Headquarters

Exede Internet Corporate Office

Exede was launched in 2012 by ViaSat, Inc. The company operates a satellite based internet and telephone service. The company is powered by the Via-Sat 1 satellite, which has won the Guiness World Book of Records title for the satellite with the highest capacity for communication services.

As of 2015, the company has more than 687,000 customers in the US. The company provides services for those who live in remote areas who cannot use cable based telephone or internet service. The Via-Sat 1 has 63 beams and a 15 year lifespan. The company plans to launch Via-Sat 2 sometime in 2017 and is expected to double the Via-Sat capabilities.

Customers use a satellite dish, similar in size to other television satellites, as well as a wifi modem for service. The company also offers voice over IP for telephone service. Dish Network is the major reseller of Exede, although they market the internet service under their own name. The Via-Sat 1 satellite is the one used by American Airlines and others for broadband service while in-flight.

Exede

History

Cottage Inn Pizza Corporate Office

Cottage Inn Pizza was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1948. Originally a coffee shop, pizza was added to the menu in 1959 and was the first pizza business in Michigan. The original building and restaurant still stands.

Today, Cottage Inn Pizza is a chain of franchised pizza restaurants. Franchising did not begin until 2014, but the company already has more than 50 locations in Michigan and Ohio, with plans for 500 stores in the next 15 years in all 50 states.

The company is best known for its specialty pizzas, such as apple pie, gluten free, and build your own pizzas, where customers choose whatever toppings they like. The chain also specializes in various flavored crusts, such as garlic butter, sesame seed, and butter Parmesan crusts.

Cottage Inn Pizza

History

Lucky Brand Jeans Corporate Office

Lucky Brand Jeans was founded in 1990 by Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman in Vernon, California. In the early 1970’s, the pair used to go to laundry mats and, using coins and bleach, make their own uniquely patterned jeans. This is the style for which Lucky Brands became famous for.

In addition to jeans, the company also offers sportswear, T-shirts, men’s shoes, active wear, and outerwear. The company launched a line of children’s clothing for infants and new borns on through age 10, in 2006. The company currently has more than 150 locations, an active eCommerce site, as well as offering their products in Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Dillards, to name a few.

Jeans make up 60% of the company’s sales. All jeans have two, 4 leaf clovers with the words “Lucky You”stitched on the outside fly. Some Lucky Jeans are still made in the USA, however, many are now made in China, Peru, Mexico, or Indonesia.

Lucky Brand Jeans

History

Shoe Carnival Corporate Office

Shoe Carnival was founded by David Russell in 1978. The company operates a chain of shoe stores across the US. As of 2015, the company had 555 locations, mainly in the south and Midwest regions of the US.

The company’s majority stockholder is the former owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, J. Wayne Weaver. Although the name says shoes, the company also offers handbags, wallets, socks, and shoe care items, such as leather cleaner.

Shoe Carnival moved into a new $60 million headquarters building in 2006, located in Evansville, Indiana.

The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: SCVL.

In addition to their eCommerce site, the company has a mobile phone app for Android phones.

Shoe Carnival

Shoe Carnival moved into a new $60 million headquarters building in 2006, located in Evansville, Indiana.

History

The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: SCVL.

In addition to their eCommerce site, the company has a mobile phone app for Android phones.

Cotton Patch Cafe Corporate Office

Cotton Patch Cafe was founded in 1989 in Nacogdoches, Texas, by Larry Marshall and Mike Patranella. The company operates a chain of Tex-Mex food restaurants, mainly in Texas and New Mexico. As of 2015, the company had 45 restaurants in 3 states.

In February of 2016, Altamont Capital Partners acquired the successful chain of restaurants. At this time, there are no plans to change the name or to change the current executives.

Cotton Patch Cafe was designed to offer made from scratch cooking to local communities. The company still uses many of the same recipes and meals which they began with in 1989. Many locations, especially the first few, were decorated by the owners wives, who used items they bought at thrift stores and county fairs, in order to give each location an “at home” feeling.

Cotton Patch Cafe

In February of 2016, Altamont Capital Partners acquired the successful chain of restaurants. At this time, there are no plans to change the name or to change the current executives.