Headquarters

ScotteVest Corporate Office

The ScotteVest was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Scott Jordan in 2000. Jordan found that most jackets had only two pockets, which were not enough for all of his tech devices.

The ScotteVest is similar to a fisherman’s vest, but with more pockets, designed for holding a wide range of items, such as cell phones, small tablets, business cards, and eReaders. Some styles have 42 compartments.

Other designs incorporate flexible, detachable solar panels, designed to be used to charge gadgets, as well as seams that allow headphones to be threaded through them, preventing hanging cables from being caught on door handles or other items.

In December of 2013, the company estimated sales would hit $10 million, most of it from their website.

In January 2018, Jordan made a Facebook post stating that he advertised on Fox News because their viewers were “extremely gullible and f***ing idiots.” Jordan later removed the post.

Jordan has made new airline baggage fees a big selling point, stating that if you pack correctly, you can get by with one check on bag, your carry on, and one of his vests.

Headquarters for ScotteVest are located in Ketchum, Idaho.

ScotteVest

The ScotteVest was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Scott Jordan in 2000. Jordan found that most jackets had only two pockets, which were not enough for all of his tech devices.

History

In December of 2013, the company estimated sales would hit $10 million, most of it from their website.

In January 2018, Jordan made a Facebook post stating that he advertised on Fox News because their viewers were “extremely gullible and f***ing idiots.” Jordan later removed the post.

Jordan has made new airline baggage fees a big selling point, stating that if you pack correctly, you can get by with one check on bag, your carry on, and one of his vests.

Headquarters for ScotteVest are located in Ketchum, Idaho.

Dyson Vacuum Corporate Office

While working at a company he founded but no longer owned, James Dyson reinvented the vacuum cleaner in 1979. When he suggested that the company could use his idea, Dyson was fired. With startup money from friend Jeremy Fry, Dyson worked on his vacuum until he was satisfied that he had created the best vacuum in the United Kingdom, if not the world.

The Dyson company was established in 1991. Even though marketing told Dyson that the public wouldn’t like to see a transparent canister to hold the dust and debris, Dyson designed it anyway. This item became one of the company’s main selling points and has been copied by numerous other designers.

Until 2002, products were made in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK. Production of the popular vacuum was moved first to Malaysia, then to Singapore.

Today, the company is a leading manufacturer of vacuums, hand dryers, air purifiers, hair dryers, bladeless fans, and heaters.

Dyson announced in 2018 that he had plans to design and manufacture an electric vehicle that would be available for sale in 2020, hiring former BMW and Infiniti CEO Roland Krueger to head up the project. He later announced that he was moving headquarters from the UK to Malaysia due to problems with bureaucracy in the UK and not because of Brexit.

Company headquarters for the North American division of Dyson is located in Chicago, Illinois.

Dyson Vacuum

History

Until 2002, products were made in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK. Production of the popular vacuum was moved first to Malaysia, then to Singapore.

Today, the company is a leading manufacturer of vacuums, hand dryers, air purifiers, hair dryers, bladeless fans, and heaters.

Company headquarters for the North American division of Dyson is located in Chicago, Illinois.

GreatCall/JitterBug Corporate Office

GreatCall was founded by Arlene Harris in 2006 to provide aging adults with easy to operate technology, such as cell phones. The Jitterbug phone was the first product released. Live Nurse, which allowed users to chat with a nurse 24/7, was launched in 2009.

The company is considered to be a connected health technology service. GreatCall provides cellular service through the Verizon network, mobile devices, apps, and a wearable “alert” device.

The company also offers MedCoach, designed to help clients manage their medications and in 2014, the company added Link, an alerting app.

GreatCall was acquired by Best Buy in August 2018 for $800 million.

In January 2019 GreatCall announced a partnership with long-term care insurance provider CNA. Policyholders with CNA will offer them an in-home passive remote monitoring solution, Lively Home, and its Lively Mobile medical alert device.

Company headquarters are located in San Diego, California.

GreatCall

The company is considered to be a connected health technology service. GreatCall provides cellular service through the Verizon network, mobile devices, apps, and a wearable “alert” device.

History

The company also offers MedCoach, designed to help clients manage their medications and in 2014, the company added Link, an alerting app.

GreatCall was acquired by Best Buy in August 2018 for $800 million.

Company headquarters are located in San Diego, California.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Corporate Office

While Sinclair Broadcast Group can trace its roots back to 1958, when founder Julian Sinclair Smith and a group of investors operated a small FM radio station and later a UHF channel 45 for the Baltimore, Maryland, area, it wasn’t until the television station launched in 1971 that the company changed its name to Chesapeake Television Corporation. Smith’s son, David, changed the name again in 1985 to Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Today, the company is a publicly traded (on the NASDAQ) telecommunication conglomerate, controlled by the Smith family. The company is the largest television operator in the US (by number of stations) with 193 channels in more than 100 markets.

Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

The company has faced strong criticism for its conservative slant on news, as well as attempting to persuade the Trump administration to loosen the rules regarding regulations about the concentration of media ownership.

In March 2017, Sinclair was in discussions with Tribune Media, hoping to acquire the company. Concerns about Sinclair potentially creating an oligarchy in the broadcast television industry, which led public interest groups to attempt to block the purchase. In August 2018, Tribune Media dropped their sales agreement and filed a lawsuit for $3.9 billion.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Sinclair Broadcast Group

History

Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Poshmark Corporate Office

Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala, & Chetan Pungaliya in 2011. The company operates a mobile phone app which allows users to sell their gently used items and ship them to customers anywhere in the US.

Poshmark takes a 20% commission from items sold. Sellers can have their accounts suspended or completely removed from the site if they take sales offline or to a competitor. While some people have claimed to make several thousand dollars in a single month, (with one seller hitting $1 million in sales) others say that a lack of ratings or feedback from buyers leaves clients open to fraud.

Poshmark stated in August 2018 that sellers had made a combined income of $1 billion since the app was introduced.

Currently, the app is only for US users, but that might change in the future. Company headquarters are located in Redwood City, California.

Poshmark

History

Poshmark stated in August 2018 that sellers had made a combined income of $1 billion since the app was introduced.

Currently, the app is only for US users, but that might change in the future. Company headquarters are located in Redwood City, California.