In 1937 History Bout Victor J Andrew Founded A Company Near Midway Airport That Made Radio Broadcasting Equipment During World War 2 The Company Broadened its Product Line Manufacturing Communications Gear And Cable For The Military after The War Andrew Mad Antennas Cables And Connectors In 1953 Six Years After it Was Incorporated Andrew Moved its Headquarters And Some Some Production To Suburban Orland Park The Expansion Of The Tell communications industry in The 1980s Drove Growth at Andrew which Saw Annual Sales Rise To Over $800 Million By The End Of The 1990s By That Time Andrew Had become an International Corporation With about 2, 000 Employees In The Chicago Area And Over 4,500 Worldwide.