The company's name comes from the slogan on some of its commercials, "Empire today, carpeting tomorrow". Empire Today claims that it is the largest in-home sales flooring company in the United States. Empire Today, LLC. Logo since 2015, featuring a digital character of the Empire Man.

Elmer Lynn Hauldren Elmer Lynn Hauldren (April 1, 1922 – April 26, 2011) was an advertising copywriter based in Chicago who was best known for originating the Empire Man.

Creating an Advertising Legacy with a Man and a Jingle The Empire Man was introduced in 1977 and later adapted into the popular animated TV character that has grown to become a cultural icon. The Empire Man originally appeared on TV as a role played by Lynn Hauldren.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Empire Today Has Been Acquired by Charlesbank Capital Partners. William Blair acted as the financial advisor to Empire Today, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), in connection with its sale to Charlesbank Capital Partners. Management and an affiliate of H.I.G. made significant investments into the business.

An empire is an aggregate of many separate states or territories under a supreme ruler or oligarchy. This is in contrast to a federation, which is an extensive state voluntarily composed of autonomous states and peoples. An empire is a large polity which rules over territories outside of its original borders.

empire, major political unit in which the metropolis, or single sovereign authority, exercises control over territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples through formal annexations or various forms of informal domination.

(CBS) -- The man who became an icon to Chicagoans as the Empire Carpet Man has died at the age of 89. Elmer Lynn Hauldren was the pitchman for the Empire Carpet, now known as Empire Today, since 1977.

Empire®, a leading provider of installed carpet, flooring, and blinds and shades, was founded by entrepreneur Seymour Cohen in 1959 as Empire Plastic Covers, a private, family-owned business.

H.I.G. CapitalEmpire Today / Parent organizationH.I.G. Capital is a Miami, Florida based private equity and alternative assets' investment firm with $59 billion of equity capital under management. The firm operates a family of private equity, growth equity, credit/special situation, primary lending, syndicated credit, and real estate funds. Wikipedia

In 1959, Empire Today started out as a small, family-run business in Chicago, Illinois. Since then, Empire has expanded to offer their friendly and extensive services in over 70 locations across the country including Chicago, New York, and L.A.

The company kept that name until 2003, when it was rechristened Empire Today after being sold to new owners. Today, the company offers its services in more than 70 locations nationwide and is one of the best-known names in the flooring industry.

At its most basic, an empire is a complex political organization where a dominant central state controls weaker peripheral (outer) states. There is no single recipe for making an empire, but the main ingredient is always control.