Leo Heikkinen

Leo Leonard Heikkinen (June 11, 1917 – September 10, 1999)[1] was an American entrepreneur and millionaire who founded and owned numerous forestry production companies in Prentice, WI, including Prentice Hydraulics, Inc. (now a division of Caterpillar, Inc.)[2] and Multitek North America, LLC.[1] He is credited for inventing the "knuckleboom" hydraulic loader,[3][4] an invention that propelled the Prentice loader to 51% of the worldwide market.[5][6]

Leo Heikkinen in 1960

References
  1. "Leo Heikkinen". APG of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. "Caterpillar | Prentice". www.caterpillar.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. The Northern Logger and Timber Processor. Northeastern Loggers' Association. 2003.
  4. Mason C. Carter; Robert C. Kellison; R. Scott Wallinger (9 November 2015). Forestry in the U.S. South: A History. LSU Press. pp. 459–. ISBN 978-0-8071-6056-5.
  5. Monte, Mike (November 2017). "Early Leo Heikkinen Loader on Display in Price County Museum". Great Lakes Timber Producer's Association.
  6. Peterson, Cathy (September 30, 1999). "The Legacy of a Local Leader". Price County Bee.
  7. Wester, Dave (February 1998). "A Kind and Generous Industrialist". The Timber Producer.
  8. Find A Grave: Leo Leonard Heikkinen
  9. Monte, Mike (July 2015). "Leo Heikkinen Honored by Price County Development Association". Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association.
  10. "Heikkinen selected for 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award". APG of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  11. "About | Multitek Inc". www.multitekinc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  12. Peterson, Cathy. "Investors group acquires Multitek Inc". APG of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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