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Allied Worldwide, Inc.

Based in the small town of Asbury, New Jersey, Asbury Carbons, Inc.

Public Company Incorporated: 1930 Employees: 28,000 Sales: $4 billion Stock Exchanges: New York London Paris Frankfurt…

An original member of the American League, the Cleveland Indians Baseball Company, Inc.

Debevoise & Plimpton is one of the United States' major law firms.

Dynatech Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of products that support voice, video, and data…

Exide Electronics Group, Inc.

First Fidelity Bank is regarded as one of the most stable and reliable financial institutions in the United States.

Gross Revenues: $225 million (1999) NAIC: 54111 Offices of Lawyers Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is a major…

Gardenburger, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the largest producer of meat-substitute burger patties in the…

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Incorporation: 1993 Employees: 3,100 Sales: $621.9 (1999) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ Ticker Symbol: ROCK NAIC: 331221…

Operating out of New York, GoodTimes Entertainment Ltd.

Chartered: 1917 as Mutual Auto Theft Insurance Company/Mutual Auto Fire Insurance Company Employees: 2,600 Sales:…

Chartered: 1953 Employees: 3,000 Total Assets: $12 billion (1999) NAIC: 813211 Grantmaking Foundations The Howard…

In-N-Out Burger, a California Corporation, is a leading fast-food retail chain with more than 120 locations in…

Incorporated; 1893 as Inland Steel Company Employees: 10,200 Sales: $4.58 billion (1996) Stock Exchanges: New…

Chartered: 1903 Members: 1.5 million NAIC: 81393 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations The International…

Latham & Watkins is one of the world's largest law firms, with about 1,000 attorneys practicing in 14 American and…

Les Schwab's first attempt at selling tires in Prineville, Oregon, has blossomed into one of America's largest and most…

Lever Brothers Company is one of the largest manufacturers of soaps and detergents in the United States.

Public Company: Incorporated: 1990 as FCA, Ltd.

Metromedia Company has emerged over the past decade as one of the largest private concerns in the United States, with…

Wholly Owned Subsidiary: Incorporated: 1958 as Dunfey Hotels Corporation Employees: 8,000 Sales: $500 million SICs:…

Racing Champions Corporation is one of the largest die-cast collectible companies in North America, a position it…

Recovery Engineering, Inc.

Roll International Corporation, a private company, is made up of a collection of companies owned by husband-and-wife…

A subsidiary of Bob Evans Farms Inc., SWH Corporation is a Tustin, California-based company that operates the Mimi's…

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Servam Corp.

Public Company: Incorporated: 1994 Sales: $65 million (2002 est.) Stock Exchanges: OTC Ticker Symbol: SIHB NAIC: 31152…

Incoporated: 1977 as Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc.

The Brink's Company--formerly known as The Pittston Company--is a transportation and security services firm.

Yucaipa Cos.

Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.

Originally an apothecary shop, Caswell-Massey Co.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent government agency that generates income through postage and…

FleetBoston Financial Corporation is the eighth largest bank in the United States and the largest in New England, with…

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft claims the distinction of being the United States' oldest law firm, tracing its roots to…

State Street Corporation is a bank holding company conducting business principally through its subsidiary State Street…

American Banknote Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries in the United States, Brazil, Australia, New…

Bird Corporation (Bird), which began its third century of business in 1995, is best known for making asphalt roofing…

Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg is the world's third largest auction house, but lags well behind the much better known…

Thomas Nelson, Inc.--with roots dating to 1798--is the world's largest publisher of Bibles and Bible-related materials.

Crane & Co., Inc.

CoreStates Financial Corp is a major, Philadelphia-based regional bank holding company whose basic banking services are…

Colgate-Palmolive Company's growth from a small candle and soap manufacturer to one of the most powerful consumer…

The largest financial services company in the world, with assets in excess of $1 trillion, Citigroup Inc.

