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On January 23, 2018, Dallas, Texas-based 7-Eleven bought 1,030 APlus convenience stores located in 17 states; the deal also included sister chain Stripes Convenience Stores. [3] The acquisition, which is the largest in the company's history (since surpassed by 7-Eleven's 2021 acquisition of Speedway from Marathon Petroleum ), brings the total ...
Weber Inc. is an American manufacturer of charcoal, gas, and electric outdoor grills with related accessories.It also owns restaurants and publishes cookbooks. The company was family owned until it sold a majority stake to BDT Capital Partners in 2010. [1]
Lufkin is a provider of rod lift products, automated control and optimization equipment and software for rod lift equipment to the oil and gas industry. It was an independent company until being acquired by GE Oil & Gas in July 2013, which later merged with Baker Hughes to create Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE). On June 30, 2020, KPS Capital ...
Char-Broil introduced the first electric grills, portable gas grills and table-top grills in the 1970s. In 1973, the Manufacturing Division moved from the Iron Works to a more modern plant in the Bradley Industrial Park and becomes known as W.C. Bradley Enterprises. Then in 1977, W.C. Bradley Enterprises became known as Char-Broil.
Fairport Lift Bridge, also called the Main Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in Fairport, built in 1914, and notable due to its irregular, ten-sided structure, as well as the 32-degree angle at which it crosses the canal. The bridge has a span of 139 feet (42 m).
Wolf Steel Ltd., better known as Napoleon, is the largest privately-owned manufacturer of fireplaces, grills, and gas furnaces in North America. [2] Based in Barrie, Ontario, Napoleon began in 1976 as a steel fabrication business under the name Wolf Steel Ltd. In 1995, Napoleon was founded after the company diversified its production to include ...
JLG 1200SJP Boom Lift. JLG introduced its first scissor lift in 1973, and in 1979, scissor lift production began in JLG's Bedford, Pennsylvania location. The firm's current product line includes the following types of items: Mast booms and boom lifts (aerial work platforms) Towable & trailer mounted boom lift trucks and telehandlers; Vertical ...
Genie is an American company that manufactures work lifts and platforms used in construction, maintenance, warehouse stocking, and equipment installation. Founded in 1966 by Bud Bushnell, the company operated independently until acquired by Terex in 2002. [1]