Harold Ray Wing
{{short description|American businessman (1940-2012)}}
Harold "Hal" Ray Wing (1940-2012){{Cite web|url=https://www.wheelermortuaries.com/obituaries/harold-r-wing|title=Harold R. Wing Obituary 2012|website=Wheeler & Sundberg-Olpin Funeral Homes}} founded Wing Enterprises in Springville, Utah. Wing Enterprises was established in 1972, originally operating out of Wing's carport. The company's main product is the Little Giant Ladder System. Hal became mayor of Springville in 1997.
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan invited Wing to serve as a representative at the White House Conference of Small Businesses in Washington, D.C.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
In 1995, Wing was named one of Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneurs of the Year" in Utah.{{cite web |title=Utah Business |url=http://www.utahbusiness.com/parser.php?nav=article&article_id=3389 |website=Home |accessdate=4 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206024649/http://www.utahbusiness.com/parser.php?nav=article&article_id=3389 |archivedate=February 6, 2012 |date=6 February 2012}}
Personal life
Wing and his wife Brigitte were parents of eight children, three of whom were adopted. Wing's eldest son, Arthur, is the current president of Wing Enterprises. Another son, Douglas, is executive vice president of the company. Wing died in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/9/20505349/hal-wing-founder-of-wing-enterprises-little-giant-ladders-and-former-springville-mayor-dies-at-72/|title=Hal Wing, founder of Wing Enterprises, Little Giant Ladders and former Springville mayor, dies at 72|date=December 31, 2023|website=Deseret News}}
References
=Citations=
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=General references=
- {{cite web |title=Little giant ladders stretch out|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/07/11/smbusiness/little_giant/ |website=CNN Money |accessdate=18 March 2024|date=February 15, 2006}}
- {{cite web |title=Connect :: Resource/Article :: Point of View: Harold "Hal" Wing |url=http://www.connect-utah.com/article.asp?r=1999&iid=48&sid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025203743/http://www.connect-utah.com/article.asp?r=1999&iid=48&sid=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2006 |accessdate=4 April 2020 |date=25 October 2006}}
- [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=harold-wing&pid=159020581 "Harold Wing Obituary (2012)"] - The Salt Lake Tribune
External links
- [http://littlegiantladders.com/ Little Giant Ladders Website].
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Category:American manufacturing businesspeople
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