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Easton, Massachusetts
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Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,112 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Greater Boston area, but is also part of the 6-county definition of the Providence MSA. Easton is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen, open Town Meeting acts as the legislative branch of the town. The Selectman choose a Town Administrator to run the operations of the town. Easton was first settled in 1694 and was incorporated in 1725. In 1694, the first settler, Clement Briggs, established his home near the Easton Green, in 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the sixty-nine families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister. Prior to the establishment, the area was occupied by Native Americans as a hunting area. During King Philips War, Metacom, also known as King Philip, there was no legal parish in Easton until 1722, when the East Precinct of Norton was recognized. In 1725, the area was incorporated as the Town of Easton, in 1803, the Ames Shovel Works was established and became nationally known as having provided the shovels which laid the Union Pacific Railroad and opened the west. In 1875, the production of the Ames plant was worth 1.5 million. The most notable of the Ames family were Oakes Ames, a key figure in the Crédit Mobilier of America scandal, in addition, there is a commercial building at 69 Main Street which designed and build in the nineteenth century by Richardsons office in a Richardsonian style. The Richardson buildings are all located within an area designated as the H. H. Richardson Historic District. The area also includes The Rockery, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also landscaped grounds of Oakes Ames Memorial Hall and the Ames Free Library. Within a few blocks of the H. H. Richardson Historic District is Unity Church, built by the Ames family in 1875, figure of Wisdom, completed in 1901, is the largest stained-glass work created by LaFarge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 29.2 square miles. All of the waterways are considered part of the Taunton River Watershed area. Easton forms the corner of Bristol County, where the county intersects with Plymouth County to the east. Easton is located in eastern Massachusetts, as of the census of 2000, there were 22,299 people,7,489 households, and 5,571 families residing in the town
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Massachusetts
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It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named for the Massachusett tribe, which inhabited the area. The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is Boston, over 80% of Massachusetts population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution, during the 20th century, Massachusetts economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance. Plymouth was the site of the first colony in New England, founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, in 1692, the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced one of Americas most infamous cases of mass hysteria, the Salem witch trials. In 1777, General Henry Knox founded the Springfield Armory, which during the Industrial Revolution catalyzed numerous important technological advances, in 1786, Shays Rebellion, a populist revolt led by disaffected American Revolutionary War veterans, influenced the United States Constitutional Convention. In the 18th century, the Protestant First Great Awakening, which swept the Atlantic World, in the late 18th century, Boston became known as the Cradle of Liberty for the agitation there that led to the American Revolution. The entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts has played a commercial and cultural role in the history of the United States. Before the American Civil War, Massachusetts was a center for the abolitionist, temperance, in the late 19th century, the sports of basketball and volleyball were invented in the western Massachusetts cities of Springfield and Holyoke, respectively. Many prominent American political dynasties have hailed from the state, including the Adams, both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also in Cambridge, have been ranked among the most highly regarded academic institutions in the world. Massachusetts public school students place among the top nations in the world in academic performance, the official name of the state is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. While this designation is part of the official name, it has no practical implications. Massachusetts has the position and powers within the United States as other states. Massachusetts was originally inhabited by tribes of the Algonquian language family such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Pocomtuc, Mahican, and Massachusett. While cultivation of crops like squash and corn supplemented their diets, villages consisted of lodges called wigwams as well as longhouses, and tribes were led by male or female elders known as sachems. Between 1617 and 1619, smallpox killed approximately 90% of the Massachusetts Bay Native Americans, the first English settlers in Massachusetts, the Pilgrims, arrived via the Mayflower at Plymouth in 1620, and developed friendly relations with the native Wampanoag people. This was the second successful permanent English colony in the part of North America that later became the United States, the event known as the First Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World which lasted for three days
