SKC Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) is the parent company of SKC, Inc. (Covington, Georgia, USA). SKC Co., Ltd. began commercial production of polyester films in 1978. The company grew from its 1976 founding to become a global supplier of polyester films. In 1986, SKC established a sales and service branch in Mt. Olive, New Jersey, USA to further accommodate the American market. Recognizing the numerous benefits customers receive through local sourcing, SKC embarked on an ambitious plan to provide those benefits by building a state-of-the-art facility in Covington, Georgia, USA. The multi-year project created a new organization (SKC, Inc.), a new headquarters and a new plant.

SKC, Inc. began production of film in May 1999. The Covington plant currently manufactures a variety of Skyrol® brand polyester films on three production lines. Future plans reveal initiatives to expand the plant to ten lines. SKC has a global production capacity of 300 million pounds of films per year, the most productive and advanced plant in the industry (Covington, Georgia, USA) and the highest volume film plant in the world (Suwon, South Korea). SKC is truly a world leader in polyester films.

Skyrol® polyester films are initially produced in large master rolls and then slit down to smaller rolls according to customer specifications. Skyrol® films are sold to its customers who utilize the films in their processes and end products. For more detailed information on SKC’s broad portfolio of Skyrol® films, refer to the Find A Film Type section, or the Contact Us section of this website. SKC desires to be your key source for polyester films.

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Kennedy Wilson is an international real estate investment and services firm with a success proven legacy. Our team is forward-thinking, entrepreneurial and relationship-oriented, and our results reflect the quality and strength of our people. Our vision is to maximize opportunities and continually create value for our clients, partners and shareholders.

Kennedy Wilson (NYSE:KW) is a real estate operating company that provides a diversified array of real estate investments and services in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The company was founded in 1977 as a real estate auction business and has since grown into a vertically integrated international real estate firm headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA with 23 offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Kennedy Wilson’s operations are defined by two core business practices: KW Investments and KW Services.

KW Investments includes multifamily, office and residential property acquisitions (including condominium conversions) as well as note purchases.

KW Services includes property services for third-party and company-owned assets, auction and conventional sales and investment management.

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If we can’t do it safely, we don’t do it.

End of story. Nothing is more important to Entergy than the safety of its customers and employees.

As of 2011, 70 Entergy work sites had earned Star status under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA VPP), the highest possible safety rating for an industrial work site.

In 2011, Entergy employees had the lowest total number of recordable safety incidents in company history.

In 2011, Entergy achieved the lowest Recordable Accident Index (a standardized OSHA index for comparing accident rates) in company history.

We lead the industry with integrity.

We don’t do the right thing to stay out of trouble or get ahead. We do the right thing because it’s the right thing. Our culture demands the highest ethical standards.

Entergy’s sound ethical principles, along with its innovative initiatives in the community, have propelled the company to the forefront of the industry.

Our adherence to our values has earned us respect and a reputation as a company that improves its community.

In 2011, Corporate Responsibility magazine named Entergy one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” in the nation. It was the fourth time in five years that Entergy earned the distinction. The magazine’s annual ranking is based on an analysis of publicly available information used to rank performance of the 1,000 largest companies in seven areas: climate change, environment, philanthropy, employee relations, financial, governance and human rights.

In 2008, for the second year in a row, Entergy was named to the Forbes list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for its corporate governance practices and accounting transparency.

More awards and recognition.

We never, ever coast.

Entergy is good, very good at keeping the lights on and getting them back on after storms.

Improvements to Entergy’s distribution and transmission infrastructure since 1998 have resulted in a 51 percent reduction in frequency of outages and a 24 percent decrease in the length of outages.

Entergy’s employees and contractors executed the safest and fastest storm restoration effort in the company’s history following two back-to-back hurricanes that struck within a two-week period in 2008.

Entergy is recognized as a leader in safe, effective storm restoration. In 2011 the Edison Electric Institute honored Entergy with the association’s “Emergency Recovery Award” and “Emergency Assistance Award” for its outstanding power restoration efforts to its own customers throughout 2011 and to other utility company customers following Hurricane Irene. Entergy has received an Edison Electric Institute storm response award for 14 consecutive years.

