Collins Companies.The Collins Companies of Portland, OR, recently celebrated its 150th anniversary as a family-owned forest products business. Truman Doud (Teddy) Collins founded the company near Kane, PA, on July 28, 1855. Today, the fifth generation of Teddy Collins' family oversees sawmills, forests and manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. in five states. To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. its 150th anniversary, Collins published a three-volume historical biography of the family and its business. The biography is available in a softbound soft·bound adj. Not bound between hard covers: softbound books. or hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type edition through the Collins Cos. by calling (800) 329-1219 or visiting www.collinswood.com. |
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