DeBourgh Manufacturing Company to be Featured on Alexander Haig's 21st Century Business Series October 21, 2007 on CNBC (As Paid Programming).BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces that DeBourgh Mfg. Co. will be featured on 21(st) Century Business, hosted by General Alexander Haig. DeBourgh was established in 1909 as the "Berg Brothers" in Minneapolis, MN. They were a small sheet metal shop specializing in poultry supplies, roofing, gutters, steel ceilings and light metal works. The Berg Brothers sold their business in the early 1930's; however, never having been paid, started up the business again under the old family name of "DeBourgh." Defense work was prevalent during WW II, and DeBourgh manufactured struts for the gliders, parts for B24 bombers, and rocking rollers for Bailey Bridges. By the 60's DeBourgh's expertise was in heavy steel fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and was known throughout the upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. for precision flame cutting with the capability of cutting through 20" thick steel plate. DeBourgh held a number of contracts for earth moving equipment such as road graders, soil compactors, dredging machines, and various cranes and other such material handling equipment. DeBourgh also developed the "Town and Country Bridge" division. These pedestrian bridges were all-welded in the factory, shipped by flat bed trailers all over the country, and installed at the job site. The bridges were purchased by parks, municipalities, golf courses and other recreational facilities. Today, through vigilant strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , sibling owners Janet and Rob Berg are expanding the Company's markets and product offerings while preserving the corporate culture of their forefathers forefathers npl → antepasados mpl forefathers npl → ancêtres mpl forefathers npl → Vorfahren . For more information, visit www.debourgh.com About 21(st) Century Business 21st Century Business airs on CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. (as paid programming) and the Bravo! Network (as paid programming). 21st Century Business may also be viewed on US Airways in-flight TV, or through video on demand via www.21cbtv.com. The 21CBTV Series is also available at more than 90 prestigious college universities, including Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , Howard University, Dartmouth College and Georgetown University. For specific market-by-market air dates and times, please http://www.21cbtv.com/broadcast/1904.htm or e-mail Moniqueh@mmpusa.com . For more information, please visit www.21cbtv.com |
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