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Simon Seward died in 1912 at the age of 68 and his sons took over the trunk business.
Noesting manufactured pin tickets, paper clips and clamps, brass fasteners, straight pins, deadlocks, electrical leads, special wire forms, and firing pins for the military. • In 1988, Charlie Frohman and Pete Levy purchased Noesting from the founding family.
Tracia had started a design business called Tracia & Company in 1991.
That same year, Bruce Walls oversaw the construction of the 37,000 square foot Wyla facility on Phillips Industrial Blvd. in Jacksonville. • In 1995, Wyla’s manufacturing operation was moved from New Jersey to Jacksonville and marketing and design was moved to offices in New York City.
Advantus and GEM Merger • In June 2001, Advantus Corp. merged with GEM Office Products.
In mid-2002, the Company acquired the 163,000 sq. ft.
12th Street facility Leeco and Cropper Hopper Photo organizing storage box • In 2003, United Stationers (now known as Essendant) asked Advantus to take over the distribution of Leeco Industries’ products to United.
Later in 2003, the Company acquired both of them.
Carver Wood letter tray Vertiflex breakroom storage Ledu lamp Vertiflex file cart Tim Holtz • In 2006, Advantus partnered with Tim Holtz to launch the Tim Holtz Idea-ology brand.
Marty has held several CXO and executive roles within the legacy company of E3 Federal Solutions and Avantus Federal since 2014.
Advantus renames to Securian Asset Management, Inc. effective May 1, 2018
He most recently was a Director of QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee until its sale to Blackstone (NYSE: BX) in 2021.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KI | 1941 | $5.4M | 15 | 21 |
| Herman Miller | 1905 | $2.5B | 8,000 | 1 |
| Haworth International Ltd | 1975 | $1.4B | 5,950 | - |
| Allsteel | 1912 | $350.0M | 595 | - |
| Hercules Sealing Products | 1962 | $50.0M | 5,000 | 2 |
| Sigma Designer Faucetry | 1993 | $23.3M | 18 | - |
| Winzer | 1978 | $101.0M | 200 | 3 |
| Majestic Steel USA | 1979 | $166.6M | 200 | 32 |
| Igus Bearings | 1964 | $11.0M | 100 | 14 |
| Century Fasteners | 1955 | $700,000 | 50 | 4 |
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