We improve the quality of life in our communities.

Entergy is committed to participating in the development and improvement of the communities in which we live.

 Entergy and the Entergy Charitable Foundation gave more than $16.5 million in grants in 2011 to improve the quality of life in the communities in which we operate.

Entergy along with its employees, customers and shareholders raised more than $2.9 million in local bill payment assistance funds in 2011.

In 2011, for the 10th straight year, Entergy was recognized as a leader in sustainability, ranking among the best in climate strategy, corporate governance, occupational health and safety, price and risk management, and scorecard measurements. Entergy was named to the 2011-12 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, one of only 13 U.S. utilities included on that list. DJSI North America evaluates the largest North American companies based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria. Entergy has been included on either the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index or DJSI North America every year since 2002.

Entergy was the first U.S. utility to voluntarily commit to stabilize its greenhouse gas emissions.

 We empower with trust and respect.

What’s at the heart of a great place to work? At Entergy, we believe it is the trust and respect that we place in our employees. The company values and respects its employees and works hard to make sure they know it.

 Entergy offers a competitive total rewards package of compensation and benefits, and pays for performance through incentive plans and merit pay increases.

Entergy helps employees prepare for the future through retirement and savings plans and student scholarships.

Entergy invests in an employee development program that encourages employees to create career plans for accomplishing their goals through continuing education, specialized training, cross-training opportunities and special team projects.

Entergy promotes an inclusive work environment through more than 20 diversity and inclusion councils and employee-initiated employee resource groups.

We’re leading the way with nuclear clean air energy.

Entergy began pursuing a national nuclear growth strategy in 1998 by buying nuclear energy plants. Today, Entergy is one of the largest nuclear fleets in North America, operating or providing management services to 12 reactors in eight states.

In 2003 Entergy won the highest award given to a utility company, the Global Power Company of the Year award. BusinessWeek said Entergy has created “one of the nation’s most efficient and safest fleets of nuclear energy plants.”

With Katrina bearing down in August of 2005, Entergy shut down its Waterford 3 nuclear plant 25 miles west of New Orleans and Waterford 3 was safely powered up after being on generator power for five days following Katrina. It is a hurricane-hardened facility that provides 1,176 megawatts of power in the state of Louisiana.

Entergy Nuclear lives up to its commitment to diversity in the workforce. Donna Jacobs, Senior Vice President is one example. She was honored with the 2009 Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women’s Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society. Jacobs holds the distinction of being the first woman plant manager of a domestic nuclear power plant and was the first American recipient of the Women In Nuclear Global Woman of the Year Award.

In 2010 Entergy was recognized with the nuclear industry’s top honors: The Top Industry Practice “Best of the Best” award to Palisades Power Plant in Michigan for a reactor head inspection robot; and the worldwide “Nuclear Project of the Year” given by Power Engineering for an innovation to radiation shielding using tungsten awarded to Arkansas Nuclear One.

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Quick Facts

Entergy employs approximately 15,000 people.

Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity.

Entergy owns more than 10,000 megawatts of nuclear generation and is a leading U.S. nuclear operator.

Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Entergy supplies natural gas to approximately 191,000 customers in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Entergy operates a system composed of approximately 15,700 miles of interconnected transmission lines at voltages of 69 kilovolt and above and approximately 1,300 substations across a 114,000 square mile area.

Entergy is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of more than $11 billion in 2011.

Entergy and its Charitable Foundation awarded grants totaling $16.5 million in 2011.

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How many businesses were started at the suggestion of the president of the United States? We were!!

Thomas M Brownlee and Pres. Ford.

At the height of the energy crises in 1977, Thomas M. Brownlee was invited to the White House as a past president of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, along with 40 other national trade executives, to learn first hand of the energy crisis. They were requested to contact their members across the United States regarding their meeting. Seven weeks later, they were invited back to the White House to report their progress. Mr. Brownlee had written 2,500 chambers of commerce and organized Orlando’s first area Metropolitan Energy Conservation Task Force…after his report; President Ford said to him (with a smile) “Mr. Brownlee, you should be in the energy conservation business yourself.”

