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Park Aerospace Corp.

A maker of advanced composite materials for airplanes and rockets, Park Aerospace supplies prepregs, structural film adhesives, and lightning-strike protection used in commercial and military aircraft. It began in 1954 in a garage in Queens as Park Nameplate, Inc., launched by two friends with savings from their wartime pay, later shifting from electronics to aerospace and rebranding in 2019. Now based in Newton, Kansas, it makes parts for aircraft programs around the world.