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===Ling Electric Company===
In 1947, entrepreneur [[James Ling]] founded an electrical-contracting business, Ling Electric Company, in [[Dallas]], Texas. He lived in the rear of the shop. After incorporating and taking the company public in 1955, Ling found innovative ways to market the stock, including selling door-to-door and from a booth at the [[State Fair of Texas]].<ref name="Sobel Kings">{{cite book | author=Sobel, Robert | title=The Rise and Fall of the Conglomerate Kings | publisher=Beard Books | year=1999 | isbn=1-893122-47-6 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gw-nLbBRh8oC&pg=PA77}}</ref>