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“$12,000,000 to LaBarge Inc. for Joint Stand Off Weapon RDT&E”

Sponsors:  

Citizen Contributed Data (94% Complete)

Recipient Web Site:  Recipient Address:  (Flag)
9900 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO
63124
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
1505 Maiden Lane Joplin, MO
Short Description of Recipient Organization: 
LaBarge, Inc. is a recognized leader in the electronics manufacturing services industry. We are a proven provider of complete, solutions-oriented contract manufacturing services with capabilities that include:

* Broad-based, high-performance manufacturing of electronics, electromechanical equipment and interconnect systems, including build-to-print and build-to-spec.
* Skilled engineering, product development and packaging.
* System integration.
* Prototype- to full-volume production, strengthened by preferred supplier status and qualification to all military and commercial specifications.
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site? 
No
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site? 
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts? 
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Contracts (Fedspending.org):  Does the Recipient have Federal Grants? 
No
Does a sponsoring member take credit? 
Yes
Did the recipient hire federal lobbyists? 
Yes
URL of Lobbying Data from OpenSecrets  Research contributed by:
HMUnger, scsouthern, jp4125



Comments, notes, additional research...

HMUnger wrote:

Political contributions have been listed with "La Barge" and "LaBarge" as the contributor's employer.

posted November 14, 2007 at 4:22 p.m.

scsouthern wrote:

No one from this company contributed to Akin's campaign.

President Craig LaBarge gave Blunt:
$500 for the 2006 primary
$1,000 for the 2008 primary

COO Randy Buschling gave Blunt:
$250 for the 2006 primary
$250 for the 2008 primary

VP John Parmley gave Blunt:
$250 for the 2006 primary

VP Donald Nonnenkamp gave Blunt:
$250 for the 2008 primary

posted December 27, 2007 at 7:58 p.m.

scsouthern wrote:

Buschling's and Parmley's 2006 primary contributions were on the same day.

LaBarge's, Buschling's, and Nonnenkamp's 2008 primary contributions were on the same day.

posted December 27, 2007 at 9:22 p.m.



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