Harris Corporation
The "Harris Automatic Press Company" was founded by Alfred S. Harris in Niles, Ohio, in 1895. The company spent the next 60 years developing lithographic processes and printing presses before acquiring typesetting company Intertype Corporation. In 1957, Harris acquired Gates Radio, a producer of broadcast transmitters and associated electronics gear, but kept the Gates brand name alive by putting the Gates sticker on the back of numerous transmitters that were labeled Harris on the front panels.
Arlene Harris (inventor)
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Harris began her career at the age of 12 as a mobile telephone switchboard operator for her family's business, Industrial Communications Systems (ICS), Inc. (sold to Metromedia in 1983, now Spok). From 1981 to the present, Arlene Harris has advocated for consumer products that embrace the most current technology and are designed with simplicity and accessibility as priorities. She also continues to support inclusive regulatory policies and workplace diversity. Her objectives are to assure maximum opportunity for individuals and organizations, and to continue to bring to market a growing proliferation of technology-enabled products and services that improve life through her Wrethink and Wrethinking, the Foundation activities.