North American Galvanizing Coatings, Inc. (fka NGA)

[Golden Cross]

Lion was founded by Bedard under a different moniker, Lion Bus, in 2008, when the goal was to simply be a school bus manufacturer. The niche industry only produces 45,000 units per year, he said, and within it, Lion would face stiff competition from Georgia-based Blue Bird Corp. and Thomas Built Buses Inc. in North Carolina. His way of competing was through innovation.