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Former La Crosse Footwear building in La Crosse, Wisconsin is now mostly apartments and mixed-use development A well-worn pair of Danner boots. LaCrosse was established in Wisconsin in 1897 as the La Crosse Rubber Mill in the city of La Crosse. [2] The company became the largest employer in that city in 1930. [2]
STX (a contraction of the word "sticks" but commonly called "S-T-X") is a global sports equipment manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, US.STX makes lacrosse equipment, field hockey equipment, and ice hockey equipment, but its main business is in manufacturing of men's and women's lacrosse sticks and protective gear, including gloves, pads, and women's eyewear.
Kwik Trip and Kwik Star are full-service convenience stores that sell a basic grocery selection, ready-to-eat food, and gasoline. Kwik Star is the name used for Kwik Trip stores in Iowa, Illinois, and South Dakota because the similar-sounding brand QuikTrip operates in those states. [12]
From 1967, M.A.B. was run by Thomas A. Bruder, and was privately held until it was purchased by Sherwin-Williams in 2007. [1] M.A.B. Paints was well known throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area because of their Make America Beautiful campaign and their sponsorship of local professional and amateur sports teams and charities, including the 2007 United States Club Lacrosse Association ...
The G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, was a brewer that operated from 1858 to 1996. It was ultimately acquired by Stroh's.From 1872 until its acquisition, the brewery bore the family name of its co-founder and brewer Gottlieb Heileman.
The Old Stone Forge of Wallingford, Vermont, founded in 1808, became the American Fork and Hoe Co.In 1949, the name was changed to True Temper. In 1981 True Temper is divided into two divisions, sports and hardware. [1]
Lacrosse has historically been played for the most part in Canada and the United States, with small but dedicated lacrosse communities in the United Kingdom and Australia. Recently, however, lacrosse has begun to flourish at the international level, with teams being established around the world, particularly in Europe and East Asia. [60] [61]
Box lacrosse is a slightly different version of traditional lacrosse and is played in a dried-out hockey rink. Goalies wear pads comparable to the pads an ice hockey player would traditionally wear. Games in box lacrosse also feature six players versus six instead of ten versus ten matchups in outdoor lacrosse.