- Pella (company)
Infobox Company
name = Pella Corporation
type = Private
foundation =Des Moines, Iowa (1925)
founder = Pete and Lucille Kuyper
location_city =Pella, Iowa
location_country =United States
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key_people = Mel Haught,President and CEO
industry =Window s anddoor s
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num_employees = 10,600 (2007)
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homepage = http://www.pella.com/
footnotes =Pella Corporation is an American
window anddoor manufacturing company. Founded in 1925 as the Rolscreen Company, the company is headquartered inPella, Iowa .cite web |url = http://pressroom.pella.com/fast_facts/display.htm?section=15&release=118 |title = About Pella Corporation |accessdate = 2008-01-04 |date =2007-03-10 |publisher = Pella Corporation ] The company employs 41% of the city's population. [cite web |url = http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/snapshots/59.html |title = 100 Best Companies to Work For 2007: Pella snapshot |accessdate = 2008-01-04 |date =2007-01-22 |publisher = "Fortune" ]The company was initially most widely known for its "disappearing" Rolscreen window screen, an insect screen which rolls out of sight when not in use. The company changed its name in 1992 to Pella Corporation, to better reflect its entire product offering.
The company has been named by "Fortune" magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for eight consecutive years since 2000.
References
External links
* [http://www.pella.com/ Pella Corporation website]
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