Company Name: Radio Flyer Inc.
Location: Chicago, IL
Nature of Business: Consumer goods manufacturing
Founded: 1917
Revenue: $95.8 million
Number of Employees: 55
Average Tenure: 10 years
Founded in 1917 by Italian immigrant Antonio Pasin, Radio Flyer's iconographic red wagon has been in continuous production for over ninety years. Still owned by the Pasin family, now led by the third generation with Robert Pasin as Chief Wagon Officer (CEO), the 55-employee company also makes bikes, trikes, scooters and pedal-powered cars, in addition to a variety of wagons. A shift to molded plastic products and cost pressures led the firm to dismantle its domestic manufacturing processes, and establish a Radio Flyer International Team in China, led by COO Paul Pasin. A recent re-articulation of Vision, Mission and Values is reinforced through professional goals, action steps and individualized job-specific development plans for each employee annually. To support success, extensive learning and development opportunities are offered to all employees and managers, onsite and offsite. Progress is measured through annual 360 feedback surveys, and a focus on building relationships across departments is kept active through monthly company-wide meetings that include educational activities and recognition of employees who best demonstrate company values.
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