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Simmons
Simmons may refer to: * Simmons (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Simmons, Kentucky, unincorporated community, United States *Simmons, Missouri, unincorporated community, United States * Simmons (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character in the animated video series ''Red vs. Blue'' *Simmonston, abandoned town site in South Australia, Australia Business * Simmons (electronic drum company), a defunct manufacturer of electronic drum kits * Simmons & Company International, a private investment bank based in Houston, Texas, United States * Simmons Bank, a bank based in Arkansas, United States * Simmons Bedding Company, a bedding manufacturer * Simmons & Simmons, an international law firm based in London, England, United Kingdom * Simmons Optics, a subsidiary of Bushnell Corporation producing a line of optical products Education * Simmons College (Massachusetts), a women's liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States * Simmons College of Kentucky, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons is a British law firm. About half of its staff are in the London office, in CityPoint, off Moorgate. It has branch offices in some countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It has been mentioned in the ''Financial Times'' Innovative Lawyers Report. '''' '''' and '''' revealed that |
Simmons Bedding Company
The Simmons Bedding Company is an American major manufacturer of mattresses and related bedding products, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 1870, and is one of the oldest companies of its kind in the United States. Simmons' flagship brand is ''Beautyrest''. In addition to operating 18 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, the company licenses its products internationally. According to a Simmons press release, net sales for 2005 were $855 million, and its revenue was $1.13 billion in 2007 and $1.228 billion in 2013. As of 2011, Simmons ranked in third place among U.S. mattress manufacturers, with a 15.7 percent market share. In 2012, Simmons and its sister company Serta International were acquired by American private equity company Advent International. As of 2022, Simmons is a subsidiary of the American company Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC of Doraville, Georgia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons (electronic Drum Company)
Simmons is an electronic drum brand, which originally was a pioneering British manufacturer of electronic drums. Founded in 1978 by Dave Simmons, it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1994. The drums' distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s. The company closed in 1999 and the Simmons name is currently owned by Guitar Center. The SDS 5 (or SDSV; notated as SDS-5) was developed in conjunction with Richard James Burgess of Landscape and released in 1981. The first recordings of the instrument were made by Burgess, on '' From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....'', " Chant No. 1" by Spandau Ballet, and "Angel Face" by Shock. After Landscape and Spandau Ballet appeared on ''Top of the Pops'' with the instrument, many other musicians began to use the new technology, including A Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Jez Strode of Kajagoogoo, John Keeble of Spandau Ballet, Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Darren Costin of Wang Chung, Steve Negus of Saga, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons College (Massachusetts)
Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a university. Its undergraduate program is women-focused while its graduate programs are co-educational. Simmons is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Admission is considered moderately difficult; , 83percent of applicants to undergraduate programs were accepted. The university is divided into two campuses in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood totaling , one of which has five academic buildings and the other of which has nine Georgian-style residential buildings. The university enrolls approximately 1,736 undergraduates and 4,527 graduate students. Its athletics teams compete in NCAA Division III as the Sharks. History Simmons was founded in 1899 with a bequest by John Simmons, a wealthy clothing manufacturer in Boston. Simmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons (surname)
Simmons is an English patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Artists * Edward Simmons (painter) (1852–1931), American Impressionist painter * Don Simmons (artist), Canadian experimental artist and writer * Philip Simmons (1912–2009), American artisan and blacksmith Athletes * Al Simmons (1902–1956), American baseball player * Andrelton Simmons (born 1989), Curaçaoan baseball player * Andrew Simmons (born 1984), British wrestler * Anthony Simmons (American football) (born 1976), American football player * Ben Simmons (born 1996), Australian basketballer * Bob Simmons (American football coach) (born 1948), American football coach * Bobby Simmons (born 1980), American basketball player * Brian Simmons (born 1975), American football player * Brian Simmons (baseball) (born 1973), American baseball player * Cedric Simmons (born 1976), American basketball player * Charles Simmons (gymnast) (1885–1945), British gymnast (competed in the 1912 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons, Kentucky
Simmons is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in Ohio County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky {{OhioCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons, Missouri
