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Old 01-10-2009 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lowlevel
I was bored:
Wendy's - started by Dave Thomas, born 1932 in Atlantic City, NJ (first Wendy's was in Columbus 1969, but his first restaurant the Ranch House Restaurant was in Fort Wayne, IN). Still a NJ native

Kinko's - Started by Paul Orfalea in Isla Vista, CA in 1969

Limited - In 1961, Leslie Wexner went to work in father's women's clothes store (CMH) and it progressed from there (you get this one)

Express - Started in Chicago 1980. Integrated with Structure, a Limited company in 2001, who sold 75% of shares to Golden Gate Capital in 2007 (SFO based)

Bob Evans - Started in Rio Grande, OH - 91 miles South of CMH

Abercrombie - Started in 1892, in NYC, by David Abercrombie (Born in Baltimore, MD). Later merged with Ezra Fitch of Kingston, NY

NetJets - Started as Executive Jet Aviation in 1964 in CMH, later bought by Berkshire Hathaway (of Omaha, NE)

2 out of 7 ain't bad
ok forgot to mention nationwide and proctor and gamble for the cincy folks. but i guess everyone in ohio and kentucky are retards... i agree most at comair are, but don't disrespect the folks that live around here
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