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How It's Done: Teddy Bears

One homemade teddy bear, crafted by an entrepreneur for his son in 1981, grew directly into the company known as Vermont Teddy Bear. Based in Burlington, the company manufactures about 200,000 bears annually and guarantees them for life. Cathy Carlisle, the company’s director of manufacturing, shares more here about the process of manufacturing a teddy bear.

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How It's Done: Making Novelty Yarns

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how this small manufacturer in Philadelphia makes specialty yarns for their customers.

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How It’s Done: Little Giant Ladders

From innovative design to rigorous safety checks, see how Little Giant Ladders builds life-saving products.

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How It's Done: Building Utility Terrain Vehicles

This article and video describes how a small company in Indiana builds 20-25 utility terrain vehicles each day in their manufacturing plant.

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Grainger Product Specialists Answer Most Common Questions

Grainger Technical Product Specalists help answer a lot of questions about MRO equipment. What are some of the questions they hear regularly? In this video series, nine of our specialists share those common inquiries and how they typically respond.

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Case Study: Controlling PPE Costs Through KeepStock Vending

Learn how a manufacturer of HVAC products gained control of its PPE costs and tracking through inventory management solutions from Grainger.

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How It's Done: Making the Trac-A-Rod

04/17/24

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How It's Done: Making the Kwik Stand Bow Stand

03/26/24

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How It's Done: Stormy Kromer Wool Caps

03/20/24

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These Classic Tools Have Stories to Tell

02/28/24

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How It's Done: Whiskey

02/19/24

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Reinventing a Trusted Partner: The 1951 Ridgid 400

01/05/24

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Overcoming a Critical Inventory Shortage with Grainger's Support

11/27/23

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How It's Done: Making a Bead Roller

10/10/23

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White Paper: Achieving Fire-Rated Life Safety Code Compliance in Healthcare

10/05/23

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Grainger Supports Cubs' 1060 Project

10/03/23

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3 Vintage Tools that Help Keep 110-Year-Old Farm Running

10/02/23

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How It's Done: From Summer Ballpark to Winter Wonderland

09/13/23

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How It's Done: Electrical Insulators

06/27/23

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Classic Saw Supports 50 Years of Homebuilding on Martha's Vineyard

06/06/23

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How It's Done: Fabric Testing

04/06/23

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The Vintage Planer That Shaped Custom Surfboards

02/28/23

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Yerkes Observatory: Restoring the World’s Largest Refracting Telescope

02/07/23

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Everyday Heroes: Water Park Manager

01/17/23

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How It's Done: Neon Signs

09/16/22

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1800s-Era Hand Plow Keeps Family Farm Thriving

08/17/22

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Everyday Heroes: Dolphin Trainer

08/02/22

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How It's Done: Zoo Nutrition

07/25/22

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This is the Stuff They Use to Brew the Beer

06/13/22

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How It's Done: Running a Brewery

06/05/22

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Glassblowers: The Story of Glass Academy

03/18/22

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How It's Done: Glassblowing

03/16/22

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How It's Done: Converting a Baseball Field to Football

03/06/22

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Grainger Everyday Heroes - Ice Castle Builder

02/18/22

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How It's Done: Cider Doughnuts

02/17/22

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How It's Done: Apple Cider

02/16/22

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Cost-Effective Sustainability Tips from a Leader in Green Distribution

10/16/21

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How One Man Used Upskilling to Own His Career

09/26/21

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Winter Comes to Wrigley Field

01/27/21

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How Good Inventory Management Helps the Cubs Cover Their Bases

01/15/21

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Ron Thompson, U.S. Navy

08/31/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Medal of Honor Museum

08/31/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: The Kitchen Community

08/18/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Exterminator

08/18/20

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The Craft of Creating a Wooden Baseball Bat

08/12/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Bird and Mammal Curator

08/11/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: PFC Ralph H. Johnson

08/11/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Coffee Roaster

08/10/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Printer

08/07/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Reptile Keeper

08/06/20

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The Surprising History of Baseball Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Workplace

08/05/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: USS Yorktown

08/03/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Innkeepers

08/03/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Rescue Ranch

07/31/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Tall Ship Crew

07/27/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Maintenance Coordinator

07/27/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Alligator Handler

07/20/20

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Extraordinary Times: Grainger Customer Stories – CCR Solutions

07/01/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Sports Flooring Director

06/30/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Sound Engineer

06/29/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Musher

06/29/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Hoot Gibson, U.S. Navy

06/29/20

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Extraordinary Times: Grainger Customer Stories – R. Riveter

06/29/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Restaurant Manager

06/22/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Natural Resources Coordinator

06/15/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Apple Orchard Farmers

06/08/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: R. Riveter - American Handmade

05/20/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Maintenance Supervisor

05/20/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Dick Whitaker, U.S. Marines

05/18/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Banquet Chef

05/15/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Aquarist

05/15/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Water Taxi Crew

05/06/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Citrus Farmer

05/06/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Welder

04/27/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Compost Expert

04/27/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Farmer

04/17/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Zookeeper

03/30/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Beekeeper

03/30/20

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How Grainger Helps the Cubs Deliver

03/10/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Sawmiller

03/05/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Groundskeeper

02/18/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Field Museum Engineer

01/29/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Warehouse Manager

01/24/20

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Hot Rod Fabricator

01/10/20

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The Right Tool Keeps Netflix DVD Running

11/18/19

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Growing a Healthcare Partnership Medxcel and Grainger

11/18/19

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Chicago's Field Museum: A Grainger Customer Success Story

11/17/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Christmas Tree Farm

10/30/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Furniture Craftsman

10/23/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Hotel Engineer

10/23/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Scream Park Manager

10/07/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Blacksmith

07/21/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: SWAT Coordinator

05/15/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Firefighter

05/15/19

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Brewmaster

11/19/18

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Case Study: How One Customer Saved Big by Optimizing Inventory

08/02/17

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Case Study: How Vending Can Help Reduce Material Consumption

08/02/17

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Hospital Management Company Inventory Case Study

07/26/17

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Case Study: Improving Spending Control Measures

06/27/17

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Grainger Everyday Heroes: Golf Course Managers

04/10/17

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Click2Direct Procurement Solution Simplifies Process

01/17/17

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Working Better: PAWS

01/01/17

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Working Better: Highland Brewery

01/01/17

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Working Better: RECON Native Plants

01/01/17

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The USS Yorktown: Battling the Elements

01/01/17

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