Manufacturing Day℠ is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Although the event officially occurs on the first Friday in October—this year is October 2, 2015—any day can be a Manufacturing Day. MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and […]
For Immediate Release April 29, 2015 Exton, PA — 4ONE, North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of world-class seating solutions for transportation announced a new breakthrough in its Q’POD ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) securement systems for mass transit. Now, the ADA community and its advocates can experience even greater accessibility, safety, comfort and independence […]
On May 21st, a capacity crowd of over 25,000 runners and walkers from nearly 600 companies will compete in the 34th annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. The J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Series is a world-wide series of 3.5-mile (5.6-km) running events open to groups of full-time employees from organizations […]
By Sam Fleming US Economics Editor Financial Times If Torres Hughes had grown up in his part of the west side of Chicago in the 1960s or 1970s, manufacturing would have been a natural career choice. But now his neighborhood is crippled by crime and unemployment and the 21-year-old factory worker says most local people […]
For Immediate Release Media Contact: John-Paul Paonessa (773) 524-2440 jp.paonessa@freedmanseating.com April 9, 2015 Chicago, IL — 4ONE today called upon Congress to renew funding for the federal transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which is set to expire on May 31, 2015. Without consistent, long-term federal transportation funding, communities […]
Freedman Cares about local initiatives. That’s why our team is helping to end hunger one step at a time by participating in this year’s CROP Hunger Walk. This is your chance to fight hunger. To show the world you care. CROP Hunger Walks help children and families worldwide – including here in the U.S. – […]
TAXATION Congressman’s Interest in Munis Comes from Experience BY NAOMI JAGODA MAR 16, 2015 1:14pm ET WASHINGTON – Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill. got a first-hand look at how municipal bonds can be beneficial when he visited Freedman Seating Company in Chicago. The company has been in business for more than 100 years. It originally […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 610.265.3610 info@4one.com Exton, PA – 4ONE, North America’s leading design and manufacturer of world-class seating solutions for transportation vehicles, announced today that big city transit authorities awarded sizable contracts for hundreds of its passenger and bus-operator seats in the US, including Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago, and in British Columbia […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 610.265.3610 info@4one.com Exton, PA – 4ONE, North America’s leading design and manufacturer of world-class seating solutions for transportation vehicles, selects Buffalo’s Engineered Composites Incorporated (ECI), a multi-faceted custom molder, as its strategic supplier for its new bus-seating contract with the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA). In this key role, ECI will […]
Las Vegas, NV — After receiving Best New Product or Service honors at the 2014 BusCon Expo, the new Eleganza Collection of seats by FMS are now in full production and will be on display at the International LCT Show March 16-18. Accompanying the Eleganza collection will be the comfortable, stylish, and verstale Executive Salon seat by […]
Santa Fe, NM — Two of Freedman Seating’s newest additions to it’s passenger market collection, GO-ES and Esquire seats, will be on display at the SWTA & NMTA Joint Annual Conference & EXPO, March 2-4 at the Eldorado Hotel. READ: Up To 70% OFF Overstock Fabrics SWTA (South West Transit Association) is a regional transit association […]
Freedman Seating is participating in the Respiratory Health Association‘s efforts to fight lung disease on Sunday, February 22nd. Each year more than 4,000 people climb to the top of John Hancock Center to raise funds for lung disease research, advocacy and education. More than 67% of participants indicated they or someone they know has been […]