Sage Products was founded in 1971 by Vince Foglia and Paul Hills. For over 45 years, Sage was a leading developer of innovative products and proprietary solutions designed to help improve outcomes for patients and clinicians in healthcare facilities before becoming part of Stryker in 2016. When Dr. Homer Stryker, an orthopaedic surgeon from Kalamazoo, Michigan, found that certain medical products were not meeting his patients’ needs, he invented new ones. As interest in these products grew, Dr. Stryker started a company in 1941 to produce them. Today, Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together…

Duraflex, Inc. first set its roots in the Village of Cary around 20 years ago when the founder, Dean DellaCecca, endeavored to create an independent business separate from corporate influences. Initially starting out as a bellows manufacturing company, Duraflex expanded their business to include the manufacturing of different parts for applications in pressure and motion, among others. With 2 locations in Cary, Duraflex has established itself as a respectable member of the Cary business community.