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College
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College is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university. In ancient Rome a collegium was a club or society, a group of living together under a common set of rules. Aside from the educational context - nowadays the most common use of college - there are various other meanings also derived from the original Latin term. In the United States, college can be a synonym for university, in Singapore and India, this is known as a junior college. The municipal government of the city of Paris uses the sixth form college as the English name for a lycée. In some national education systems, secondary schools may be called colleges or have college as part of their title, in Australia the term college is applied to any private or independent primary and, especially, secondary school as distinct from a state school. Melbourne Grammar School, Cranbrook School, Sydney and The Kings School, there has also been a recent trend to rename or create government secondary schools as colleges. In the state of Victoria, some high schools are referred to as secondary colleges. Interestingly, the pre-eminent government secondary school for boys in Melbourne is still named Melbourne High School, in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, college is used in the name of all state high schools built since the late 1990s, and also some older ones. In New South Wales, some schools, especially multi-campus schools resulting from mergers, are known as secondary colleges. In Queensland some newer schools which accept primary and high school students are styled state college, in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, college refers to the final two years of high school, and the institutions which provide this. In this context, college is an independent of the other years of high school. Here, the expression is a version of matriculation college. This is because these schools have traditionally focused on academic, rather than vocational, subjects. Some private secondary schools choose to use the college in their names nevertheless. Some secondary schools elsewhere in the country, particularly ones within the school system. In New Zealand the word normally refers to a secondary school for ages 13 to 17
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University of Notre Dame
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The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, in the United States. In French, Notre Dame du Lac means Our Lady of the Lake and refers to the patron saint. The main campus covers 1,250 acres in a setting and it contains a number of recognizable landmarks, such as the Golden Dome, the Word of Life mural. The school was founded on November 26,1842, by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, Today, many Holy Cross priests continue to work for the university, including the president of the university. Notre Dame is a large, four-year, highly residential research university, undergraduate students are organized into four colleges, and the Architecture School. The latter is known for teaching New Classical Architecture and for awarding the globally renowned annual Driehaus Architecture Prize, the university offers over 50 foreign study abroad yearlong programs and over 15 summer programs. It maintains a system of libraries, cultural venues, artistic and scientific museums, including the Hesburgh Library and the Snite Museum of Art. Over 80% of the universitys 8,000 undergraduates live on campus in one of 29 single-sex residence halls, each with its own traditions, legacies, events, the university counts approximately 120,000 alumni. The universitys athletic teams are members of the NCAA Division I and are known collectively as the Fighting Irish, other ND sport teams, chiefly in the Atlantic Coast Conference, have accumulated 16 national championships. The Notre Dame Victory March is often regarded as the most famous, started as a small all-male institution in 1842 and charter in 1844, Notre Dame reached international fame at the beginning of the 20th century. Ever since, the University has seen growth, and under the leadership of the next two presidents, Rev. Malloy and Rev. Jenkins, many infrastructure and research expansions have been completed. In 1842, the Bishop of Vincennes, Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière, offered land to Father Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on the condition that he build a college in two years. Sorin arrived on the site with eight Holy Cross brothers from France and Ireland on November 26,1842 and he soon erected additional buildings, including the Old College, the first church, and the first main building. They immediately acquired two students and set about building additions to the campus, Notre Dame began as a primary and secondary school, but soon received its official college charter from the Indiana General Assembly on January 15,1844. Under the charter the school is named the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Because the university was only for male students, the female-only Saint Marys College was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross near Notre Dame in 1844. The first degrees from the college were awarded in 1849, the university was expanded with new buildings to accommodate more students and faculty. With each new president, new programs were offered and new buildings built to accommodate them
