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Thanks to LeBron James, Akron students see Little Tikes factory in Hudson not just kid’s play

By a show of hands, who has either owned or purchased a Little Tikes product?

This is the question Little Tikes General Manager Bill Cofield casually tossed out to the 150 or so Akron seventh-graders gathered at the Hudson plant Thursday afternoon.

The students — who are part of the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise program — slowly raised their hands.

Considering the toy maker annually produces more vehicles — Cozy Coupes and the likes — than Detroit one is hard pressed to not find the company’s signature label on something in the garage or toy box.