At 3M,the story is often told about how this struggling sandpaper company grew to become a highly diversified Fortune 500 Company with significant global presence. Since 3M was founded in 1902, the company's focus has been consistent: an unwavering legacy of innovation at every level of the company and a dedication to developing new products that make the lives of 3M's customers easier and better.

Although 3M has maintained its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is known today all over the globe, with sales in almost every country. The company's research and development portfolio features 100 leading technologies, which include abrasives, adhesives, non-woven fibers, films, precision coatings, fluorochemicals, ceramics, optics and microstructured surfaces. 3M products are the proof points of these extraordinary technological capabilities. For example, non-woven technology spawned an array of seemingly unrelated products: cleaning sponges, insulation material and face masks. For the future, 3M employees are working to discover new and better ways to serve customers around the world.

Airtech International Inc., Huntington Beach, California; Airtech Europe S.A., Differdange, Luxembourg; Tygavac Advance Materials Ltd. and Airtech Composite Tool Manufacturing, (A.C.T.M.), a division of Airtech International, Inc., make up our Advanced Composites and Bonding Group, serving the Aircraft-Aerospace, Printed Circuit Board, Marine, Automotive and Recreational industries. Airtech manufactures vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials that include nylon films, release films, peel-plies, breather and release agents. Airtech hot melt impregnates our Toolmaster line of tooling prepregs including resins, composite tubing for back-up structures, stiffeners and machinable master materials. Established in 1973, Airtech has developed and introduced many of the vacuum bagging and composite tooling products that are now taken for granted. New products not duplication, keep Airtech up front with today's technology and customer needs.

American Saw: American Saw & Mfg. Company began in 1915 with ten employees making hacksaw blades under the trade name of LENOX®. The company has grown tremendously since then, now employing over 600 people and marketing band saw blades, sawing fluids, hand tools and power tool accessories in over 70 countries around the world. Our strong sense of professionalism is rooted within the walls of our facility in East Longmeadow, MA. American Saw is a privately owned, family run business, operated by the Davis family. For three generations, the Davis family has demonstrated its unshakable commitment to excellence. That commitment is shared by a world-wide team of employees striving to develop, manufacture and deliver quality products and services.

Our focus on quality began many years ago and continues to be a unifying force throughout every process in our organization. In 1995, this quality commitment was formally recognized when we achieved ISO 9001 certification. We are pleased to integrate this important phase in quality processing into our greater quality achievement strategy. Finally, but most importantly, we recognize that nothing is possible without satisfied, repeat customers. We also realize that the meaning of satisfaction may differ somewhat from one customer to the next. So we're flexible. After all, change and innovation has kept us growing since 1915.

Amtec Engineering, Inc.,is an engineering software company located in Bellevue, Washington. Amtec specializes in software for the visualization of scientific and engineering data and for the numerical simulation of fluid flows. Amtec not only develops and markets software, but also is actively involved in research and application of its software for industry, NASA, and various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense.

About Beckson Marine People often ask how Beckson Marine has been so innovative over so long a period of time. It's simple - we're a company of Boaters for Boaters. Most of us have had a lifelong involvement using boats. Beckson means personal interest in boating, personal involvement, personal experience, and personal reputation. For over 40 years we have collaborated with material manufacturers to develop materials that will withstand the harsh marine environment. We were among the first to introduce molded and rigid PVC, Korad(R), Rovel(R) and other specially manufactured materials to the marine marketplace; continuing a Beckson tradition of providing our customers and with products manufactured today using materials of tomorrow. Beckson products have become the standard by which other marine parts are measured. We are not surprised by their designed trouble-free durable performance. Continuous testing, refinement, and development are the hallmarks of Beckson. Our customer's confidence has enabled us to complete over 40 years of apprenticeship, and with their valued support, we continue to improve our products and provide personal service and exceptional quality at affordable prices.

Binks

An Illinois Tool Works Company, supplying spray equipment to a global market.

Black Mountain Spring Water, founded in 1937 by our Grandfather, has grown to be the largest independent producer of spring water in the United States and the tenth largest bottled water company in the Nation. We are still family owned and operated, and our headquarters are located on the San Francisco peninsula in the town of San Carlos, where we started business 60 years ago.

Buck Knives, the number one name in cutlery, is a family-owned company that manufactures high-quality knives and tools for work, play, adventure and every day use. Buck's latest innovation is their new Edge2000(tm) blade for sharper blades that are easier to sharpen and hold an edge longer than ever before.

CADSI develops and markets tools for Simulation Driven Design. Our software is used worldwide by mechanical engineers to simulate the behavior of mechanical systems, validate and improve designs, reduce costly physical prototyping, and shorten time to market. CADSI provides technical training, hot-line support, and engineering consulting services.

About Camie-Campbell: For over 50 years we have manufactured high quality adhesives, silicone lubricants, cleaners & degreasers, and other specialty chemical products for a variety of industries including Screen Printing, Injection Molding, Furniture, Sewing & Upholstery, and Construction as well as maintenance applications. Camie-Campbell, Inc. is environmentally conscious and prides itself in being at the forefront of compliance with current U.S. governmental regulatory guidelines. Our concern for the environment and worker safety is our highest priority.

