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Air Canada Corporate Office

Air Canada

Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines. The company is the largest airline in Canada, with more than 1,500 flights every day. The company is the world’s 10th largest airline and is a founding member of The Star Alliance network of airlines.

History

The company was renamed Air Canada in 1965. In addition to the main airline, the company also had several subsidiaries, including Air Canada Vacations, Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, and Air Canada Rouge. In 2000, the company acquired their competition, Canadian Airlines.

Starting in July of 2006, the company launched on an interior makeover of all planes in the fleet, including in-seat games, LCD touchscreen televisions and internet service, and some models having their interiors completely gutted and new cabins installed.

In February 2017, a new retro red and black aircraft design was launched, to coincide with Air Canada’s 80th anniversary and Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Currently, the airline flies to 21 domestic destinations and 81 international destinations, including the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Along with its regional partners, the carrier serves over 182 destinations in 47 countries on six continents worldwide.

Air Canada’s frequent flyer rewards program, Aeroplan, allowed for both points collection and spending, as well as status and rewards as an Air Canada customer. As the Air Canada and Aeroplan changed, the division of points collection & spending, and had Air Canada introduce an internal rewards program, Altitude. Altitude is also going to be updated and replaced sometime in 2020.

In 2016, the company had $21.6 billion in revenue and approximately 28,000 full-time employees.

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Rusted Moon Outfitters Corporate Office

Rusted Moon Outfitters

Rusted Moon Outfitters was founded in 2002 by current CEO and owner Henry Miller in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company operates a sporting goods store, offering equipment, clothing, backpacks, footwear, and other accessories for the outdoor enthusiast.

The company differs from other sporting goods stores in that they offer rentals for most large items, including kayaks and bicycles. This allows customers to try out a particular brand or model before making an expensive purchase. In addition to rentals, the company offers lessons for basic kayaking, hiking, and other sports.

Rusted Moon Outfitters is a part of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, which is a information and buying co-op for small, independent outdoor and sporting goods stores.

History

Klein Tools Corporate Office

Klein Tools

Klein Tools was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by German immigrant Mathias Klein in 1857. Klein developed and made a pair of side cutting pliers for a telegraph repairman. The company grew quickly as it began to make tools for telegraph, telephone, and electrical companies and their employees.

History

Today, Klein Tools continues to manufacture hand tools, specializing in electrical and telecommunications tools. The company manufactures nearly 4,000 different types of hand tools and tool bags. The company is still privately owned, with Thomas Klein as current CEO.

Klein Tool has its own drop forging plant in Moran, Kansas, as well as a distribution center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

In September 2021, the company introduced a planar level tripod, eliminating the need to rotate a laser leveling tool.

The company moved its headquarters in 2006 to Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Home Run Inn Corporate Office

Home Run Inn

Today, Home Run Inn is a chain of Chicago style pizza restaurants. Mary Grittani developed the pizza recipe in 1940, which is still used today. The company began selling frozen pizzas in the area in the 1950’s and in the late 80’s, a frozen pizza manufacturing plant was constructed. The second plant was constructed in 1996, which has allowed the company to offer their frozen pizzas in 30 states.

As of 2015, the company has 8 locations, all in the greater Chicago area. Consumer Reports listed Home Run Inn pizza as the #1 frozen pizza in America in2013.

History

Home Run Inn was founded in 1923 by Vincent and Mary Grittani. Originally a tavern, when a home run ball broke the window of the tavern during a game, the pair decided to rename the business Home Run Inn. Today, Home Run Inn is a chain of Chicago … [Continue reading] about Home Run Inn Corporate Office

Instacart Corporate Office

Instacart

Instacart was founded in 2012 in San Francisco, California, by former Amazon employee Apoorva Mehta. Mehta wanted to create a delivery service similar to Amazon, but one that delivered fresh produce and groceries to customers from their local stores within hours after being ordered.

The company offers a delivery service of items purchased from a wide variety of grocery stores, as well as other types of stores, including Ralph’s, Market Basket, Petco, Costco, and Target, to name a few. Forbes magazine listed Instacart as “the most promising company in America” in January of 2015

History

Instacart mainly operates via its smartphone app, but it can be used on laptops, tablets, or desktop computers. Customers pay online as well via Apple Pay or Android Pay.

Instacart has approximately 500 employees, operates out of 15 major cities, including Denver and Los Angeles, and offers delivery from 24 stores, with more being added. In December of 2015, Instacart raised their prices by 50 percent, while cutting their payment to couriers by 50 percent in some areas.

In September of 2016, the company announced an expansion to their North Chicago area and in October of 2016, Instacart expanded their Orange County and Minneapolis coverage areas.

As of March 2017, Instacart services 36 markets, composed of 1,200 cities in 25 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

Also in March of 2017, Instacart agreed to pay a $4.6 million class action settlement stemming from the misclassification of its shopping employees as independent contractors. The suit alleged 18 violations, including improper tip pooling and failure to reimburse workers for business expenses.

Instacart shoppers complain that they face very harsh metrics, and can possibly lose their job for something as simple as an unplanned bathroom break.

The company has also been plagued with hackers and bots.

On September 3rd, 2020, the company added 7-Eleven to Instacarts list of available stores.

Headquarters for the company are located in San Francisco, California.