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.
John C. Harris
Harris Farms, founded in 1937, is one of the United States’ leading producers of agricultural products. Harris Ranch Beef Company produces nearly 200 million pounds of beef and is California's largest fed cattle processor. California’s leading breeder of thoroughbreds, Harris Farms will stand ten stallions in 2010, including Cee's Tizzy, sire of two-time Breeders' Cup Classic winner Tiznow; Redattore; and Swiss Yodeler.