C. C. Dickson was founded in 1933 and is owned by the Dickson family including chairman Clyde Dickson, Jr. C. C. Dickson has never played a tune, but still has plenty of fans. Operating through about 110 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, the company distributes parts, supplies, and equipment for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration. Products include air distribution supplies (Air King, Duro-Dyne); blowers and fans (Chelsea and Lau); compressors (Blissfield, Copeland); controls (Barber-Coleman, Maxitrol); pumps (Bell & Gossett, Hartel); and refrigerants (Honeywell, Icor).

Roots is owned by Michael Budman and Don Green, who co-founded Roots Canada Ltd. company as a footwear store in 1973. From its original shoot, Roots Canada has branched out into many areas. The apparel chain, known among some as the Canadian Gap, sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children. Firmly planted in the land of maple leaves and beavers, the company has more than 120 stores in Canada and the US, and over 40 locations in Asia (China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). Besides apparel, Roots Canada Ltd. company offers leather goods, eyewear, watches, and fragrances, even lending its name to a line of furniture. It was the official outfitter of the 2002 Winter Olympics and also outfitted Canada and three other nations in 2004.

Atlantic Plywood Corporation was founded in 1974 by by Nick Cucci and Dave Larson and is owned by its employees. Atlantic Plywood - the name says it all. The company is a wholesale distributor of hardwoods and other mill products along the Atlantic seaboard. It supplies hardwood, softwood, and imported plywood products; medium density fiberboard; cabinet hardware; high-pressure laminates; hardboard; and other items to customers in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions. It also supplies architectural panels and doors along with veneers. Atlantic Plywood has nine branches in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

Founder and president Bill Meadows began his business in the mid-1960s by growing produce and selling it on roadsides. He incorporated Meadow Farms as a nursery in 1974 and discontinued his produce business. Meadows Farms can help turn your lawn into something more like a meadow, if that's what you want. The company operates about two dozen nurseries in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The nurseries sell plants, garden tools and accessories, gifts, housewares, seeds, soils, and other garden related merchandise. The company also offers landscaping and ground maintenance services. Meadows Farms also includes the Meadows Farms Golf Course, which features the Longest Hole in the US at 841 yards.

PC Connection is just a click away. A leading direct marketer of computer products in the US, the company sells hardware, software, networking devices, and peripherals. It offers more than 180,000 items from Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Microsoft, among others. Through its catalogs, websites, and direct sales force, PC Connection targets small and midsized businesses, large corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as individual consumers. PC Connection was founded in 1982 by Patricia Gallup (chairman and CEO) and David Hall (director).

Kohler Mira went from dreaming in the shower, to dreaming about the shower. Founded in the 1920s, Kohler Mira is a leading UK bathroom products company. The company's offerings, which include showers, faucets, enclosures, trays, and brassware, are sold through bath and housewares specialty retailers in more than 40 countries worldwide. Its names include Mira Platinum, Biocote, and Mira Eco. Mira developed the world's first thermostatic shower, which gained popularity in the 1960s. Then called Mira Showers Group (which included its Rada, Meynell, and Alstone brands), Kohler Mira Limited company was acquired by US-based Kohler Co. in 2001 and became Kohler Mira.

Liberty Media takes the liberty of arranging its varied businesses as it wishes. The holding company comprises publicly traded Liberty Capital Group, Liberty Starz, and Liberty Interactive Group. The arrangement separates the company's fast-growing video and online commerce operations from its less robust telecommunications and entertainment businesses. Liberty Media's largest holding, the QVC home-shopping network, is part of Liberty Interactive, as is e-tailer Provide Commerce. Movie producer and distributor Starz Media belongs to Liberty Starz and the Atlanta Braves baseball team both to Liberty Capital. In 2010 the company announced plans to merge and spin off Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz.

Locke Supply Co. was founded in 1955 by Don and Wanda Locke. After Don's death in 2000, the company's employees purchased Locke Supply from the family. Locke Supply has a lock on the HVAC business in Oklahoma City. Through about 160 locations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, the company distributes air-conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical supplies, and tools. It also sells whirlpool baths and refrigeration equipment. Locke Supply's 300,000-square-foot distribution center holds brands like DeWalt, Bradford White, Eljer, and Armstrong Air.

Adams Fairacre Farms was founded in 1919 by Ralph Adams Sr. as a roadside produce stand where the Adams family sold the excess from its 50-acre farm. The company added other items as customers requested them. Descendants of Adams, including some third generation members, own and run the family business. From seeds to seafood and fertilizer to fencing, Adams Fairacre Farms has a few things covered. The company's three locations in New York's Hudson River Valley offer groceries, including fresh produce, power equipment (John Deere tractors and mowers, chippers, chain saws), fencing supplies, landscaping materials, and gifts and gardening supplies (plants, seeds, soil, pest control).

ACES A/C SUPPLY, INC. was founded in 1983 by president Bill Davenport. When it comes to keeping the Lone Star State cool, this company has an ace in the hole. ACES A/C Supply distributes residential and commercial heating and cooling equipment through some half a dozen locations in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Corpus Christi, Texas. The company offers systems, parts, and accessories from such brands as Trane (formerly American Standard), Aspen, Climatemaster, Fujitsu, Mortex, and RV Products. ACES A/C Supply sells to HVAC contractors only, but it also provides marketing support, financing, rebates, training, and lead generation to its co-op members.

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