Businesss: Perm-A-Store produces and sells plastic containers, dubbed Turtle Cases, with molded slots to store computer tapes, disks and removable hard drives; Rex Compactors sells midsized compactors aimed at fast-food and sit-down restaurants and institutional cafeterias.
Founded: Perm-A-Store in 1988; the current owners took over in 2004. Rex Compactors in 2007.
Headquarters: Golden Valley
Website: www.turtlecase.com and www.rexcompactors.com
Executives: Alan O'Regan and Ken Schneider own both companies.
Employees: Seven at Perm-A-Store, two at Rex
2007 revenue: Perm-A-Store grossed $2.7 million; Rex Compactors had sales of $300,000 last year.
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