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University of Holy Cross
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The University of Holy Cross is a liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. UOHC was founded in 1916 as a two-year womens normal school by the Marianites of Holy Cross and its original location was in the Bywater area of New Orleans. It became a 4-year institution in 1938, in 1947, a 40-acre parcel of land in Algiers was donated to the Marianites. The college completed a move across the river to new site in 1960. Its area was reduced by a sale. Men were first admitted in 1967, in August 2011, the Marianites dismissed the colleges president and all 19 of its trustees without warning. The move prompted an investigation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, following the investigation, SACS placed the college on probation for six months. In January 2016, the institution, formerly Our Lady of Holy Cross College, was renamed the University of Holy Cross, UOHC is on a 16-acre campus in a middle-class residential neighborhood of the Algiers area of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is built primarily in the Southern Colonial style, there are more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs
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King's College (Pennsylvania)
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Kings College, formally The College of Christ the King, is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Kings has been ranked among the best colleges in the nation by U. S. News, Kings College ranked 500 out of the 650 best colleges in the nation according to Forbes magazine. Kings is the only Luzerne County college or university, and one of two institutions in Northeastern Pennsylvania, to be included in the Forbes list. The Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized Kings innovative and effective service and service learning programs, the College is located within the Diocese of Scranton. Kings College was founded in 1946 by Congregation of Holy Cross priests, the original mission of the college was to educate the sons of local miners and mill workers who lived in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. It was created for Kings in 1954 by renowned African-American sculptor and Wilkes-Barre resident, in June 1972, massive flooding occurred in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Rains from Tropical Storm Agnes caused the neighboring Susquehanna River to overflow, the campus covers nearly 50 acres in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Situated at the center of the campus, Monarch Court is the site of many community activities. The Court includes an area that encompasses a large Kings Block K, also in brick. Each of the surrounding the K is engraved with the names of students, alumni. The new Kings on the Square facility is a vibrant and dynamic center for learning and living in the heart of downtown Wilkes-Barre, Kings on the Square is home to a number of in-demand programs, including Physician Assistant Studies, Athletic Training, and Exercise Science. The new center offers attractive and safe student residences that students in direct contact with the downtown environment. Kings on the Square also includes and an art and cultural center and a Chick-fil-A restaurant for students, faculty, staff. Founded in 1946 by Congregation of Holy Cross priests and brothers from the University of Notre Dame, Kings grants bachelors degrees in 40 majors,11 concentrations, and seven pre-professional programs. All of the programs at Kings encourage students to develop practical experience and skills that prepare them to pursue rewarding. The colleges newest programs include civil and mechanical engineering and nursing, the average class size is 18 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 12,1. The average GPA for entering first-year students is 3.4, the college has 152 full-time and 77 part-time faculty members. Eighty-five percent of faculty members have Ph. D. or an equivalent terminal degrees
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University of Portland
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The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UPs sister school the University of Notre Dame, founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 4,000 students. UP is ranked 8th in the west for Regional Universities in 2015 by U. S. News & World Report, the campus is located in the University Park neighborhood near St. Johns, on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River. With a college of arts and sciences, a school, and schools of business, education, engineering. It is the largest corporation in North Portland and has an economic impact on Portland of some $170 million. More than 13,000 alumni live in the Portland metropolitan area, the first institution located on Wauds Bluff was Portland University, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1891. He learned that it was called West Hall and had been unoccupied for years since the closure of Portland University. The university