The final place I worked at was a small privately owned tech company that made batteries for the space, military and some consumer applications located in CT and RI. It was bought by a much larger competitor headquartered in southwest MO and had several manufacturing facilities in MO, AK, OK and KS. At the introductory meeting held at the CT location, our new president began with
"I want everybody here to understand that the curtain of intelligence doesn't just suddenly drop at the border of Missouri..."