Lagasse was acquired by United Stationers Supply Co. United Stationers is the nation's largest wholesale distributor of office supplies, furniture, computer peripherals, janitorial – sanitation, food service and paper supplies. United Stationers was founded as Utility Supply Company in 1906, and incorporated as United Stationers in 1922. United Stationers went public in 1981. When acquired by United Stationers in 1996, annual Lagasse sales were $80 million and Lagasse operated 14 warehouses. Lagasse acquired Sweet Paper Sales Corp., a storied firm with nearly 50 years experience serving the Foodservice, Paper and Jan San industries. Sweet Paper was founded in 1956 by Samuel Scheck in Miami, Florida and grew to 450 employees and 10 locations when it was acquired by Lagasse. The family values and relationships Sweet Paper had with its customers and vendors made the integration of these two great companies a clear fit. With the acquisition, the combined companies continued to conduct business as LagasseSweet.

Sparks Marketing Group, making exhibits, displays, and fixtures for trade shows, theme parks, museums, and retailers. Sparks Marketing Group, Inc. (formerly Marlton Technologies) operates primarily through subsidiaries Sparks Exhibits & Environments and Sparks Custom Retail, and manages projects from start to finish, including event coordination and marketing, refurbishing, and storage. Customers include "FORTUNE" 1000 companies, which typically spend more than $200,000 on exhibits. Sparks owns six facilities across the US and one each in Amsterdam and China.

SECURIDEV is an independent European industrial group, specializing in locks and security systems. La vocation de SECURIDEV est de concevoir, de fabriquer et de commercialiser : The vocation of SECURIDEV is to design, manufacture and marketdes systèmes mécaniques, électroniques et électroniques de contrôle des accès pour de grandes organisations et des sites à risques (marques Dény-Fontaine – Dom ) mechanical, electronic and electronic access control for large organizations and sites at risk. Sécuridev has its market locked in. It makes and sells old-fashioned metal locks, as well as new-fangled electronic-access systems. Its products, which the company wholesales and retails, are used in everything from cars to vending machines to computers. Brand names include Dény, Titan, Picard, Métalux, Fontaine, and Ronis. The company's subsidiaries outside France make metal fasteners and cylinder-lock inserts. Its UK-based Ronis unit specializes in fashioning locks for wooden and steel office furniture. Sécuridev chairman Henri Morel is also director of financial consortium SFPI (Société Financière de Participation Industrielle), which holds a 57% stake in Sécuridev.

When the sparks fly, it helps to be under the aegis of Aearo Technologies. The company sells personal protection equipment in more than 70 countries under brand names such as AOSafety, E-A-R, Peltor, and SafeWaze. Products include earplugs, goggles, face shields, respirators, hard hats, safety clothing, first-aid kits, and communication headsets. Aearo also sells safety prescription eyewear and makes energy-absorbing foams that control noise, vibration, and shock. Bear Stearns Merchant Banking previously owned a controlling stake in Aearo, which in 2006 was acquired by private equity firm Permira for $765 million. 3M Company acquired Aearo in 2008.

CEVA was formed in August 2007 as a result of the merger of TNT Logistics and EGL Eagle Global Logistics.We are one of the world’s leading logistics companies, providing end-to-end design, implementation and operational capabilities in freight forwarding, contract logistics, transportation management and distribution management. CEVA Group Plc offer every customer a service tailored to their specific needs, built on our formidable experience across a broad range of market sectors. We have particular expertise in automotive and tires; technology; consumer and retail; industrial; publishing; energy; aerospace; and healthcare.

Hanco ATM Systems installs and operates automated teller machines (ATMs) in the UK. As a member of the LINK Interchange Network, a network of more than 45,000 cash machines, the company provides ATMs manufactured by Triton, and its services include network monitoring and technical support. Hanco was acquired by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group in 2005. Founded in the US in 1991, Hanco has focused on the UK market since divesting its US operations in 2002.

DB Schenker Rail Italia is the Italian subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail, Europe’s largest rail freight carrier. Its launch enables the DB Schenker Rail Group to provide seamless transport services between Italy, Germany, Scandinavia and the Benelux countries.DB Schenker Rail, the largest European freight railroad. We are a high-performance, flexible and safe carrier - for your transport logistics, for people in Europe and for the environment. All DB Schenker Rail transports in Italy are managed from here. The Alessandria rail node has always been important for rail freight transport. Located between the cities of Milan, Turin and Genoa, it serves all destinations in north-western Italy. To do so, DB Schenker Rail takes advantage of all the resources of the European DB Schenker Rail network.

Western Corporate Federal Credit Union, or WesCorp, is a credit union for credit unions. Formed in 1969 to serve the liquidity needs of the growing credit union segment in California, WesCorp provides its member/owners with services such as loans, investments, check processing and collection, asset and liability consulting, risk management, funds transfer, and ACH (automated clearing house), and purchasing management services. The company was the first federally chartered central credit union, and it now serves more than 950 credit unions throughout the US and Guam. WesCorp was seized by federal regulators in 2009 and is operating under the oversight of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

The lawyers at Andrews Kurth might carry 10-gallon briefcases in lieu of cowboy hats. A leading Texas law firm, Andrews Kurth maintains seven offices in the US (including four in the Lone Star State) and two more overseas. Overall, the firm has more than 400 lawyers. Andrews Kurth is prominent in corporate securities and energy work and has established itself in the international arena. Additional practice areas include bankruptcy, environmental law, labor issues, litigation, and real estate. Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect permeate the firm’s success stories with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. Andrews Kurth embraces diversity and inclusion as a business imperative and an ethical responsibility. We strive to be a leader in the legal profession by building a high-performance team of diverse individuals to create a positive experience for our clients and our firm community.

JA Worldwide teaches smaller people about big business. Doing business as Junior Achievement (JA), the organization educates students in grades K-12 about business, economics, and free enterprise. JA Worldwide conducts its activities in more than 100 countries. JA's programs reach 8.3 million children each year and focus on such areas as citizenship, career development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and ethics, among others. Some 287,000 classroom volunteers assist with the organization's activities through about 140 chapters nationwide. JA Worldwide funding comes from individual contributions and corporate donations. The group was established in 1919. While Junior Achievement was started in 1919, its first official home was not ready until 1925. The original JA headquarters building was located in Springfield, MA.

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