A family tradition since 1921

Family-owned and operated product, service, and recreational businesses for 105 years

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Current Portfolio

THANA FAMILY ENTERPRISES LLC, operator of the THANA enterprises:

  1. THANA APPLIED ECONOMICS - Optimization for longevity and endurance performance.

  2. THANA CONTROL SYSTEMS - Specialty research and advisory.

  3. SUGAR CANE BY THANA - Monthly essays (print only).

FADE SUPPLY COMPANY LLC - Curated objects.

PYLONS - Photography and design.

Undisclosed Private Investments

Undisclosed Strategic Reserve

Past Portfolio

1921 - BLOOMINGTON EVENING BULLETIN (Bloomington, IL) - Evening newspaper route.

1938 - PARADISE FOOD MART (Elgin, IL)

1941 - BOWLWAY RECREATION (Elgin, IL) - Considered America’s finest bowling alley. “A bowler of renown, he [C.L. Boulos] was on what is considered the best bowling team ever to come out of Elgin. That crew won the Illinois state title in 1943 in addition to several county and city titles. They also held the city championship for 10 years in succession.” Elgin Daily Courier-News, February 28, 1952.

1948 - TUCKER AUTOMOBILE (FRANCHISE) (Will Co., IL)

1949 - PEOPLE’S LIQUOR STORE (Elgin, IL)

1960 - MCDONALD’S (DeKalb, IL) - First Greek-American franchise owner and operator.

“Thana” Name

In 1974, Founder C.L. Boulos (1909-1981) established a personal holding company under the name THANA in connection with McDonald’s Corporation’s $4 million (inf. adj.) stock acquisition of part of the original business. The name honored (i) a similar spelling to his birthplace, Thanas, a village near Tripoli, GR, and (ii) his nephew, Athanasios, whose name coincidentally contains the common Greek diminutive “Thana.”