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Note 12 - Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements |
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] |
12 . | Related Party Transactions
Stephen M. Merrick , Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is of counsel to a law firm from which the Company received legal services during the year. Mr. Merrick is both a director and a shareholder of the Company. Legal fees paid to this firm were $154,000 and $188,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. John H. Schwan, Chairman of the Board, is the brother of Gary Schwan, one of the owners of Schwan Incorporated, which provides building maintenance and remodeling services to the Company. The Company made payments to Schwan Incorporated of approximately $19,000 and $15,000 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the period from January 2003 to the present, John H. Schwan, Chairman of the Board, has made loans to the Company which have outstanding balances, for the Company of $1,507,000 and $1,416,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During 2017 and 2016, interest expense on these outstanding loans was $94,000 and $93,000, respectively. During 2010, Schwan Leasing and Merrick Company, owned by John H. Schwan and Stephen M. Merrick, provided financing for the acquisition and construction of latex balloon production and related equipment (see Note 13 ). Items identified as Notes Payable Affiliates in the Company's Consolidated Balan ce Sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 include loans by shareholders to Flexo Universal totaling $41,000 and $47,000, respectively, as well as a loan to CTI Europe totaling $32,000 and $27,000, respectively.

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