Kawai wants to show Steinway the highway. The world's #2 musical instrument maker (behind Yamaha), Kawai makes a limited number of Shigeru Kawai hand-built grand pianos each year. Each pricey piano features a soundboard aged five years (compared to the usual one year) and is crafted using 200-year-old Ezo spruce trees. Kawai also makes other grand, upright, and digital pianos. Musical instruments and related products account for most of the company's sales. In addition, Kawai operates music and gymnastics schools, makes metal products, and sells computers and peripherals. Kawai, founded in 1927 by the father of retired chairman Shigeru Kawai, sells its products worldwide.

More than 160 years ago, an obscure young seaman, Calcutta bound, carved from a block of wood a model of what was destined to become the world's most famous revolver. His name was Samuel Colt, and from the spark of his inventive genius came the modern firearms of today.As a company, Colt firearms has always been an innovator, a pioneer – implementing mass production techniques, designing for parts interchangeability, always striving to improve production methods. Today, Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC operates just a few miles away from Samuel Colt’s original Hartford, Connecticut armory and continues to maintain its position as one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers by blending state-of-the-art technologies and modernized manufacturing methods. After all, Colt tradition dictates that the technology be the best available and that quality never be compromised.

The Stickley brothers burst into international prominence in the early 20th century with their Mission Oak designs. These were based on the notion that furniture should be “honest”—a reaction against the fake joinery, unnecessary gaudiness, and shoddy workmanship of many of the pieces created in the early days of industrial furniture making.When certain specialized tasks (like chairmaking, and inlay) were migrating overseas throughout the furniture industry, we recognized that our loyal, marvelously skilled Vietnamese-American employees could be a great asset in setting up an Asian factory that would support our American base of production. Several dozen of our New York employees moved to Vietnam and brought “the Stickley way” to a sparkling modern facility that feeds a small number of critical products to our Manlius manufacturing and distribution center.

Eminence Speaker Llc is a private company categorized under Speaker Systems and located in Eminence, KY. Our records show it was established in 1966* and incorporated in Kentucky*. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $100 to 500 million and employs a staff of approximately 100 to 249.

A leader in introducing Japanese toy trends to the United States, Bandai America Incorporated is a subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc., an entity that resulted from the integration of Namco Ltd. and Bandai Co. Ltd. of Japan. Global interests encompass six strategic business units: toys, hobby (toys, models, apparel and sundries), amusement facilities, game content (home and arcade console gaming), network (mobile phone and PC content), visual and music content (including home entertainment), and an affiliated business group. Bandai America is the manufacturer and master toy licensee of some of the most popular brands in children's toys and entertainment today, including Power Rangers, Ben 10™, Dragon Ball Z®, Digimon, Tamagotchi® and Girlz Connect. The company is headquartered in Cypress, California and information is available at www.Bandai.com.

Arquati S.p.A. engages in the manufacture and sale of home furnishings in Italy. Its products include fabrics for curtains and furnishing; sofas, seats, pouffs, and beds; carpets and rugs; curtain rails; vertical or Venetian blinds; and awnings. Arquati S.p.A. was founded in 1972 and is based in Sala Baganza, Italy. Arquati S.p.A. operates as a subsidiary of Synpa S.p.A.

Olhausen Billiards company makes about 30,000 pool tables each year and it makes a variety of billiards accessories. Olhausen's line of pool tables are available in wood, veneer, and laminate materials and cover a range of styles, from classic or more contemporary looks to Harley-Davidson, NASCAR, Budweiser, or Jack Daniels theme tables. It sells to distributors, recreational centers, and retailers nationwide. Still a family-owned company, Olhausen was founded in 1972 by brothers Butch and Donald Olhausen, who started out moving and recovering pool tables before they bought a small billiards table manufacturing outfit the next year.

Paco may be small, but his systems are huge. Paquito & Sons installs multimedia systems in places like the Guggenheim Museum and Walt Disney World. The company, better known as Island Systems & Design, designed and installed the myriad TVs and booming sound system at ESPN's Times Square restaurant and sports bar, ESPN Zone. It also hooks up residential locations with surround sound systems, home theaters, custom lighting, and home automation. CEO Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., and his wife, Pam, founded Island Systems & Design in 1974.

Optimal Group Inc., through its interest in WowWee Group Companies, engages in the design, development, marketing, and distribution of technology-based, consumer robotic, toy, and entertainment products. Its product line includes WowWee Robotics, a line of consumer robotic products; WowWee FlyTech, a line of flyer products; WowWee Alive, which are Alive Cubs life-like plush animals that come alive when nurtured; Think Wow Toys, including plush, pillows, novelty food, action figures, dolls, and fashion accessories; and WowWee Technologies comprising Rovio, a wi-fi enabled mobile Web cam, and Cinemin suite of portable multimedia pico projectors. The company sells its products through grocery stores, pharmacies, toy stores, department stores, and high-end consumer technologies stores. Optimal Group, through its subsidiary, Optimal Payments Corp., processes credit card payments for retail point-of-sale merchants. It operates primarily in the United States, Europe, Central America, Canada, and Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Cybex International, Inc. manufactures exercise equipment, as well as develops, manufactures, and markets strength and cardiovascular fitness equipment products for the commercial and consumer markets. The company's cardiovascular equipment is designed to provide aerobic conditioning by elevating the heart rate; increasing lung capacity, endurance, and circulation; and burning body fat. Its cardiovascular products include Cybex Arc cross trainers, treadmills, upright and recumbent cycle bikes, and steppers, as well as Trazer, a three-dimensional optical tracking and measurement system. The company's strength training equipment provides a physical workout by exercising the musculo-skeletal system. Its strength training products comprise selectorized single station equipment, modular multi-station units, multi-gym, functional trainers, plate loaded equipment, and free-weight equipment. Cybex International sells its products principally under Cybex brand name. The company also offers leasing and other financing options for its commercial customers. Its commercial customers include health clubs, hotels, resorts, spas, educational institutions, sports teams, sports medicine clinics, military installations, and corporate fitness and community centers. The company distributes its products through independent authorized dealers, sales force, international distributors, and a network of independent service providers, as well as through its e-commerce Web site cybexinternational.com. Cybex International, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in Medway, Massachusetts.

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