that it intends to release a home robot at the end of 2020 individual healthcare management, home environment understanding and monitoring, and entertainment services.

Trifo maintains its USA corporate office in Santa Clara, California.

Encompass Insurance

While Encompass can trace its roots back to 1897 when they used to sell life insurance, its true beginnings started when their parent company, Allstate Insurance, spun off this subsidiary into the Encompass name in 1999.

Today, Encompass has 2400 agents in 42 states. While their initial company back in the 1800s might have sold only life insurance, today, Encompass offers a full range of auto, life, casualty, and personal property insurance.