CIRRUS DESIGN CORP.
Business: World's second-largest manufacturer of single-engine, piston-powered, general aviation aircraft. Made 721 SR20 and SR22 propeller-driven planes in 2006, with prices ranging up $560,000.
Headquarters: Duluth, with a plant in North Dakota
Employees: 1,270 (900 in Duluth, 370 in Grand Forks)
Revenue: About $350 million
Owners: Bahrain-based Arcapita bought a 58 percent stake in the company in 2001.
Founded: 1984 by brothers Alan and Dale Klapmeier
Source: General Aviation Manufacturers Association
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