One of the nation's best known salesmen came back to the Northland, spreading his message of business expertise and opportunity in America. And though he didn't make a pitch for his 8-pound upright, ...

David Oreck, the New Orleans entrepreneur who after serving on a B-29 bomber during World War II founded the vacuum cleaner company that bore his name, died Wednesday at his Mississippi home. His ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “The things I saw that they were doing, I ...

The Oreck vacuum is familiar to generations of consumers who remember television commercials and QVC spots featuring company founder David Oreck touting the quality, value, and light weight. Now, a ...

Filing is an effort to sell the company Daily operations at the vacuum maker will continue without interruption%2C company says Oreck laid off an undisclosed number of employees at the end of January ...

Founder of company%2C David Oreck%2C is now 89 years old In 2008%2C after Hurricane Katrina%2C headquarters moved from New Orleans to Nashville In 2003%2C Oreck sold the company%3B Black Diamond ...

When David Oreck started selling Oreck vacuum cleaners weighing less than 9 pounds in the 1970s, rivals scoffed that anything that light must be flimsy. Mr. Oreck, a self-trained master marketer of ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Marshall Oreck, one of two brothers who ran the company bearing their surname that makes vacuum cleaners and other cleaning products, died Friday at Touro Infirmary. He was 92. He died of ...