159
edits
ISM: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
(history part 1) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
ISM is one of the world's largest employers, with over 650,000 employees as of 2022. | ISM is one of the world's largest employers, with over 650,000 employees as of 2022. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Late 1800s === | |||
ISM had its humble beginnings in the south of what is now designated as Scarborough, Ontario. Ernest Higgins started the company in 1884 after building a small storefront for his newly founded company, Higgins Mechanisms, which mainly sold handmade farming equipment. Ernest also operated a side business of making and selling niche home baked foods, such as his famous Higgo Wiggo Potato Delicacies. | ISM had its humble beginnings in the south of what is now designated as Scarborough, Ontario. Ernest Higgins started the company in 1884 after building a small storefront for his newly founded company, Higgins Mechanisms, which mainly sold handmade farming equipment. Ernest also operated a side business of making and selling niche home baked foods, such as his famous Higgo Wiggo Potato Delicacies. | ||