Our products are available in aerosol and bulk through our network of distributors. Please contact us for the one nearest you. Specialty formulations and Private Label products are also available. Camie-Campbell, Inc. also has a subsidiary, Camie-Campbell International, Inc. to serve customers worldwide.

STERLING linear polyurethane coatings, the novel charcoal with green graphics, grace the topsides of America One's contenders. STERLING, available through world-wide distributors, DETCO Marine in Newport Beach, California (DETCOMAR@aol.com) is backed by a huge array of primers for every surface and comes in over 100 standard colors. It is beautifully brushable or sprayable too!

Devcon, the World's most dependable line of Maintenance, Repair, Production and Tooling Epoxies, Urethanes, Adhesives and Sealants!

DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions that make a difference in people's lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation. Founded in 1802, the company operates in 65 countries and has 92,000 employees.

Ebac Dehumidifers Ebac Limited was formed in January 1973 by Mr John Elliott to manufacture building dryers. Since its inception, the company has diversified its product range to include the manufacture of rail vehicle air conditioning, market leading domestic dehumidifiers and bottled watercoolers. The company is the market leader in both domestic and industrial dehumidifiers, building and timber dryers. Dehumidifiers draw excess moisture from the air, therefore preventing condensation occurring on the ceiling, walls and windows of buildings. Dehumidifiers are used regularly in hot, humid countries. In the UK, dehumidifiers are used in the winter to prevent dampness in homes and commercial buildings and in the summer to keep the indoor dry. Ebac's success results from its ability to identify niche area within a major market or growing market where it can become a major player and preferably market leader within a short space of time. The company employees over 300 employees and is based at its main manufacturing site Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England.

Eos Systems of Vancouver BC, develops the award-winning PhotoModeler software program. PhotoModeler is a unique software package that uses photographs to obtain accurate measurements of real-world objects and scenes. Measurement and reverse modeling of yacht components is one of the many applications of PhotoModeler. Eos Systems has been the leader in developing close-range photogrammetry software since 1990.

Enerpac is the recognized global market leader in high pressure hydraulics. Manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders, pumps, valves, presses, tools, accessories and system components for industry and construction.

Enerpac also provides Quick Die Change Systems, Quick Mould Change Systems, Hydraulic Workholding and OEM Solutions to industry worldwide.

A unit of APW Tools and Supplies

Engineered Textile Products is a custom manufacturer dedicated to providing the highest quality items produced, for unmatched versatility and utility. For fifteen years, ETP has provided quality race marks and race committee supplies. John K. Robinson has brought years of racing and race committee experience to the development of race committee supplies to provide solutions to your specific needs. Hands on knowledge of the products and technology are utilized to fabricate items that are durable and usable. Same-day shipping and proven service help us to serve you with "one-stop" shopping for your race committee needs. ETP has supplied marks for the last three America's Cup Regattas as well as various national and international class championships.

Fasco is committed to excellence in customer service. Starting in 1975, we organized our business around a simple philosophy: Serve the customer with a "no problem" attitude and a quality product. We continue this tradition with a caring experienced staff, same day shipping, color and bar coded packaging and professional technical support.

Fasco has an incredibly large selection of stainless steel, silicon bronze, brass and other corrosion resistant fasteners. Continuously adapting our inventory to serve you better, our product line now includes many additional hard to find items such as barrel nuts, bugle head drive screws, knife thread inserts, tee nuts and extra long machine screws. Fasco now packages on the latest accurate high speed equipment and uses specialized FASPAC computer software to better serve you.

Foxxdance Productions Foxxdance Productions is a complete multimedia production company. Foxxdance makes videos, commercials and short films that play to your target audience, boost your company's image and create memorable associations for your product or service. As your design partner we provide a full spectrum of creative services from script writing and concept development to the perfect blend of high impact graphics, digital compositing, 3D design modeling and special effects. Foxxdance can also place your message on business-card-shaped CDs that provide full motion video and hot links to your company's website. A perfect entrée to e-commerce. Our Internet Broadcast division can record and Webcast any event live over the Internet and also archive it for viewing on demand. If you can dream it, Foxxdance can produce it. Visit www.foxxdance.com

About Graymills: For over 50 years, Graymills has worked with press builders, printers, and ink makers developing ink circulating systems to meet their unique requirements. Because presses vary from small to huge gravure publication presses, Graymills has developed a variety of systems to match press needs. We're eager to help you solve any ink pumping, circulating, or conditioning problem which may arise.

In conjunction with one of their leading US dealers, Helmut's Marine Service of San Rafael, California, they proudly supply the AmericaOne team in their effort to bring the America's Cup back to the U.S.!

Helmut's Marine is the Authorized Volvo Penta Power Center for N. California, Utah, Nevada, Guam and Hawaii - our goal in supporting the AmericaOne team is "bring it back"!!

