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Article: Around and About.(management of Goodyear Rubber Products Inc.)(Bon Tool Co. celebrating its 50 years anniversary)(Platinum Equity Advisors LLC acquires Industrial Distribution Group Inc.)
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- Industrial Distribution
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- April 1, 2008
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Edited by Brad Perriello, brad.perriello@reedbusiness.com
Goodyear Rubber Products marks 60 years
Brad Perriello
It was 1948 when a group of motorcycle aficionados formed a biking club they called the Hells Angels. Velcro, the Frisbee and the 33 1/3 rpm record were all invented that year, when a young couple from Brooklyn moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., and founded Goodyear Rubber Products Inc.
Newlyweds Murray and Jackie Jacobs' industrial rubber products distributorship began as a true family affair, with Murray's mother keeping the books, Jackie's father handling customers, Jackie answering the phone and young Murray selling garden ...