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(AFX) - Important years in The Hoover Co.'s history:1907 -- A janitor, Murray Spangler, makes a 'suction sweeper' to pull up dirt and dust.1908 -- Spangler forms a business with W.H. 'Boss' Hoover.1943 -- The company's stock goes public.1985 -- Chicago Pacific Corp. acquires Hoover.1989 -- Maytag Corp. acquires Chicago Pacific.2006 -- Whirlpool Corp. acquires Maytag and announces plans to sell Hoover.2007 -- Dirt Devil maker Techtronic Industries Co. buys Hoover from Whirlpool for $107 million and announces plans to move Hoover's 100-year-old headquarters from North Canton, Ohio, to Glenwillow, near Cleveland.Source: Hoover Web siteCopyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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