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The Zippers Client List The Zippers Client List The following is a listing of past and current Zippers clients. It is a veritable who’s who of Fortune 500 Companies and Associations in the U.S.A and abroad. Many of these corporate clients have hired The Zippers countless times to entertain their clientele at conventions and trade shows all over the world. In the world of corporate entertainment, The Zippers lead the pack with style, consistency, versatility and professionalism. 7-UP CORPORATION A & A REDI MIX A T & T AARP ABBOT LABS ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS ABLE SERVICES AC NIELSON ACADEMY INSURANCE ACCENTURE ACOFP ACTIVE X ACURA ADT SECURITY SYSTEMS ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS AFSCME AHRI AIDCO AIRTOUCH ALAMO RENTAL CAR ALFA INT ALLADIN HOTEL LAS VEGAS GRAND OPENING AMBASSADORS NATIONWIDE AMERICAM ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICANS AMERICAN AIRLINES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EQUINE PRACTITIONERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONDISTS AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BUSINESS PRESS AMERICAN CASH FLOW ASSOCIATION AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANKERS AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE AMERICAN FUNDS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AMERICAN MILITARY BANK ASSOCIATION AMERICAN NUCLEONICS AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION AMERICAN PIPELINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AMERICAN TRUCK DEALERS AMERISOURCE BERGEN AMERITAS INSURANCE AMGEN AMT AMWAY AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR & CONV BUREAU ANHEUSER BUSCH ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR APPLE COMPUTER APPLIED MICRO CIRUITS CORPORATION ARBY'S FRANCHISE CONVENTION ARIZONA STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS ASTRA-ZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS AVIATION POWER AND MARINE AVNET COMPUTER BACCHUS KREWE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS BAKERY WORKERS UNION BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY BALLY’S HEALTH & FITNESS BANDAG BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY BARNHART BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION COMPANY BAUSCH AND LOMB BAXTER IV SYSTEMS BAYER HEALTHCARE BECTON DICKINSON BELL ROAD TOYOTA BENNETT JONES LAW FIRM BEST BUY BIOTRONIK BIPI PHARMACEUTICALS BLAKE OFFSHORE CORP BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD BMC SOFTWARE BOEHRINGER BOILERMAKERS CONVENTION BORLAND SOFTWARE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BRICKSTONE REALTY BRINKER INTERNATIONAL BRISTOL MEYERS - SQUIBB BUICK INVITATIONAL BURLAND BURTEC BUS DRIVER'S UNION CADENCE PHARMACEUTICALS CADILLAC TOP DEALERS CAL SPAS CAL-WESTERN BARRISTERS BALL CAL-WESTERN LAW SCHOOL CALGARY STAMPEDE CALIFORNIA AUTO DEALERS EXCHANGE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALIFORNIA COUNTY CLERKS CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA MIDSTATE FAIR CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN CANADIAN NATIONAL CANON CAPGEMENI CONSULTING CATALINA ISLAND YACHT CLUB COMMODORES BALL CATERPILLAR CB RICHARD ELLIS CBC STEEL CCPOA CEASAR’S PALACE CEMEX USA CENTEON PHARM CENTEX HOMES CENTOCOR CENTURY 21 CENTURY INSURANCE CERNER HEALTH CARE CFMA CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS CITY CHILI’S RESTAURANTS CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL CIGNA INSURANCE CO. CIMAX CIRCUIT CITY CISCO SYSTEMS CLASSMATES.COM CO-OP FINANCIAL COLDWELL BANKER COLEMAN AND GRANT COLON AND COLITIS FOUNTATION OF AMERICA COMMUNITY BANKERS COMPUTER PRODUCTS PLUS COMSHARE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS COUNTRYWIDE FUNDING CREST DIGITAL CSDA CULLIGAN/U S FILTER CYSTIC FIBROSIS GUILD DALTILE DBL DISTRIBUTING DEAN WITTER MANAGEMENT CLUB DEARBORN INSURANCE DEBARTOLO PROPERTY GROUP DELL LABS DELOITTE TAX DENTSPLY DERMICK LABS DESERT CANCER FOUNDATION DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE DESIGN AUTOMATION CONVERENCE DETROIT PARADE COMPANY DEUTCHE BANK DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP DIGITAL INSIGHT DIRECT BUY DISCOUNT COMPUTER GROUP DISCOVERY TOYS DISNEYLAND DOMINOS PIZZA CORPORATION E & I COOPERATIVE EARNST AND YOUNG ECHO INC EDISON ELECTRIC EL TORO MARINE CORPS BALL ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS ELEVATION PARTNERS EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS ENDYMION KREWE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS ENTERPRISE RENTACAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE ERA EXTRON FAMILY OF EAGLES FEDERATED INSURANCE FIDELITY CANADA FIDELITY INVESTMENTS FIESTA BOWL FILENET FIRST FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION FIRST HORIZONS HOME LOANS FISERV FORD MOTOR COMPANY FRESNO CRIMESTOPPERS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER BALL FTD FUND AMERICA G7 ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING GARST SEED COMPANY GARTNER INC GCSAA GENENTECH GENERAL CASUALTY INSURANCE GENERAL MOTORS GENIE LIFTS GIANT-EAGLE GINGER MASONRY GLASS MOLDERS CONVENTION GLAXOSMITHKLINE GM CANADA GM PARTS GMAC GMDC GOLD COUNTRY FAIR GOLDMAN-SACHS GRAYBAR GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY GRUBB AND ELLIS H & R BLOCK HARRIS COMMUNICATIONS HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION HELMS BRISCOE HERITAGE GROUP HILTON HOTELS HILTON/HAMPTON HOTELS HITACHI HM INSURANCE HNTB HOGAN & HARTSON LAW HOGAN AND HARTSON LAW HONDA MOTORS HONEYWELL HOSPITALITY DESIGN MAGAZINE HUDSON RCI HUGHES CORPORATION HUGHES ELECTRONICS HUNTER INDUSTRIES HYATT CORPORATION HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA I.A.I. 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