Manpower | History

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	1952 - Manpower expands its operations throughout the United States
	Manpower expands its operations in the United States to include locations in Minneapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York, Pittsburgh and Boston.
	1953 - Manpower US launches the Manpower Foundation
	Manpower launches the Manpower Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting job training and education initiatives in the United States, and is still active today.
	1954 - First franchise opened
	Manpower continues expanding in the United States by offering franchise business opportunities in addition to company owned branch offices.
	1956 - First international office opene
	Manpower becomes an international company, opening offices in Montreal and Toronto, Canada
	1956 - Manpower establishes operations in the UK
	Manpower expands into Europe by establishing operations in the U.K. Manpower now operates its EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) region with offices in 27 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey and the U.K.
	1957 - Manpower establishes operations in France
	Manpower establishes operations in France, which has grown to become the company's largest national market. Today, Manpower France & Region includes operations in France, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Martinique, Monaco, Morocco, New Caledonia, Reunion and Tunisia.
	1958 - Salespower is created
	Salespower, a division of Manpower, is established in Chicago, Illinois, USA under Aaron Scheinfeld. Salespower provides salesmen, demonstrators, telephone merchandisers, comparison shoppers, product samplers, survey takers, and interviewers.

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