Hornblower Yachts, Inc., currently operates 23 USCG-certified vessels with capacities from 49 to 1000 passengers, and also maintains two non-cruising facilities accommodating 600 guests each. Hornblower operates over 5,000 cruises each year from seven ports in California — San Francisco, Berkeley, Marina Del Rey, Long Beach, Newport Beach, San Diego, and South Lake Tahoe — and carries over 550,000 guests annually.

Huskie offers the widest selection of high tech cutting and crimping tools anywhere. Choose from over 100 models of battery powered hydraulic or manual tools.

Huskie tools are proven to increase productivity while reducing repetitve motion injuries. Whether your application is overhead or underground, Huskie has the right tool for the job.

Husky - the toughest name in tools Made in the USA Guaranteed Forever

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ILOG software is equivalent to the engine in a Formula One race car; it's highly complex, built for speed, and without it, the car can't function. ILOG software "engines" -- which is what this revved-up technology is often called -- are used within powerful software applications to do the most difficult, most critical functions. For example, ILOG engines drive the software applications used by almost all major airlines to calculate the most efficient crew or plane schedules. Improving efficiency by just 1% cuts costs by tens of millions of dollars a year and helps reduce ticket prices. Chrysler is using ILOG technology to make its auto assembly much more efficient, saving $7 million in the first year alone.

ILOG leads the world in its market segment -- software components. ILOG engines can examine millions of pieces of data involved with making decisions, evaluating all possible alternatives, probable outcomes, then selecting the best solution. And they can do in seconds or minutes what might otherwise take hours, weeks, or forever. Understandably, this is not simple technology. Companies come to ILOG for its software engines because so few software developers in the world have the skills to design such advanced products. Among the industries using ILOG software components are manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation, and defense. Information about ILOG is available at www.ilog.com.

ITT JABSCO IS A MANUFACTURER OF INDUSTRIAL AND MARINE PRODUCTS which include diaphragm, flexible impeller, rotary and drum pumps and other fluid transfer devices. Worldwide, we manufacture and market fit-for-purpose pumps and like products for the leisure marine and industrial markets under the JABSCO brand name.

For the leisure marine market we produce water system pumps, remote control searchlights, marine waste systems, bilge pumps, and marine engine cooling pumps.

Our industrial products are used for fluid transfer in chemical processing, laboratory, paint processing, plating, textiles, construction, semiconductor manufacturing, wastewater treatment and pollution control. The JABSCO hygienic products are especially well suited for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food and beverage processing.

ITT Jabsco's dedication to a worldwide quality standard is reflected in the award of the internationally recognized ISO 9001 certification.

ITW Plexus^(R) is a business unit of Illinois Tool Works, a Fortune 500 company, and a worldwide giant in fastening, joining, sealing, and coating technologies. The Plexus business unit makes and sells the patented new Plexus methacrylate adhesives for structural bonding of nearly all thermoplastics, metals, and composite materials. A key benefit of these adhesives is their ability to provide extremely durable bonds with little or no surface preparation. Plexus adhesives have a proven record of outstanding performance in the most demanding applications in the transportation, marine, and engineering construction industries.

Ivy Hi-Lift Over the course of its 40 year history, Ivy Hi-Lift has expanded from a small, "mom and pop" rental shop, to an industry leader with more than 600 employees. These dedicated employees staff 17 branches, which serve customers throughout seven western states - Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Washington.

Ivy Hi-Lift continues to keep pace with an ever-evolving rental industry. The company offers a large, diversified inventory of Aerial Work Platforms, Contractor and Industrial Equipment, Forklifts and Scaffolding. With a rental fleet that includes nearly 4,000 aerial lifts, Ivy is the largest AWP company west of the Mississippi, and with sister companies, BPS and Aggregate, the largest AWP company in the world. The company is also the largest scaffolding company west of the Rocky Mountains. Ivy continues to specialize in scaffolding any project-safely-from the smallest plastering job to a huge refinery turnaround. Ivy also rents and sells a wide variety of forklifts for both industrial and construction uses, including reach forklifts to 54 ft. and 10,000 lb. capacities.
www.ivyhilift.com

Kirkwood is a very unique combination of a pristine alpine setting and an incredible ski mountain. Since Telluride Ski and Golf Co. invested in Kirkwood in 1995, the Kirkwood Resort Company has moved ahead rapidly with a master plan that includes a Colorado style pedestrian village located at the base of the lifts, additional winter and summer amenities such as a pool and ice skating rink, lift upgrades, ski area expansions and snow making.

The goal is to create a world class, four-season destination resort. Kirkwood will be able to offer a total resort experience where residents and guests mingle in a cozy village atmosphere and enjoy an unsurpassed outdoor lifestyle all steps from their front door.

Over the last four years, the real estate market has reflected the excitement of Kirkwood's new vision. Buyers and developers immediately recognize Kirkwood's potential to become one of the only developments of it's kind in California.

www.skikirkwood.com

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