After extensive studying, thought and prayer Mr. Brownlee decided to give this brand new venture a try. In 1977, he left the Executive Vice Presidency of the Orlando Area Chamber of Commerce and formed a total energy management company. He named the company Brownlee Energy Management Company (BEMCO) which was later changed to Brownlee Lighting.

Initially two bedrooms in the Brownlee home were utilized for office and storage space as BEMCO began selling 34-watt GE Watt Miser lamps, to replace the 40-watt fluorescent tubes currently in the marketplace and also sold 3M energy saving window films, silicone roofing systems and represented Honeywell Controls.

Later they built retrofit fluorescent units to fit into existing incandescent fixtures. BEMCO also contracted with a large air conditioning firm to receive commissions from referrals made while selling lighting retrofits to major accounts of 10-14 story high rise buildings.

Looking back over the past 28-years, Mr. Brownlee says, “the first few years were difficult; lots of studying, learning and selling. To make things tougher, in 1977 very few people were concerned about the need and benefits of conserving. Yes, lots of gas lines, but very few thought they could make money by investing in energy saving products. To paraphrase a famous country song, we were singing about conserving before conserving was cool.”

“Our first year gross sales were about the same as my Chamber paycheck, but with lots of expenses. The next year was better. The third year proved that we were going to be successful when we landed major retrofitting projects at Rollins College & Langford Hotel.

“Initially we tried a turnkey approach by offering low cost installation for the products we sold. This prevented tying up a property’s maintenance staff or the necessity to hire outside electricians. Being short handed ourselves in those early days though often meant having to begin the installation after office hours and working until completion…not until 2:00 am on a couple of occasions.

“It was difficult to get firms to use the Securex Reflector and throw away a 150-watt PAR Flood. In speeches I was often asked what properties with lights on 12-24 hours should do. I said take it out and throw the energy guzzler away and I’d throw one to a friend in the front row. Sometimes it would take a flare of dramatics to get their attention when it came to learning about conserving.”

As knowledge and demand for services grew, BEMCO served as energy consultants for central Florida commerce focusing heavily on the hospitality industry. At this time, Orlando had more hotel rooms than any city in the world. All of the hotels were using the inefficient incandescent bulbs. It was a natural for the company to target hotels and motels for energy upgrades. Mr. Brownlee knew many of the hotel owners personally from his chamber days and found that his products were very well received once they were shown how they could lower their energy bills.

Over the next few years, business gravitated to the point that 80% of the work was in energy efficient lighting because the return on investment was better than any other phase of energy management.

Returns of 100% were common and 400-800% returns were available with the then, new Reflector Retrofit System. It allowed the replacement of a 150 watt incandescent flood lamp with a 60 watt lamp and business owners when shown the system were quick to react and gladly had us install them.

As business continued to grow more space was needed for storage. Brownlee first expanded into a three-car garage, using a pool table for assembly and a ping-pong table for packing. Later they built a shed next to the garage and stored lamps in the basement of their home and employed a college student studying electrical engineering to help. Their first large shipment, for an apartment complex in Pennsylvania, required utilizing the dining room of their home for storage while completing the order. It was at this point that Mr. Brownlee’s lovely and understanding wife said “OUT”.

Rental space was soon found. It was quite a shock to begin “paying rent”. Later in 1992, they had to expand into an even larger building. It turned out to be a smart move. Business took off. In 1995 they were again running out of room and decided it was time for a major change.

Property located in the Orlando West Commercial and Industrial Park was purchased and construction of Brownlee’s own 30,000 sq. ft. building was soon completed. The grand opening was held in August of that year with the mayor of Orlando cutting the ribbon.

Today, company Founder and Chairman, Thomas M. Brownlee is in semi-retirement. Executing a smooth management succession transition, sons Curtis M. Brownlee is now company President and Thomas J. Brownlee is Vice President. All three remain on the Board of Directors.

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Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supplies is the world pool supply leader. The best selection of pool cleaners, pool chemicals, pool heaters, pool pumps and pool filters for your above ground pool, in ground pool or spa.

