The Story In the fall of 2018, Civic Federal Credit Union was launched as a fully digital credit union serving local government and the people of North Carolina. Its foundational story is one of vision, dedication, and hard work. It’s the living legacy of a value-driven group of people coming together—as board members, management, and […]
Continue readingThe Story Economical® 150—Still Making History traces the story of Economical Insurance, a member of Definity Financial Corporation, from its founding in 1871 in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to its current standing as a leading, national, P&C company in Canada. Built on the vision of neighbours helping neighbours, Economical was founded and operated throughout most […]
Continue readingThe Choice Hotels® Canada Story As the umbrella for brands including the Comfort™, Comfort Suites®, Quality®, Sleep Inn®, Clarion®, Econo Lodge®, Rodeway Inn®, MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay® brands and Ascend Hotel Collection®, Choice Hotels® began serving travelers in North America more than 75 years ago. Since then, Choice Hotels®’ international presence has evolved into […]
Continue readingThe Story Our latest company history book, legacy book, and company anniversary book, Wendt: A Story of Entrepreneurship, Vision & Innovation tells the story of Buffalo, New York-based Wendt Corporation, an industry leading manufacturer of shredders and metal sorting systems of 40 years. In 1977, mechanical engineer Thomas Wendt decided to follow his entrepreneurial dream and, together […]
Continue readingThe Mandate With its founding year of 1839 predating the founding of modern Canada by 28 years, the history of Gore Mutual Insurance Company spans almost two centuries. Protected in a walk-in vault that was built in the 1930s, the invaluable Gore Mutual Archives are composed of thousands of documents and an impressive collection of […]
Continue readingThe Story In 1946, Oscar Kuntz laid out his dream of starting his own business in a letter to his mother: “I hope I never get too old to dream… because some day those dreams will come true…” They did! Two years later he founded Kuntz Electroplating. Today, his dream lives on in North America’s […]
Continue readingThe Story When Gore Mutual approached us a year prior to the company’s 175th anniversary, we instantly realized that “Truly Canadian” would be the perfect theme for showcasing its fascinating story as Canada’s oldest continuously operating mutual insurance company. In what appeared to be a unique twist and challenge, Gore Mutual is a company with […]
Continue readingThe Story At the height of the 1970s oil crisis, Canadian immigrant entrepreneur Wolfgang Schroeter learned about his father in law’s intent to purchase a wood stove for his house. Since business was slow at the small railings company he was operating out of Barrie, Ontario, at the time, Wolfgang offered to build him one […]
Continue readingThe Story In 1941, following the untimely death of his father, Murray Koffler, at age 17 and in his last year of high school, started managing the family’s two drugstores in Toronto. After becoming a pharmacist, he pioneered the self-serve concept in the drug store business which later became the Shoppers Drug Mart standard. Today, […]
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