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Simplicity - Company History (856 words) |
 | Simplicity operated as an independent company until 1965 when it was purchased by the Allis-Chalmers Corporation. |
 | In 1985, an Employee Stock Ownership Trust (ESOT) was formed and ownership of the company was transferred from Wesray Corporation to Simplicity employees. |
 | Current technology provides the flexibility for the company to build a mix of products each day, and respond to changing consumer demands. |
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Maxwell automobile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (508 words) |
 | The company was named after founders Jonathan Dixon Maxwell, who earlier had worked for Oldsmobile, and the Briscoe Brothers Metalworks. |
 | Benjamin Briscoe, an automobile industry pioneer, was president of the company at its height. |
 | For a time, Maxwell was considered one of the three top automobile firms in America (though the phrase the Big Three was not used) along with Buick and of course Ford Motor Company. |