opened its doors to 52 young men on September 5,1901, at the request of the archbishop, the Congregation of the Holy Cross assumed ownership of the university in 1902. After two decades, Columbia University achieved junior college status, in 1925, the universitys College of Arts and Sciences was founded, and in 1929, a class of seven men were awarded the universitys first bachelors degrees. In 1935, the took on its present name. The 1930s also saw the St. Vincent Hospital school incorporated to the University as the School of Nursing, in 1948 the school of Engineering was founded, followed by the Graduate School in 1950 and the School of Education in 1962. University of Portland admitted women to all courses of study in 1951, prior to this transition, Marylhurst University had been the only Catholic institution of higher learning to serve the educational needs of Oregon women. The building housing the library was completed in 1957, in 1967 ownership of the school was transferred from the Congregation of Holy Cross to a board of Regents. Multnomah College became part of the University of Portland in 1969, the University of Portland was ranked the 23rd top college in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNets Social Mobility Index college rankings. The University of Portland is ranked as the 8th best Regional University, the University of Portland is also the top producer of Fulbright scholars in the entire nation among “master’s universities”. Admission to UP is rated as selective by U. S. News & World Report. For fall 2014, UP received 11,099 freshmen applications,6,986 were admitted, the average GPA of the enrolled freshmen was 3.63, while the middle 50% range of SAT scores were 540-660 for critical reading and 540-650 for math. Of the 48% of enrolled freshmen submitting class rank, 35% were in the top tenth of their high school graduating class, the most popular majors for undergraduates are Nursing, Biology, Marketing & Management, Finance, Elementary Education, Organizational Communication, Psychology, and Spanish
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Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
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The name of the school refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saint Marys offers five degrees and more than 30 major areas of study, such as business, nursing, art, chemistry. Additionally, Saint Marys College offers two degrees, a Master of Science and a Doctorate. Founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Marys Colleges mission is to educate students, develop their talents, Saint Marys College ranks among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2015 as published by U. S. News & World Report. The college combines a liberal arts program with a spiritual foundation. On February 17,2016 the college announced Janice Cervelli as the President-elect, in 1844, the sisters opened their first school in Bertrand, Michigan, a few miles from Notre Dame, it was a boarding academy with pre-collegiate grades. In 1855 the school moved to its present site, first becoming St. Marys Academy, the campus sits across the street from the university. Saint Marys College was the first womens college in the Great Lakes region, today the school offers five bachelors degrees and, beginning in 2015, two masters degrees. There are approximately 18,000 living alumnae, proposals to merge with University of Notre Dame in the early 1970s were rejected, and Notre Dame became coeducational on its own in 1972. Jan Cervelli became the 12th and current president of Saint Marys in 2016, the College resides within the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. 10,1 student/faculty ratio 87% of regular full-time faculty have their Ph. D, a program that allows students to create their own major. Each varsity sport has its own Academic Advisor, opportunities for internships and volunteer service. 93% of Saint Marys graduates earn a degree within four years, Saint Marys current student population comprises more than 1500 women from 43 states and 5 foreign countries. Multicultural and international students represent 19% of the student body, of the entering Class of 2017, 23% are member of historically underrepresented groups. The Saint Marys College Womens Choir, a select 40-voice ensemble under the direction of Nancy Menk, regularly commissions and performs new works for womens voices. The Choir tours nationally every year, and regularly performs with the University of Notre Dame Glee Club in joint performances of major works with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. In March 2011, the choir traveled to China to sing at colleges and universities in Shanghai, Nanjing and they have appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall in 1999 and 2001, and returned there in November 2005 to perform music by Gwyneth Walker for womens voices and orchestra. The Womens Choir has recorded four discs on the ProOrgano label, Ave, Ave. recorded in 1997
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St. Edward's University