Remington Arms Co.

For nearly 170 years the Harper name has been synonymous with the printed word, having cradled American publishing from…

Operating Revenue: $1.1 billion (1997) SICs:: 5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores; 6512 Operators of Nonresidential…

Family owned, Reed & Barton Corporation is one of the oldest silversmiths in the United States, its roots dating back…

Woolrich Inc.

Amoskeag Company is a holding and operating company, whose main revenue (98 percent) is derived from its control of…

Merriam-Webster Inc.

Rogers Corporation was originally founded as a paper mill in 1832 and segued from insulated paperboard into a wide…

The Valspar Corporation is the fifth largest North American manufacturer of paints and coatings, a business it has…

Old National Bancorp (ONB) is the largest bank holding company in Indiana, providing a variety of general banking and…

A subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), The Long Island Rail Road Company (LIRR) is the most traveled…

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is one of the oldest and largest law firms in the United States.

The Riggs National Corporation operates a leading bank in Washington, D.C.

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in providing electric and gas…

With branch offices in Dallas, Austin, New York, London, Moscow, Washington, D.C., and Baku, Azerbaijan, the…

New York Life Insurance Company is one of the largest insurance companies in the United States and the world.

Foley & Lardner is one of the oldest and largest law firms in the United States.

Under the parentage of Inland Steel since 1935, Joseph T.

Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., better known as the New York Philharmonic, is the oldest symphony…

Ryerson Tull, Inc.

The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY) has been successful for most of its history.

The YMCA of the USA is a not-for-profit, charitable organization offering various services to local, independent YMCAs…

With more than $32 billion in assets and over 600 branch offices in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, National City Corp.

The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company focuses on providing individual life insurance.

Although property and casualty insurance company American Premier Underwriters, Inc.

The Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum, education, and research system in the world, with 16 museums and…

The American Medical Association is the oldest and largest advocacy group representing American physicians.

Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is the holding corporation for a major Midwest bank, M&I Bank.

New England Confectionery Co.

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is one of the busiest commodities exchanges in the world.

Goulds Pumps Inc.

Morton International&mdash′obably best known for its popular blue canister of table salt, featuring a raincoat-clad…

Located in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Richardson Industries, Inc., consists of several different divisions devoted to…

The Associated Press (AP) describes itself as the largest newsgathering organization in the world.

Washington Gas Light Company provides natural gas to the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area including segments of…

Based in Westfield Center, Ohio, Westfield Group (unrelated to the identically named Australian real estate…

Davis Polk & Wardwell is one of the largest U.S.

William Zinsser & Company, Inc., is a leading U.S.

With six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota, and Eastern Canada, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Paul Milstein, along with his sons Howard and Edward, filed an unsuccessful lawsuit in 2000 seeking to remove Philip…

Grinnell Corp., a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd., became the largest fire protection company in the world when…

Pinkerton's Inc.

One of the oldest manufacturing concerns in the United States, Scovill Fasteners Inc.

Illinois Central Corporation owns and operates the oldest land-grant railroad in the United States, the Illinois…

Based in New York City, Kiehl's Since 1851, Inc.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has changed slowly over a long period of time, and by doing so…

The inheritor of the businesses once owned by Western Union Corporation, New Valley Corporation is the owner of an…

The New York Times Company (NYTC) is a diversified media company including newspapers, magazines, television and radio…

Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

One of the 30 largest commercial banking companies in the United States, Banknorth Group, Inc.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is one of the leading producers of chocolate in the United States.

New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) serves central, eastern, and western New York State, an area which,…

One of the oldest forest products companies in the United States, Pope & Talbot, Inc.

The Stanley Works is a manufacturer of a broad range of tools and hardware for home improvement, consumer, industrial,…

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

With 25 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Coudert Brothers is an important international law firm…

Firstar Corporation is among the leading bank corporations in the United States, with a particularly dominant market…

With a particular concentration on the production of concert grand pianos, Steinway Musical Properties, Inc.

