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Founded in 2000, The Bear Factory Ltd. is a British company that sells stuffed toys. Part of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., the company is based in Slough, UK. The Bear Factory was acquired by Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. on April 02, 2006 for $45.36 million.

Part of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Stride Rite Children's Group LLC is a company that manufactures children's footwear. The company is based in Lexington, MA.

Founded in 2005, Build-A-Bear UK Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. The company is based in Slough, UK. The British company provides clothing, shoes, and accessories for stuffed animals.

The Toy Association, Inc. is a trade association that represents all businesses involved in creating and delivering toys and youth entertainment products for kids of all ages. The Toy Association is based in New York, NY. The organization leads the health and growth of the toy industry, which has an annual economic impact of $102.40 billion. The Toy Association serves as the industry's voice on the developmental benefits of play and promotes play's positive impact on childhood development to consumers and media. The organization has a long history of leadership in toy safety, having helped develop the first comprehensive toy safety standard more than 40 years ago. Stephen J. Pasierb has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2015.

Devo Technology, Inc. develops real-time big data platform that ingests and analyzes data for information technology, operations, fraud, and security. Its products include data analytics platform, security operations, and integration. The firm offers solutions such as security analytics, log management, and financial services. The company was founded by Pedro Muros Castillo and Pedro Palao in May 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Gilbane, Inc. provides real estate development and construction services. The firm?s services include preconstruction, building information modeling, construction, transition planning and management, multi-site project delivery systems, energy services, virtual design and construction and disaster recovery and reconstruction. The company was founded by William H. Gilbane and Thomas F. Gilbane in 1873 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. provides educational services. It promotes the cause of higher education in the State of Georgia, receives and manages financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the Georgia Institute of Technology and assists the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research institution. The company was in 1932 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Information Technology Senior Management Forum engages in the cultivation of talent among black technology professionals. It offers leadership academy, emerge, ITSF MAX, and Vision2020. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Kate Spade LLC designs, manufactures and markets accessories, apparel and other items for women. The firm offers handbags, such as satchels, shoulders bags, totes, cross body bags, clutches, diaper bags, and travel bags, clothing, which includes dresses and skirts, jackets and outerwear, tops, sweaters, pants, shorts and rompers, swimwear, active wear, sleepwear, bridal and other collections and shoes, including sandals, flats, sneakers, wedges and heels. The company was founded by Andrew Spade and Katherine Noel Brosnahan Spade in January 1993 and is headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ.

Diesel SpA Manufactures apparel for men and women. The firm offers apparel for men, women, and children. It is also owns lifestyle brands, which provide home furnishings, bicycles, helmets, headphones, and wines. The company was founded by Adriano Goldschmied and Renzo Rosso in 1978 and is headquartered in Breganze, Italy.

Euromarket Designs, Inc. owns and operates retail showrooms of house wares and furniture. Its products include furniture, dining and entertaining, kitchen wares, decorations and pillows, rugs and curtains, lighting and fixtures, and bed and bath supplies. The company was founded by Gordon L. Segal and Carole Browe Segal in 1962 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Roundabout Theatre Co., Inc. owns and operates theatres. It is a not-for-profit theatre company. The firm Theatre-PLUS™ program, designed to enhance the theatergoing experience. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Crate & Barrel Canada, Inc. owns and operates home decorating stores. It offers a wide range of products including home furnishings such as china, glassware and metalware for kitchen and table. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Home Delivery Services, Inc. develops an ecommerce service to shop for groceries and general merchandise from the retailers. The company was founded by Louis H. Borders and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Mattress Firm, Inc. offers mattresses and related products. It offers a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and related products. The firm markets its products under the brand name of Sealy, Serta, Stearns and Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Simmons. The company was founded by Paul Stork, Harry Roberts, and Stephen G. Fendrich in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Build-A-Bear Workshop UK Ltd. owns and manages a chain of stuffed animal stores. The company is based in Slough, UK. Build-A-Bear Workshop was acquired by Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. on April 03, 2006 for $41.40 million. The British company was founded in 1997. The CEO is Sharon Price John.

Part of OTTO AG für Beteiligungen, Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc. is a company that functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in Northbrook, IL. The company was founded in 1962 by Gordon L. Segal, Carole Browe Segal. Janet Hayes has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

NEST Fragrances LLC designs and manufactures home fragrance and personal care products. It provides scented candles, diffusers, room sprays, soaps and lotions and other essentials for body, rooms and environments. The firm's clients include companies in the fashion, beauty, retail and home fragrance industries. The company was founded by Laura Slatkin in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. provides children with new clothing, toys, basic necessities, juvenile products and books. The firm operates as a charity of retailers, manufacturers and licensors of children's and youth products, in partnership with foundations, that provides new clothing, toys, basic necessities, juvenile products, and books to underprivileged and disaster-stricken children. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that designs and rebuilds playgrounds or play places for children. It provide community-build training, challenge grants and publications for communities. The company was founded by Darell Hammond in 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of VTech Holdings Ltd., Vtech Industries, Inc. is an American company that manufactures toys.

Checkerboard Ltd. designs, manufactures and wholesales custom printed invitations. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Milford, OH.

Founded in 1956, PromaxBDA is a foundation/endowment headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Public Broadcasting Service provides public broadcasting television services. They provide Television programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. It offers oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion, education services, new media ventures, fundraising support, engineering and technology development and video marketing services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Hanna Andersson LLC manufactures apparel, accessories and shoes for kids and women. The firm's products include classic stripes, prints and baby sleeper outfits. It offers products for girls, boys, women and babies. The company was founded by Gun Denhart and Tom Denhart in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Heat Media, Inc. is a company that engages in a candid conversation with glossier chronicler Marisa Meltzer about the rise and reinvention of V.C. fashion-tech girlboss feminism. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. The company also discuss the impact of internationally-produced scripted and unscripted series as a workaround for the grueling labor war in Hollywood. Sarah Personette has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.