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St. Edwards University is a private, not-for-profit, liberal arts Roman Catholic university in the Holy Cross tradition with approximately 5,000 students. Located in Austin, Texas, with a network of universities around the world. St. Edwards University was founded by the Reverend Edward Sorin, CSC, Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who also founded the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Father Sorin established the institution on farmland south of Austin in 1877 and named it St. Edwards Academy in honor of his saint, Edward the Confessor. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, in 1885, the president, Rev. P. J. Franciscus, strengthened the prestige of the academy by securing a charter, changing its name to St. Edwards College, assembling a faculty and increasing enrollment. Subsequently, St. Edwards began to grow, and the first school newspaper, the organization of baseball and football teams, architect Nicholas J. Clayton of Galveston, Texas was commissioned to design the colleges Main Building. The structure was built four-stories tall in the Gothic Revival style and was constructed with white limestone. In 1903, a fire destroyed the majority of Main Building, in 1922, Main Building sustained damage from a tornado that caused significant damage all over the campus. Main Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, in 1925, St. Edwards received its university charter. Most of the personnel at the time were Holy Cross priests, women arrived at St. Edwards in 1966 as students for Maryhill College, a coordinate institution. By 1970, Maryhill was absorbed and St. Edwards became co-educational, by 1971, the university carried bachelors and masters degrees in business administration. Also added were the College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP, a professionally oriented Theater Arts curriculum, a degree program for adults called New College. In 1984, Patricia Hayes became the second layperson to lead St. Edwards University, in 1990, enrollment reached 3,000 for the first time. This decade also ushered in an undergraduate curriculum, and capital and technological improvements. In 1999, George E. Martin became the 23rd president of St. Edwards University, St. Edwards endowment, as of 2014, stood at more than $95,000,000. By 2010, significant change was implemented across the campus in support of this vision, including, the size of the faculty increased. New graduate and undergraduate programs were added. Local and global partnerships were formed to expand opportunities for students, a campus master plan guided the development of $150 million in new and renovated facilities
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Ames Shovel Shop
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The Ames Shovel Shops, also known as Ames Shovel Works or Ames Shovel Shop, is a historic 19th century industrial complex located in North Easton, Massachusetts. However, in November 2009, an agreement was reached for a scaled-down development, construction began in April 2012, and is expected to take about 18 months. The Ames Shovel Company traces its origins to 1774 when Capt, john Ames began making iron shovels at West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. His son Oliver Ames, Sr. moved the company to North Easton in 1803, in 1844, the elder Ames would transfer the shovel business to two of his sons, Oakes and Oliver, Jr. and the company would become known as Oliver Ames & Sons. In 1851, the original shop was destroyed by fire. The company would soon rebuild, and by 1852 the first of the new shops had been completed, strong demand for shovels would continue through this period with the great expansion of railroads and later the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln personally asked Oakes Ames to supply shovels to the Union Army and this made the Ames brothers very wealthy men. The Ames brothers entered politics and became influential in financing the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, expansion of the shovel factory continued over the years until 1928. Ames shovels became standard issue for troops in the U. S. Army for every conflict from the American Civil War to Korea, the Ames Shovel Company ceased production in Easton in 1952. Since the 1950s the complex has been occupied by a variety of small businesses, in 2008, the site was designated as one of the most endangered historic places in the state by Preservation Massachusetts advocacy group. The northernmost building, the 1870 handle shop is currently occupied by the local YMCA, the abutting Richardson-designed Old Colony Railroad Station is currently occupied by the Easton Historical Society. The railroad station sits on a remaining section of track that runs along the Shovel Shop property only. However, the rail corridor is currently under consideration for expansion of the MBTA commuter rail line from Stoughton to Fall River. As of September 2014, the site has been redeveloped into apartment housing and is now renting apartments and it has undergone considerable redevelopment, while keeping the historic aspect of its buildings. Signs describing the buildings and their history are in place. There are many walking paths in the area
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W.B. Mason
