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101 BEST & BRIGHTEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
July - 2010

Radio Flyer has been named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago!

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June - 2010

Radio Flyer Toys Bring Smiles, Create Memories

Robert Pasin is president of Radio Flyer, the largest producer of wagons and tricycles in the U.S., which recently was awarded third place in the small/medium employer category in the Best Places to Work in Illinois competition. He recently sat down with The Business Ledger publisher Bob Strasser and editor Jeremy Stoltz. Please click the link below to read excerpts from that conversation.

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Crain's Chicago
May - 2010

Radio Flyer named as the #3 Best mid-size company to work for in IL!

Best Places to Work is dedicated to identifying and recognizing Illinois's best employers. Radio Flyer has been recognized for the second year in a row and looks forward to continuing to create an environment where employees can thrive professionally and have fun together.

Crain's Chicago
Mar - 2010

Radio Flyer named on Crain’s ‘Best Places to Work’ list.

On March 29, 2010, Radio Flyer was named on Crain's 'Best Places to Work' list! Radio Flyer's CWO, Robert Pasin, attributes its success to the candidate selection process, and his employees who are natural ‘lifelong learners’. Radio Flyer was listed among top organizations such as Google, Accenture, KPMG, and Hyatt Regency Chicago.

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Best in Class Employer
Mar - 2010

Radio Flyer recognized by HR Solutions, Inc. as Best in Class Employer

Radio Flyer is honored to be recommended by our employees and acknowledged by HR Solutions for creating an environment for engaged employees to thrive. HR Solutions manages our Employee Engagement Survey and feedback sessions globally. Radio Flyer was selected for this award because of our outstanding Engagement and Job Satisfaction among our team members.

WGN Television
Oct - 2009

Radio Flyer Halloween pumpkin carving contest featured on WGN!

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Top Small Workplaces 2009 Winner
Sept - 2009

Radio Flyer has been selected as one of the Top Small Workplaces in 2009!

We are proud to announce that Radio Flyer has been selected as one of the Top Small Workplaces in 2009! Winning Workplaces and The Wall Street Journal collaborate to identify exceptional small organizations (private, nonprofit or publicly held), and seek out small employers that foster teamwork, flexibility, high productivity and innovation while helping their employees grow personally and professionally. We are honored to receive this award!

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Inc.5000
Aug - 2009

Radio Flyer named to the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies in America

Radio Flyer is on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies in America! This ranking puts Radio Flyer with an elite group of companies who received their first national recognition when they originally appeared on the Inc. list - Microsoft, Timberland, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle, Clif Bar, Patagonia, and UnderArmour to name a few.

This win is particularly impressive since we are a 92-year-old company. Most companies on this list are either start-ups or in their early years.

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Aug - 2009

Radio Flyer recognized by Workforce Chicago for its significant contributions to learning and development

We are pleased to announce Radio Flyer has received the 2009 Workforce Chicago Award for its exemplary commitment to employee learning and development! Workforce Chicago has recognized only 24 companies in the past 9 years for their commitment to excellence.

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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
July - 2009

Robert Pasin honored with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Robert Pasin, Radio Flyer's CWO, has won the Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year Award! This award is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. Entrepreneur Of The Year focuses on growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

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Best Places to Work in Illinois 2009
May - 2009

Radio Flyer ranked in Top 5 as One of the Best Places to Work in Illinois for 2009

Radio Flyer is honored to be ranked #4 mid-size company to work for in IL and to be recognized for outstanding positive employee engagement and commitment to the well-being of all employees. We live the Little Red Rule, "Every time we touch people's lives, they will feel great about Radio Flyer” as an employee this means that Radio Flyer provides an environment where everyone can LOVE their job and have fun living our values every day!

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Jan - 2009

Radio Flyer Pulls Through Tough Economy

Despite its humble beginnings on the city's West Side, the Radio Flyer wagon is proving to be recession proof.

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Dec - 2008

Classic Radio Flyer Wagon updated for 2.0 World

Radio Flyer, the maker of the classic red wagon, is creating a high-tech new product. The little wagon has gone 2.0.

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Dec - 2008

Still Flying - How materials, development strategies and production approaches have kept "the Little Red Wagon" company relevant.

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Nov - 2008

Crains 40 under 40

As the grandson of the founder of Radio Flyer, Robert Pasin always knew how important the company was to his family. What he didn't realize was how much the bright-red wagons meant to generations of other families.

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2008 Winning Workplace Finalist
Oct - 2008

Collaboration a common thread in award-winning workplaces

Leadership development training at the maker of the popular red wagons.

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Oct - 2008

Little Wagon, Big Changes

Radio Flyer updates classic for the 21st century.

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Oct - 2008

You’re Kidding Me

Boys who never grew up show off their outer child.

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Oct - 2008

Opinion: Radio Flyer is pimpin' its wagons

Few toys scream Americana more than a little red Radio Flyer wagon being pulled behind a kid in Smalltown, U.S.A. It's one of those icons that you just didn't expect to change all that much, even with all the technological advances of our times. Simple just seems better sometimes.

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Dec - 2007

Engineering detoured by design

Interview with Tom Schlegel, product development vice president at Radio Flyer.

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Oct - 2007

Chicago Innovation 2007-Honoring the New & Improved

As designers, that's the key thing we do-we pull out the latent needs of consumers.

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Mar - 2007

I don't wanna grow up

One of the coolest offices in Chicago!

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