Thomas J. Fruechtel

Oregon Tool, Inc. manufactures and distributes agricultural and construction equipment. Its products include hydraulic chain saws, flat saws and power packs, saw chain, guide bars, rims and sprockets, log splitters, lawnmower, trimmer heads, log splitters, rotary cutters, finish mowers, landscape equipment, excavator buckets, and backhoe equipment. The firm offers its products under the Oregon, Carlton, Woods, SpeeCo, CF, Wain-roy, Alitec, Gannon, ICS, and Pentruder brands. The company was founded by Joseph Buford Cox in 1947 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

North Pacific Group, Inc. distributed building materials, industrial and hardwood products. The company's products included hardwood and softwood lumber, architectural panels, engineered lumber, grains, food ingredients, fertilizers, poles, piling, logs and composite products. It operated in Canada, Chile and Mexico. North Pacific Group was founded in 1948 by Doug David and was headquartered in Portland, OR.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. designs and assembles optical instruments. Its products include riflescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, rangefinders, trail cameras, and mounting systems for firearms, and accessories, including RCX camera kits, mounting tools, boresighters, knives, digital camera adapters, and tripods. The firm offers its services for hunting and shooting, tactical, observation, and golf applications. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a variety of lawn and garden equipment. It produces tractors, mowers, snow-throwers and other lawn and garden equipment, primarily for the consumer market. The company was founded in 1922 by William J. Niederkorn and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Blount, Inc. markets branded parts and accessories for the forestry, lawn and garden, farm, ranch, agriculture and construction equipment markets. It engages in manufacturing of saw chains, sprockets, related accessories, timer harvesting and log loading equipment, industrial tractors and loaders, and material handling equipment, and rotation bearings and mechanical power transmission components. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.