The Longaberger Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of handcrafted maple wood baskets and other home and lifestyle products.
The Longaberger Company building in Newark, Ohio has an area of 180,000 square feet, and is a replica of the company's market basket, cost $30 million.
The building opened in 1997. The basket handles weigh almost 150 tons and can be heated during cold weather to prevent ice damage. Originally, Dave Longaberger (founder) wanted all of the Longaberger buildings to be shaped like baskets, but only the headquarters was completed at the time of his death (1999).
