Lida, Inc. - (formerly NASDAQ:LIDA)

During Ike Kier’s tenure and ownership in Lida, Inc., the company was the largest producer of circular knit stretch fabrics in the world.  Lida conducted business globally with offices in New York and Los Angeles, and had 700 employees in four factories in North Carolina.  The operating company was sold in 1995 to Harvest Partners following an IPO in 1992 completed by Lehman Brothers.