The Home Insurance Company is the 23rd-largest property and casualty company in the United States.

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One of the nation's top 50 law firms, Winston & Strawn serves corporate clients, government agencies, and others in…

Post-Civil War Years: Blodgett rebuilds his business, expanding his line with such new products as deck ovens and…

Carson Pirie Scott & Company is a regional department store chain, operating 51 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota,…

Gunite Corporation manufactures wheel-end components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

H.M.

Penn Traffic Company is one of the leading food retailers in the eastern United States.

Wickes Inc., most recently known as Wickes Lumber Company, is a staple in the building supplies retail and wholesale…

Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Peoples Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company for two natural gas utility companies: the Peoples Gas…

Atlanta Gas Light Company is the southeastern United States' largest natural gas distribution company.

Rand McNally & Company, a leading U.S.

Founded in 1856, The Orvis Company, Inc.

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NML)--the ninth largest U.S.

Smith & Wesson Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of handguns.

The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is the oldest company in the United States manufacturing products for…

Beloit Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of papermaking machinery.

With assets of $7.3 billion in 1994, First Hawaiian, Inc., is the second largest bank holding company in Hawaii.

Dime Savings Bank of New York ("the Dime") is a full-service bank offering a wide variety of financial services, mostly…

Known for decades as one of the largest life insurance companies in the nation, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of…

Founded in 1860, Milton Bradley Company is the oldest game manufacturer in the United States.

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Tribune Company is one of the largest media companies in the United States.

Based in Sonoma County, California, F.

Maine Central Railroad Company is a private subsidiary of Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., one of the largest…

Under the new chief executive, William J.

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance nationwide.

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One of the 50 largest bank holding companies in the United States, First Tennessee National Corporation has provided…

Cameron & Barkley Company is one of the oldest and best known providers of industrial and electrical supplies in the…

Crane Co.

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company (Harbison) is the world's leading supplier of refractory technology, products and…

Founded in 1865, Ropes & Gray is one of the oldest and most respected law firms in the nation.

Publisher of The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first animal welfare organization formed…

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) has a long history of leadership in the financial services market.

With offices in New York City, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Moscow, and Washington, D.C., Milbank, Tweed,…

Rexel, Inc.

SJW Corporation, based in San Jose, California, is a holding company for three subsidiaries.

One of the world's largest law firms, Chicago-based Sidley Austin Brown & Wood is a legal powerhouse with several…

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a prominent regional and specialty beer brewer.

Long Island Bancorp, Inc.

Otis Elevator Company, Inc.

West One Bancorp is Idaho's oldest and largest banking concern; with more than 200 offices in Idaho, Washington,…

Anchor Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Anchor Savings Bank F.S.B., are among the largest publicly owned…

Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.

One of the five oldest companies in the United States, Deere & Company is the world's largest manufacturer of…

One of the oldest companies in the United States, Dixon Ticonderoga Company for many years was known predominantly for…

GreenPoint Financial Corp.

Guittard Chocolate Company is a leading manufacturer of chocolate for the confectionary, baking, and ice cream…

With just over half of the do-it-yourself lawn care market, The Scotts Company is America's leading producer and…

Tiffany & Co.

Based in Burlington, Iowa, Chittenden & Eastman Company is a leading U.S.

Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCCo.) provides electricity and gas to a territory that includes Denver and other…

The Pillsbury Company is one of the oldest and most recognized firms in American food retailing.

With more than $34 billion in assets, Memphis-based Union Planters Corporation is Tennessee's largest bank holding…

A subsidiary of French conglomerate Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux since July 2000, New Jersey-based United Water Resources,…

Wabtec Corporation was created as a result of the 1999 merger of Westinghouse Air Brake Company and MotivePower.

Atlantic Richfield Company, better known as ARCO, is the seventh-largest U.S.