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W. B. Mason is an office products retailer in the US. The largest privately held office products retailer in the country, it competes with Staples, OfficeMax, the company is based in Brockton, Massachusetts, and primarily serves New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Mid-West. It has over 60 distribution centers across the United States, the company has 3,435 employees,1160 sales representatives, over 750 delivery trucks, and over 230,000 customers. W. B. Mason is the largest customer of Essendant, W. B. Mason was founded in 1898 by William Betts Mason in Brockton, Massachusetts, which remains its headquarters. William Betts Mason was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1865, upon his fathers death in 1872, he emigrated to the United States with his American-born mother and two sisters where they settled in his mothers hometown of Brockton. In the 1880s he began working in printing and signmaking, eventually becoming a master engraver, in 1898, Mason founded W. B. Mason, a business that sold printing, engraved products and rubber stamps. As Brockton prospered with the growth of the industry in the early 20th century. Under Kovner, the company reached sales of $243,000 by 1963 at which time it was sold to Kovners daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Joseph Greene. Greene added furniture sales to the selection and the W. B. Mason Company reached nearly a million dollars in sales upon his death in 1973. After his death, Helen Greene moved her son Steven Greene into the position of the company. Greene remained President until 1993, when he became Chairman, replacing his mother Helen, Leo Meehan became the President and CEO as the company launched a new office supply initiative based on free, fast, and complete next-day delivery on company-owned trucks. W. B. Mason grew twelve-fold in the eight years achieving sales of $247 million by 2001. The next ten years saw the company grow four-fold again and reach a billion dollars in sales in 2011, in November 2013, Lyreco teamed up with W. B. Mason for a world-wide distribution partnership. The company began advertising in earnest in 1986, at that time, the slogan Who But W. B. Mason was introduced, which came from the advertising firm T. J. Clark and was created by one of the partners named Paul Steven Stone. The slogan was combined with a picture of the founder W. B. Mason and their logo features two U. S. flags flanking a portrait of W. B. Mason. The flag on the right has 50 stars but the one on the shows only 45 stars. W. B. Mason is the Official Office Products Supplier to the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals and Cleveland Indians. W. B. W. B. Mason also has sponsorships with Madison Square Garden in New York City, The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut
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Dunkin' Donuts
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Dunkin Donuts is an American global donut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts, in Greater Boston. It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts, since its founding, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with more than 12,000 restaurants in 36 countries. The chains products include donuts, bagels, other baked goods, before 1990, Dunkin Donuts primary competitor was Mister Donut, but in February of that year Mister Donut was acquired by Dunkin Donuts owner Allied-Lyons. After the acquisition of Mister Donut by Allied-Lyons, all Mister Donut stores in North America were offered the chance to change their name to Dunkin Donuts, as of 2014, Dunkin Donuts is owned by Dunkin Brands Inc. which also owns Baskin-Robbins and previously owned the Togos chain. In 1948, William Rosenberg opened Open Kettle, a restaurant selling donuts and coffee in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950, the restaurant was given the name Dunkin Donuts. Rosenberg conceived of the idea for the restaurant after his experiences selling food in factories and at construction sites, the restaurant was successful, and Rosenberg sold franchises of Dunkin Donuts to others starting in 1955. In 1963, Rosenberg’s son Robert became CEO of the company at the age of 25, in that same year, Dunkin’ Donuts opened its 100th location. Dunkin Donuts was at the time a subsidiary of Universal Food Systems, and Dunkin Donuts locations varied greatly, with some selling full breakfasts and other food and others serving only donuts and coffee. In the following years, the businesses in the Universal Food Systems portfolio were sold or closed. The menu and shop format were standardized, and various new items were introduced. In 1990, Allied Lyons, which already owned Baskin-Robbins, purchased Dunkin Donuts, by 1998, the brand had grown to 2,500 locations worldwide with $2 billion in annual sales. In 2006, Dunkin Donuts began using the slogan America Runs on Dunkin which continues to be used in advertisement campaigns. By 2010, Dunkin Donuts global system-wide sales were $6 billion, in 2012, Dunkin Donuts launched an application for payment and gifting for iPhone, iPod touch, and Android smartphones. Dunkin Donuts has several varieties of donuts, however, only 8% of the chains sales are donuts, 65% are drinks, and 27% are other food items. There are also ice coffees, lattes, and macchiatos that can have such as caramel, hazelnut. Seasonal flavors are also presented to customers for a duration of time. During the fall, customers can also choose pumpkin or salted caramel as a flavor, during the winter, customers can have peppermint hot chocolate. Since October 18,2007, Dunkin Donuts locations in the United States have reduced trans fats from their menu items by switching to a blend of oils, palm, soybean, international locations are expected to adopt the change over time
