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Mar 16, 2023 · Richard Earl “Dick” Dyke, 89, who owned nearly 70 small businesses, mostly in Maine, died on March 1. The Wilton native had his first job in a shoe factory.
Sep 26, 2023 · The company’s owner, Richard Dyke, was a major figure in Maine’s business and political worlds. After Susan Collins lost a gubernatorial run in 1994, she ran a Husson University small business...
Nov 21, 2023 · After cocktails and crudites, they bid farewell to one of Maine’s own, Richard E. Dyke. As a digital photo tribute flashed images from his life, family members, friends and former employees...
Nov 15, 2016 · A year later, Cerberus bought Bushmaster for $76 million from Richard Dyke, the company’s founder. Dyke was a typical gun boss — a country boy, a serial entrepreneur, a lifelong Republican.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
Sep 28, 2023 · After Bushmaster Firearms moved their manufacturing to New York in 2011, Bushmaster's former owner Richard Dyke founded Windham Weaponry to produce AR-style rifles. Dyke owned the company his death in March at 89.
Dec 4, 2023 · Richard Dyke turned a failing firearms company into the best selling American rifle of all time by developing the AR-15.