Brown-Forman Corporation is a diversified producer, marketer, and exporter of alcoholic beverage and consumer products.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art ("The Met") is the non-profit organization that is responsible for the operation of one…

Organized in 1868, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) claims the distinction of being the first full-line…

Comerica Incorporated is a multi-state financial services company based in Detroit.

The National Rifle Association is a nonprofit organization promoting gun safety and lobbying for its interpretation of…

Stock Index: New York In the space of two decades, Security Pacific has grown from a mid-sized regional southern…

Smart & Final, Inc.

Thomas J.

BJ Services Company is a major provider of specialized oil-field services, ranking second worldwide.

Bloomingdale's Inc.

The third oldest privately held manufacturing company in the United States, Menasha Corporation is a holding company…

With headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin, and distribution and sales locations in 13 states, Neenah Foundry Company is a…

Founded in 1872, Roundy's Inc.

Based in Davenport, Iowa, family-owned Von Maur Inc.

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Gilbane, Inc., located in Providence, Rhode Island, is a privately owned company that has been in the same family for…

Koch Enterprises, Inc.

Kohler Company is one of the largest privately operated firms in the United States.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is one of the world's largest law firms, with over 200 attorneys in each of its offices in…

Shearman & Sterling is one of the largest law firms in the United States, if not the world.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America is one of the largest diversified financial institutions in the world and,…

Tone Brothers, Inc.

Berger Bros Company makes roof drainage products, including gutters and downspouts.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is a horse racing company best known for hosting the Kentucky Derby, America's most…

Conn-Selmer, Inc.

Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP ranks as the nation's 33rd largest law firm, according to the June 1999 Corporate Legal…

Sutter Home Winery Inc.

The Warnaco Group Inc.

American Safety Razor Company (ASR) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand-name and private-label personal…

Founded in 1875, furniture retailer Rhodes Inc.

With headquarters in Greeley, Colorado, and a 265,000 square-foot flagship processing plant in Worthington, Minnesota,…

The Bank of Mississippi, Inc., is one of the strongest and most influential chains of state banks in America's deep…

Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc., better known to Major League Baseball fans as the Chicago Cubs, is a…

In the wake of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, natural disaster proved a boon for Diebold Bahmann & Co.

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is a prominent New York City-based law firm that provides a full range of legal services…

The Legal Aid Society of New York City is the United States' oldest and largest provider of legal services to people…

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White Consolidated Industries Inc.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC is a full service regional law firm with five offices in North Carolina…

Owner and operator of the oldest gold mine in the United States, Homestake Mining Company is an international gold…

Rochester Telephone is the thirteenth largest diversified American telecommunications company and the largest telephone…

Red Wing Pottery Sales, Inc.

The American Bar Association is a voluntary professional association that includes practicing attorneys, judges, law…

Cunard Line Ltd.

Mid-1970s:The firm begins serving high-tech clients in Silicon Valley.

Geiger Bros., founded in 1878, is the largest privately held company in promotional advertising and the largest…

Gross Billings: $250 million (2000 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers Proskauer Rose LLP is among the largest…

With a history that dates back to the late 1800s, Pulitzer Inc.

A Pacific Northwest mainstay for more than a century, Rainier Brewing Company brews and sells a handful of beer brands,…

The Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation (SNET) is the primary telecommunications company in Connecticut.

Chattem, Inc.

Justin Industries, Inc.

Media General, Inc.

Principal Mutual Life Insurance is the primary member of The Principal Financial Group.

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Gross Billings: $395 million (1997 est.) SICs: 8111 Legal Services Sullivan & Cromwell is one of the nation's elite law…

Carter-Wallace, Inc.

Fred Usinger Inc., also known as Usinger's Famous Sausage, is a Milwaukee-based company known for producing premium…

Gruntal & Co., L.L.C.

