AMI Entertainment Network, Inc. Acquires Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp.ST. LOUIS -- AMI Entertainment Network, Inc., a Harbour Group Contemporary The Harbour Group is a Washington, D.C. based boutique public relations firm. Founded in 2001, the firm focuses on three practice areas: issues management, public relations, and crisis communications. company, acquired the commercial jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. assets of Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp., Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chief executive officer, announced. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1927, Rock-Ola, based in Torrance, Cal., has produced some of the most innovative and well-known coin-operated entertainment products. The company began manufacturing jukeboxes in 1935, and today offers a line of commercial digital jukeboxes (1) Software for managing music files. Also called a "digital music manager," "music manager," or just "jukebox," it lets users organize MP3 and other audio files into playlists, play the songs, rip CD tracks to MP3 and other formats, burn CDs and download titles to portable addressing the full-range of operator needs. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to bring the history and strength of the Rock-Ola brand fully into the AMI Entertainment family," said Mr. Fox. "At Harbour Group, we continue to invest heavily in growth initiatives to support the continued success of our companies." "This acquisition is a natural evolution of the AMI/Rock-Ola relationship," said Mike Maas, AMI Entertainment Network's president. "The two companies have worked closely together for years. In fact, Rock-Ola commercial jukeboxes have been produced exclusively to connect to the AMI network since last fall." The consumer division of Rock-Ola, which is owned by Glenn Streeter, a pioneer and leader in the nostalgic-style jukebox segment, will continue to operate and sell jukeboxes into the residential market. AMI Entertainment Network, based in Bristol, Penn., a Philadelphia suburb, was formed earlier this year from the merger of Rowe International and Merit Industries, both of which were Harbour Group companies. AMI Entertainment Network and its U.K. subsidiary, Games Warehouse, are market leaders in delivering digital entertainment content, advertising, and equipment to bars, restaurants and other leisure environments. Harbour Group is a privately owned company based in St. Louis, Mo., with additional offices in Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India. Harbour Group and its operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. are engaged in the manufacture and distribution of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products, including decorative kitchen and bath hardware, specialty LED systems, linear actuators A linear actuator is a device that develops force and motion from an available energy sourcelinearly. Basic operation A linear actuator is used to generate controlled physical linear displacement. There are various means of achieving this linear displacement. and switches, automotive-enthusiast products, lubricating systems and equipment, abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space , diamond cutting products and related tools, entertainment and music networks, and auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. plastic processing equipment. Since its founding in 1976, Harbour Group has acquired 163 companies in 34 different industries. |
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