John R. Kennedy

MPS Group, Inc. had provided staffing and consulting services to the information technology industry. The firm’s brands included Modis, Badenoch & Clark, Accounting Principals, Entegee, Special Counsel, Idea Integration, Soliant Health and Beeline. The company was founded by Delores P. Kesler and Kay Cowling in 1978 and was headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

American Heritage Life Investment Corp. provides life, health and accident insurance services. The company underwrites and markets life, individual accident and health insurance on an ordinary, credit and group basis. The company was founded in September, 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Idea Integration Corp. provides e-business solutions across practice areas that include infrastructure, application services, customer support and mobile communications. Their solutions encompass application development, digital data management, business intelligence, information security, and interactive marketing. Idea Integration was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL

Part of International Paper Co., Federal Paper Board Co., Inc. is a company that makes paperboard, pulps, lumber, and cart. The company is based in Montvale, NJ. Federal Paper Board Co. was acquired by International Paper Co. on March 13, 1996 for $2,700 million.

Devlieg Bullard, Inc. manufactured, upgraded, automated and re manufactured precision engineered machine tools. The company also manufactured sophisticated original and replacement tooling products used in industrial machine tools. Considered together, these businesses provided a diversified line of original equipment and aftermarket machine tool services and products ranging from highly automated machine tools to replacement parts. In addition, the company produced high quality stationary power tools for use in the woodworking and metalworking industries. The company was founded in 1986 and was headquartered in Rockford, IL.

Chase Industries LLC manufactured free-machining, forging brass rod, and structural and mechanical steel tubing. The company was founded by Gary Saulter in 1993 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.