Sauer-Sundstrand opens Lawrence plant boosting growth vision
Sauer-Sundstrand Co plans a $30 million Lawrence plant to expand North American sales, adding a new production cell layout for one piece flow and multi-line transmissions. Folkmann, a 25 year veteran, leads the Ames site while Thompson oversees Lawrence operations as the company pushes double digit growth with 1997 North American sales surpassing $200 million.
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Ames
Towa
Keith Folkmann
Kansas
Sauer-Sundstrand Co
Lawrence
Kan
Folkmann
Sauer-Sundstrand
Myrone Thompson
Ilinois
Folkmann and Thompson
Proros Ny Jamis Walcox
Stedaro
Journal-Wortt
Iowa
Keith Folkmarin
Myron Thompson
PpSot Gonglers
Saver-Sundstrand
Reading Fortune rankings show profit from top firms
Penn State professor Roger Vergin analyzed Fortune’s America's Most Admired Corporations lists from 1983 to 1997 and found that investing $10,000 yearly in the top 10 yielded after-dividend returns of 22.2 percent, reaching $128,630, while bottom 10 stocks underperformed with a -1.7 percent return ending at $7,953.
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Fortune Magazine
Penn State
Roger Vergin
Business Horizons
Fortune
Merck
Rubbermaid
Coca- Cola
Procter & Gamble
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Dow Jones
Wal-Mart
Hewlett Packard
LTV Corp
TWA
Financial Corporation of America
American Motors
Pan Am
Wang Labs
Manville
Continental Airlines
BankAmerica
International Harvester
Richie's sixth grader entrepreneur widens toy line
Twelve year old Richie Stachowski of Moraga leads Short Stack as president and chief inventor while juggling sixth grade and sports. He unveils two new pool toys Scuba Scope and Bumper Jumper Water Pumper after Water Talkies sold 100,000 units last year. Toys R Us ordered more Water Talkies and he drew attention on David Letterman with Tom Hanks as a guest.
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Monaca, Cay
Richie Stachowski
Richie
Ihis Commpany
Short Stack
Michael Cookson
San Francisco
Wham-O ‘Inc
Cookson
Bichie
Junin
Toys ‘R’ Us Wey
Barbara Thio Tasis
David Letterman
Acad
Tom‘Hanks
Toys ‘R’ Us
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