A Genuine American Success Story

In March of 1963, a one-man pool supply operation working out of a backyard shed in North Hollywood, California, began. That journey continues today – 46 years later – as Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., “The World’s Largest Retailer of Swimming Pool Supplies” . With over 600 retail stores in 35 states across America, plus the availability of Commercial Sales, Mail Order and Internet shopping, Leslie ’s offers every customer the ultimate experience.

Leslie’s offers a comprehensive product line including chemicals, cleaning devices, equipment, parts, recreational and safety products, as well as many unique items for the backyard and patio. We also offer professional on-site equipment installation and repair services in most areas.

Leslie’s is the best place to find everything you need to make owning a swimming pool and spa fun and easy, at the best prices guaranteed. But we’re so much more than just great products at great prices. Our highly trained staff of Pool Professionals provide you with unique solutions for all of your pool and spa’s problems and needs.

The Leslie’s Experience Does Not Stop There

Because we are the world’ s largest with over 600 stores nationwide, manufacturers offer us many exclusive products. You won ’t find these in any other store but ours. We also offer free in-store water analysis, free in-store labor on repairs and free pool school seminars. Our express parts program can find any part we don’t happen to stock in our stores and get it to you fast. Our 120% best price and our 100% satisfaction guarantees ensure you won’t pay more and your satisfaction comes first. It’s all part of our commitment to bring you the best value and customer service in the industry, no matter which method of buying is most convenient for you – in-store, through Mail Order or online.

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Travco Plumbing provides sewer, drain and plumbing services.  With over 30 years of experience, we can do any residential or small commercial plumbing job. We will gladly help you with any plumbing service, remodeling, or new construction needs.

Our team of professional and experienced plumbers will surely provide you with quality craftsmanship and service.

We’re proud to be Green Plumber Certified

We have an A+ ranking on the Better Business Bureau: check us out!

We install Salt-less Water Softeners – saving you money!!

We have over 30 Years’ Experience

We are fully insured & licensed 

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• New Residential Construction

• Small commercial

• Remodels

• Service work

• Gas Piping (Outdoor Grills, Fireplace, Dryers)

• Sewer Camera Service

• Rooter Service

• Water Main And Sewer Replacement

• Water Softener/ Treatment Sales And Installation

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SCIENCE AT BALL AEROSPACE

Ball Aerospace has worked behind-the-scenes in support of scientists in the astrophysics, planetary, earth science and solar communities for more than 50 years. The company supports scientists through all phases of mission development – from mission concept, to technology demonstration, to data delivery.

Ball Aerospace was founded by physicists from the University of Colorado who developed key technologies for accurately pointing sounding rockets. Since the company’s beginnings in 1956,  many of our talented employees are scientist/engineershave worked with science teams to design, build and test instruments and spacecraft.

Based on its innovative and collaborative culture, Ball is often called the “Scientists’ Aerospace Company.

For the James Webb Space Telescope, we applied our expertise in cryogenics to enable allow the infrared telescope, the mirrors and actuators to function at temperatures as low as -400 degrees Fahrenheit (33 K). Because the James Webb mirrors need to act as a single mirror on-orbit, we developed high-precision cryogenic actuators. Working with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, we developed wavefront sensing and control techniques to align the 18 mirror segments to an accuracy of <20 nanometers.

For the Kepler mission, we designed and built the largest telescope NASA has ever flown in space. Kepler features a 1.45-meter-diameter mirror and an advanced focal plane with 42 CCDs and a total of 95 million pixels.

For the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explore (WISE) mission, Ball designed, built and tested the spacecraft and conducted flight system testing and support operations.

For the Hubble Space Telescope, Ball built COSTAR, the instrument that corrected the telescope’s flawed optics. Ball built all of Hubble’s current main instruments, bringing our total instrument contribution to Hubble to seven.

These missions build on a legacy of executing many scientific ‘firsts.’ From confirmation of the ozone hole, to the first all-sky survey in the infrared, Ball Aerospace applies technology to achieve the most challenging science requirements.

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