Simmons is a community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located at the intersection of US Route 63 and Missouri Route Z, approximately seven miles south of Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in .... The Big Piney River flows past the east side of the community. History A post office called Simmons was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1958. D. L. Simmons, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. References Unincorporated communities in Missouri Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons (Red Vs
Simmons may refer to: * Simmons (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Simmons, Kentucky, unincorporated community, United States *Simmons, Missouri, unincorporated community, United States * Simmons (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character in the animated video series ''Red vs. Blue'' *Simmonston, abandoned town site in South Australia, Australia Business * Simmons (electronic drum company), a defunct manufacturer of electronic drum kits * Simmons & Company International, a private investment bank based in Houston, Texas, United States * Simmons Bank, a bank based in Arkansas, United States * Simmons Bedding Company, a bedding manufacturer * Simmons & Simmons, an international law firm based in London, England, United Kingdom * Simmons Optics, a subsidiary of Bushnell Corporation producing a line of optical products Education * Simmons College (Massachusetts), a women's liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States * Simmons College of Kentucky, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmonston
Simmonston was a former town in South Australia which was abandoned before completion in the early 1880s. The town was originally intended to be on the new railway extending north from Quorn, South Australia, Quorn, but the final route passed through Gordon, South Australia, Gordon instead. Today, the stone ruins of a hotel and its cellars are still visible. The town is reported as being "named after Lintorn Simmons, Sir Lintorn Simmons, Field Marshal and Commandant of the Royal Engineers" by William Jervois, the 10th Governor of South Australia. The creation of the town was announced in April 1880 as follows: "Portions of Crown Lands in the Hundred of Kanyaka have been reserved as a site for the new town of Simmonston." Plans to build the hotel were announced three weeks later in May 1880 by a D. McFie. The site of the former town is currently located in the gazetted locality of Kanyaka, South Australia, Kanyaka and within the local government area of the Flinders Ranges Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons & Company International
''Simmons Energy'' , A Division of Piper Jaffrey'' is an independent investment bank specializing in the energy industry, offering M&A advisory, capital markets execution and investment research. Simmons & Company International has offices in Houston, Aberdeen, London, and Dubai. Simmons & Company International was founded in 1974 by Matthew R. Simmons with the focus of providing financial advisory services to the energy service sector. In 2009, Matt Simmons retired to become "Emeritus Chairman". As of June 16, 2010, Matt Simmons retired from the company. ''Simmons Energy'' , A Division of Piper Jaffrey, Formerly ''Simmons'' & Company International, ''Energy'' Specialists of Piper Jaffray, announced a rebranding and name change on October 24, 2018. Simmons employs approximately 150 individuals and is active in the energy services and equipment, midstream/downstream, exploration and production, and alternative energy sectors. From January 2008 to September 2012, Simmons & Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank is a bank with operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It is the primary subsidiary of Simmons First National Corporation, a bank holding company. History The bank was founded by physician Dr. John Franklin Simmons in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1903. In 1933, during the Great Depression, it was one of the first Arkansas banks to reopen after the federally imposed “bank holiday”. In 1967, the bank was the first in Arkansas to offer a credit card. On March 23, 1984, a customer (Mary Stone) withdrew $285 from an automated teller machine in Sydney, Australia in the first intercontinental transaction made ever via an ATM. In September 2012, in a transaction organized by the FDIC, the company acquired Truman Bank, which suffered from bank failure. In October 2012, the company acquired Excel Bank. In November 2013, the company acquired Metropolitan National Bank. The purchase included the Simmons Tower Simmons Bank Tower is a 40-story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushnell Corporation
Bushnell Corporation is an American firm that specializes in sporting optics and outdoor products. It is based in Overland Park, Kansas and is a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor. Bushnell's produces binoculars, telescopes, spotting scopes, riflescopes, red dot sights, GPS devices, laser rangefinders, game cameras, night-vision devices and other optical equipments. Company history The company was founded in 1948 by David P. Bushnell, when he returned to California from his honeymoon in Japan with two crates of binoculars and sold them by mail order. Bushnell made precision binoculars affordable to middle-class Americans for the first time through a strategy of importing from manufacturers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, who provided optics to his patented specifications. Bushnell eventually expanded his business to include riflescopes and spotting scopes. In 1971, Bushnell sold his company to Bausch & Lomb. The firm renamed itself Bushnell Performance Optics. Three years later, Bushn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
