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Firm's Klipsch purchase hasn't rocked Wall Street
February 9, 2013
Dan HumanVoxx International Corp.’s $166 million buyout of Indianapolis-based speaker maker Klipsch Group two years ago so far
hasn’t generated the excitement on Wall Street that Voxx wants.
MoreKlipsch helps parent firm double cash flow
May 15, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based speaker maker now owned by Voxx International posted year-end sales of $169.5 million, which appeared to
be flat compared with prior periods.
MoreKlipsch wins restraining order vs. alleged counterfeiters
January 11, 2012
The order enables the Indianapolis speaker maker to disable the websites where the suspected knockoffs are sold and allows
it to restrain the funds of the accused.
MoreKlipsch pushes up earnings for parent company
January 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinKlipsch Group parent company Voxx International Corp. said its earnings nearly doubled in its fiscal third quarter, thanks
in part to the Indianapolis-based speaker maker it acquired last year.
MoreKlipsch purchase helps fuel Audiovox sales
October 12, 2011
Audiovox's CEO credited Klipsch with helping Audiovox report strong financials Tuesday. Audiovox completed its purchase
of the Indianapolis speaker maker in March.
MoreLocal firm shows off for consumer-electronics buffs
September 17, 2011
IBJ StaffIndy Audio Labs is shipping its first finished product and had it certified by THX Ltd., the gold standard in consumer electronics,
in time for a major industry trade show this month.
MoreSleepy Klipsch buyer out to make some noise
June 4, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAudiovox Corp., the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company that recently bought the high-end audio firm Klipsch Group, hopes to use
the $167 million deal to win over Wall Street.
MoreKlipsch steps down as speaker maker CEO
June 1, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinLongtime Klipsch Group executive Paul Jacobs will take the helm, giving the Indianapolis company its first leader not named
Klipsch.
MoreKlipsch selling for $166M, Audiovox says
February 3, 2011
IBJ StaffKlipsch will become a subsidiary of Audiovox and operate as a stand-alone operation in Indianapolis under the leadership of
the current management team, Audiovox said.
MoreAudiovox agrees to buy local speaker maker Klipsch
January 7, 2011
IBJ StaffAudiovox said in a statement, though, that the deal is "subject to a number of contingencies." Indianapolis-based Klipsch
was founded in 1945 and has 130 local employees.
MoreHigh-end audio firm Indy Audio Labs powers up with new hires
January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffAn upstart audio products company with offices at Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex has brought in big guns to launch sales.
MoreSpeaker-maker Klipsch making noise in earphone niche
November 7, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinMaking money in earphones will require higher sales volumes, but Klipsch CEO Fred Klipsch thinks there are plenty more consumers
left for his company to tap.
MoreIndy Audio Labs wiring for relaunch of high-end home theater brands
September 23, 2009
Chris O'MalleyTwo former Klipsch Group engineers plan to return to the market a brand of amplifiers famous among audio enthusiasts. Indy
Audio Labs, owned by Rick Santiago and Ted Moore, bought the Aragon and Acurus brands of amps, pre-amps and sound processors
from Klipsch and are planning a
2010 launch.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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