James E. Houlden

Precision Castparts Corp. manufactures metal components and products for the aerospace and defense industries. It offers investment castings, forgings, fasteners and fastener systems, and aero structures for aerospace and power generation applications. The company was founded by Joseph Buford Cox in April 1953 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Wyman-Gordon Co. designed, manufactured, assembled and distributed industrial components and products. The firm offered aerospace turbine engines, land-based gas turbines, seamless steel pipes, and aerospace structural made of exotic metals and stainless steel. It provided services to the aerospace, power generation, oil and gas exploration, medical and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1883 and was headquartered in Portland, OR.