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14-486: Adio may refer to: Business [ edit ] Adio (company) , the former skateboard footwear and apparel company Music [ edit ] Songs [ edit ] "Adio" (song) , a song by Montenegrin recording artist Knez that represented Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 "Adio", a 1970 song by Ljupka Dimitrovska "Adio",

28-592: A 1985 song by Ljubisa Samardzic "Adio", song by Oliver Dragojevic See also [ edit ] Addio (disambiguation) Audio (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Adio . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adio&oldid=1007412262 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

42-542: A definitive agreement to acquire K2, Inc. for a cash and stock value per share of $ 15.50. Jarden is controlled by Martin Franklin, a British investor and triathlete. Jarden was later acquired by Newell Brands , who then sold K2 to private equity firm Kohlberg & Company in 2017. 47°33′50″N 122°19′39″W  /  47.564025°N 122.327487°W  / 47.564025; -122.327487 Industrial District, Seattle, Washington The Industrial District

56-507: A vigorous growth program. In order to remain financially competitive, K2 moved its manufacturing from Vashon Island to Guangdong , China in 2001. Thereafter, the company acquired Rawlings Sporting Goods and Worth, a manufacturer of baseball bats; Brass Eagle and Viewloader in the paintball business; Volkl, Marker, and Marmot. On June 22, 2006, K2 announced it was moving its business office from Vashon Island to Seattle's Industrial District . On April 25, 2007 Jarden Corporation announced

70-465: Is a neighborhood and the principal industrial area of Seattle, Washington . It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish River and Elliott Bay , beyond which lies Delridge of West Seattle ; on the east by Interstate 5 , beyond which lies Beacon Hill ; on the north by S King and S Dearborn Streets, beyond which lie Pioneer Square and southwest International District of Downtown ; and on

84-493: Is built on what was once the mudflats and lowlands of Elliott Bay and the Duwamish estuary , dredged, straightened, and filled 1902 and 1907. Much of the area is also built on landfill which is prone to liquefaction . This makes buildings in this area highly prone to earthquake damage. Principal arterials are First and Fourth Avenues S, Alaskan Way , East Marginal and Airport Ways S (north- and southbound); and S Spokane,

98-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Adio (company) Founded in 1962 by brothers Bill and Don Kirschner on Vashon Island , Washington , K2 is known for pioneering fiberglass ski technology, which made skis significantly lighter and more lively than their wood and metal contemporaries. In 1967, Bill Kirschner named the company K2 (for

112-662: The Duwamish , Black , and Cedar rivers. In 1905 the Seattle Box Company relocated to the southeast corner of 4th Avenue S and S Spokane Street becoming one of the first residents of the Industrial District. Starbucks moved its world headquarters to the Industrial District in 1997, occupying the 1912 building constructed for Sears, Roebuck and Company as a catalog distribution center. Some current industrial business owners are concerned about

126-678: The world's second-largest mountain and for the two Kirschner brothers, Bill and Don). In late 1969, the company's rapid growth required new capital and Bill Kirschner decided a well-financed partner was necessary. The company was acquired by the Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Indiana . Then in November 1976, the company was acquired by a private group of Northwest investors. The group, called Sitca, purchased K2 and its subsidiary, Jansport . In 1982, company management purchased all outstanding shares of Sitca Corporation from

140-558: The Spokane Street Viaduct, West Seattle Bridge , and S Royal Brougham Way (east- and westbound; Royal Brougham was formerly S Atlantic Street). Minor arterials are 6th Avenue S, S Holgate and S Lander Streets, and S Industrial Way. What is now Seattle has been inhabited since the end of the last glacial period (c. 8,000 BCE—10,000 years ago). For example, the villages of tohl-AHL-too (" herring house") and later hah-AH-poos ("where there are horse clams ") at

154-542: The group of Northwest investors. Management decided to concentrate all resources on the alpine ski market. In September 1985, Anthony Industries, Inc. acquired 100 percent of the stock of Sitca Corporation. Anthony, an NYSE listed company, develops and manufactures products for leisure and recreational markets under many brand names. In 1995, Anthony Industries sold off its Anthony Pools division to its rival, Sylvan Pools, and changed its name to K2, Inc. By 2000, board member Richard Heckmann had assumed control and embarked on

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168-602: The south by the main lines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad , or about S Lucille Street, beyond which is Georgetown . SoDo is the name of the northwest portion of the neighborhood, named for its being So uth of Do wntown. SoDo is the location of T-Mobile Park , home of the Seattle Mariners , and Lumen Field , home of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC . Lumen Field

182-753: The then-mouth of the Duwamish River in what is now the Industrial District, had been inhabited since the 6th century CE. The D kh ’Duw’Absh and Xacuabš ("People of the Inside" and "People of the Large Lake", now the Duwamish tribe ) of the Lushootseed (Whulshootseed, Skagit-Nisqually) Coast Salish nations inhabited at least 17 villages in the mid-1850s, living in some 93 permanent longhouses ( kh waac'ál'al) along Elliott Bay , Salmon Bay , Portage Bay , Lake Washington , Lake Sammamish , and

196-404: Was also the site of the former Kingdome . The Industrial District may also be defined by land use, with the primarily residential and open space Delridge district extending west from W Marginal Way SW and south of SW Spokane Street, and with the heavy industrial-zoned lower Duwamish River east of Marginal and north of Spokane as part of the Industrial District. Most of the Industrial District

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