Ralph F. Hake

Maytag Corp. designs, manufactures and markets residential and commercial products. It operates in two segments, home appliances and commercialp products. Its home appliances segment engages in the manufacture, sale and servicing of laundry products, dishwashers, refrigerators, cooking appliances, and floor care products. It is located in Newton, IA

ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

WestRock RKT LLC manufacturers of corrugated and consumer packaging. It operates through three segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging and Recycling. The Corrugated Packaging segment consists of containerboard mills and corrugated converting operations. The Consumer Packaging segment consists of coated and uncoated paperboard mills, consumer packaging converting operations and merchandising display facilities. The Recycling segment consists of recycled fiber brokerage and collection operations. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. manufactures paperboard and paper-based packaging. The company major products are containerboard, corrugated containers, market pulp, reclaimed fiber and kraft paper. Smurfit-Stone conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association. It's operating facilities and customers are located primarily in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The National Association of Manufacturers is an organization that works for the success of over 12.9 million people who are involved in manufacturing. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's work is based on four core values that drive the industry. The company commissioned a study in August 2015, which found that the EPA's proposed ozone rule could reduce GDP by $140 billion. The CEO of the company is Jay Timmons.