Broach vs. brooch. Broach is primarily a verb meaning (1) to bring up (a subject),or (2) to pierce in order to draw off liquid. Brooch is a noun referring to a large decorative pin or clasp. Some dictionaries list broach as a variant spelling of brooch, and the words do have related origins (in the Middle English broche, meaning pointed tool), but they are mostly kept separate in modern usage. Broach is also not to be confused with breach.
Semtech was found in 1960 and its headquarters are located in Camarillo, California, USA. Semtech has $564M in revenue and 1,292 employees. Semtech's top competitors are MPS, First Choice and Mindtree.
Beauty Brands will still be headquartered at 4600 Madison and is expanding its offices there from 16,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Bernstein hopes it will grow to become another national company based in Kansas City. Beauty Brands now has 13 of its 55 locations in the Kansas City area. It has about 2,000 employees, including nearly 100 workers at its main offices and at its 140,000-square-foot distribution center in Lenexa.