Some may recall a short discussion on ShopFox and Grizzly ownership (ie who owns the companies, not the tools)
I had some time so I did a small amount of research. ShopFox is owned by Woodstock International, apparently a privately held firm. Interestingly, Woodstock owns many of the brands that Grizzly sells. See
Next, the shipping warehouses for both firms are in the same three towns, all smaller towns,
My guess, from the above evidence, it looks like they do share a common owner. But Grizzly probably doesn't "own" Woodstock, nor visa-versa (it keeps one company from being effected if the other company has legal/sales/fiscal issues)