Waukesha Motor Company, known as the “Motor Works,” pioneered the use of engines to power tractors, cars, trucks, and boats. It later introduced industrial engines for compressors, pumps, construction machinery, oilfield drilling, and other industrial applications, and today Waukesha Engine is a worldwide leader in manufacturing gaseous-fueled engines for gas compression, mechanical drive, and power generation applications. Harold L. Horning, Fred Ahrens, and Allan Stebbins founded the Waukesha Motor Company in 1906 in the Blue Front Garage on North Street. The company prospered and by 1910 moved into a larger facility built on Saint Paul Avenue. Waukesha Motor Company signed a merger agreement with Bangor Punta Corporation in 1968. In 1974, Dresser Industries acquired the company and its name changed to Waukesha Engine Division. In 1998, it became Waukesha Engine Division, a part of the Dresser Equipment Group in the Halliburton Company.