Cover Story - September 14, 2007
Designed to Sell
Every couple of years in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Gordon and Carole Segal traveled to Italy, where they imbibed on carefully roasted Italian coffee brewed into lattes, espressos and cappuccinos. The Segals instinctively knew Americans would enjoy such high-end coffee products. So, the Segals, who founded the Crate and Barrel retail conglomerate in Chicago, imported different machines, saucers and cups from Italian manufacturers and stocked the shelves in their stores, expecting a new retail trend to emerge in America. Read More...
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Future 50 2007
- Abri Health Plan
- Argon Industries Inc.
- CCI
- CJ & Associates Inc.
- Capital Data Inc.
- Clearwing Productions Inc.
- C. Coakley Relocation Systems
- CoakleyTech
- Connecture Inc.
- Dedicated Computing LLC
- ec-connection
- Elite Human Capital Group
- Executive Benefits Network
- Fi-Med
- First Edge Solutions
- GEM Manufacturing Inc. DBA: Specialty Machining Inc.
- General MetalWorks Corp.
- Good Electric Inc.
- Gordy’s Lakefront Marine/ Gordy’s Boat House Restaurant
- Independent Care Health Plan
- Inland Companies Inc.
- Iverson Language Associates Inc.
- Ken Cook Co.
- Key Technical Solutions Inc.
- La Macchia Group LLC
- M&M Office Interiors Inc.
- Mared Mechanical Contractors Corp.
- MasterLink Corporation
- Midwestern Roofing & Construction
- Miles Data Technologies
- MilwaukeeJobs.com
- Mortgagebot LLC
- Neroli Salon & Spa
- New Resources Consulting
- Novo Group Inc.
- NovoPrint USA Inc.
- RFP Commercial Inc.
- R S InfoCon Inc.
- Retail Maintenance Service Inc.
- River Run Computers Inc.
- Schroeder Solutions
- Share Building Products Inc.
- Sigma Exteriors
- The Sleep Wellness Institute Inc.
- Steele Solutions Inc.
- Sterling Aviation LLC
- Terra Nova Inc.
- Uihlein Electric Company
- Webcom Inc.
- Zeller Transportation LLC
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