Manufacturing

Mettler-Toledo Corporate Office

Henry Theobald founded the Toledo Computing Scale and Cash Register Company to make and market the automatic computing pendulum scale invented by Allen DeVilbiss.

In 1945 Dr. Erhard Mettler started a precision mechanics company in Switzerland. In 1980 he sold the business to Ciba-Geigy AG.

In 1989 the Toledo Scale was also sold to Ciba-Geigy AG, which then merged it with Mettler Instruments to form Mettler Toledo, Inc. In 1997 the new company was spun-off and went public.

Today Mettler-Toledo makes precision weighing and analytical instruments for clients in the food retail, industrial, and laboratory industries.

Mettler-Toledo trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTD, is a member of the S&P 400, is #866 in the Fortune 1000, has 12,000 employees, and had $2.49 billion in revenue in 2014.

Mettler-Toledo

Henry Theobald founded the Toledo Computing Scale and Cash Register Company to make and market the automatic computing pendulum scale invented by Allen DeVilbiss.

In 1945 Dr. Erhard Mettler started a precision mechanics company in Switzerland. In 1980 he sold the business to Ciba-Geigy AG.

In 1989 the Toledo Scale was also sold to Ciba-Geigy AG, which then merged it with Mettler Instruments to form Mettler Toledo, Inc. In 1997 the new company was spun-off and went public.

History

Today Mettler-Toledo makes precision weighing and analytical instruments for clients in the food retail, industrial, and laboratory industries.

Donaldson Company Corporate Office

Donaldson Company was incorporated in 1915 by Frank Donaldson as Donaldson Engineering. The company was established to sell the engine air cleaner filter that the founder invented.

Within the first decade the company had acquired an air filter license and introduced a new kind of filter, the Simplex, which was used to prevent damage to engines.

Notable events Donaldson Company’s history include expanding to Canada in 1938, expanding to more international markets in 1960, beginning production in China in 1999, and the acquisition of Aerospace Filtration Systems in 2007.

Today the company makes filtration systems that remove contaminants from liquids and air. Donaldson produces air intake and exhaust systems, liquid filtration systems, dust, fume, and mist collectors, air filters used in industrial gas turbines, computer disk drives, and factory clean rooms. The company has 39 manufacturing plants and operations in 40 countries.

Donaldson Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DCI, is a member of the S&P 400, is #858 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,700 employees, and had $2.49 billion in revenue in 2014.

In March 2021, the company introduced a smart dryer for compressed air process filtration devices.

The company maintains a corporate office in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Donaldson Company

Donaldson Company was incorporated in 1915 by Frank Donaldson as Donaldson Engineering. The company was established to sell the engine air cleaner filter that the founder invented.

Within the first decade the company had acquired an air filter license and introduced a new kind of filter, the Simplex, which was used to prevent damage to engines.

History

In March 2021, the company introduced a smart dryer for compressed air process filtration devices.

The company maintains a corporate office in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Universal Corporation Corporate Office

Universal Corporation was founded in 1911 when American Tobacco Company broke up and Jacquelin P. Taylor formed Universal out of six leaf merchants.

Today Universal Corporation is the holding company for principal subsidiary Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, which buys, sells, processes, packs, ships, and stores leaf tobacco. The company has operations in 30 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including the United States, Germany, Belgium, China, and Zimbabwe.

Leaf tobacco is then sold to cigarette makers. Universal Corporation also buys and sells dark tobacco used in smokeless products, pipe tobacco, and cigars.

Universal Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol UVV, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #853 in the Fortune 1000, has 26,000 employees, and had $2.18 billion in revenue in 2014.

Universal Corporation

Universal Corporation was founded in 1911 when American Tobacco Company broke up and Jacquelin P. Taylor formed Universal out of six leaf merchants.

Leaf tobacco is then sold to cigarette makers. Universal Corporation also buys and sells dark tobacco used in smokeless products, pipe tobacco, and cigars.

History

Brown Shoe Company Corporate Office

Brown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.

Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.

Brown Shoe owns and markets the brands LifeStride, Via Spiga, Naturalizer, Sam Edleman, and Franco Sarto, and owns licensed brands Dr. Scholl’s, Fergie Footwear, Carlos by Carlos Santana, and Vince. In addition, the company operates American Sporting Goods Corporation as a subsidiary.

Brown Shoe Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BWS, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #826 in the Fortune 1000, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2014.

Brown Shoe Company

Brown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.

Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.

History

Apria Healthcare Group Corporate Office

Apria Healthcare Group can trace its roots back to 1924 when they were called Abbey Medical.

Apria Healthcare Group is the United States’ leading home healthcare group. In the company’s last year as an independent company, 2007, it had a total revenue of $2.1 billion and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AHG.

In 2008 Apria was acquired by The Blackstone Group in a $1.7 billion deal.

Today Apria Healthcare provides oxygen, ventilators, nebulizers, sleep monitoring equipment and medication, and home medical equipment to patients with respiratory conditions such as sleep apnea, emphysema, and negative pressure wound therapy. The company is #848 in the Fortune 1000. Consumer Reports states that the demand for medical equipment rental and home health services will increase tremendously by 2024, and notes Apria is one of the largest suppliers of oxygen and other supplies in the US.

Headquarters for Apria remain in Lake Forest, California.

Apria Healthcare Group

Apria Healthcare Group can trace its roots back to 1924 when they were called Abbey Medical.

History

In 2008 Apria was acquired by The Blackstone Group in a $1.7 billion deal.

Headquarters for Apria remain in Lake Forest, California.