With its 1995 merger with Scott Paper Co., Kimberly-Clark Corporation solidified its position as the number two player…

Ohio Bell Telephone Company, as a part of the Ameritech Corporation, provides local-exchange and limited long-distance…

Oneida Ltd.

Parisian, Inc., is one of the most successful retail family clothing store chains located in the southern United States.

From humble roots in the South's postwar reconstruction, over the last century West Point-Pepperell, Inc.

WestPoint Stevens Inc.

The American Red Cross is a nonprofit agency with a long history of providing relief to individuals affected by war and…

Brown Shoe Company, Inc., is a retailer, wholesaler, and licenser of men's, women's, and children's footwear.

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets ethical drugs (those requiring a doctor's…

Illinois Bell Telephone Company is the legal name of what has generally been known as Ameritech Illinois since 1993.

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Gross Billings: $590 million (2001 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is one of the world's…

Moore-Handley, Inc.

Brass Eagle Inc.

Daisy Outdoor Products Inc., based in Rogers, Arkansas, is the world's oldest and largest producer of air guns and air…

Danskin, Inc.

Esselte Pendaflex Corporation is one of the oldest American manufacturers of office filing supplies and a North…

Exxon Mobil Corporation is the second largest integrated oil company in the world, trailing only BP p.l.c.

Layne Christensen Company is the leading water well drilling, well repair and maintenance, mineral exploration, and…

Mallinckrodt Group Inc.

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., markets a number of leading brands of footwear and apparel.

Early 1970s:[fsps*2.5]Company expands into soft-drink bottling.

Chicago's premier cultural institution and one of the greatest art museums in the world, The Art Institute of Chicago…

s: 52321 Security and Commodity Exchanges; 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers; 52413 Reinsurance Carriers; 524114…

UGI Corporation is a holding company with two principal subsidiaries.

United Dominion Industries Limited once provided extensive manufacturing, engineering, and construction services to…

West Group, the leading information provider to the U.S.

Wisconsin Bell, Inc., is the legal name of what has publicly been known as Ameritech Wisconsin since 1993.

BISSELL Inc.

Benjamin Moore & Co.

Catholic Order of Foresters (COF), headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, was founded in 1883 as a fraternal benefit…

Abandoning Newspaper and Video Distribution in 1994 Over the years Levy's newspaper distribution business had tapered…

Giant Cement Holding, Inc.

Lanoga Corporation is one of the largest retailers of lumber and building materials in the United States, with about…

The Newhall Land and Farming Company is one of the oldest and most famous business operations in the state of…

PPG Industries, Inc.

Sealright Co., Inc.

Mid- to Late 1960s: Diversification outside fastener sector begins.

WPS Resources Corporation (WPSR) was created in 1993 to act as a utilities holding company.

Wyman-Gordon Company is one of the largest manufacturers of forgings, castings, engine components, and composite…

A.B.Dick Company is still going strong after 114 years in business and, after the turn of the new millennium, will be…

For more than a century, Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been building ships, chiefly for the U.S.

Carhartt, Inc.

With its headquarters located in Warren, Michigan (outside of Detroit), Cincinnati Lamb Inc.

Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is the world's oldest and largest private nonprofit institution devoted to the…

At the dawn of the 21st century, Cincinnati-based Milacron, Inc.

Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) is a leading fraternal life insurance society in the United States, with more than…

The venerable Southern Pacific railroad operates a core route of 7,500 miles of railway in 14 of the western United…

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett consistently ranks as one of the world's great law firms.

The Providence Journal Company owns the Providence Journal, the longest continuously published daily newspaper in the…

The Sherwin-Williams Company, "America's Paint Company," is the largest producer of paints, varnishes, and specialty…

The Times Mirror Company ranks among the top five newspaper companies in the United States.

AT&T Corporation organizes its business into two segments, business services and consumer services.

Bachman's Inc., family owned and operated for over a century, provides homes and businesses with a variety of…

Bemis Company, Inc.

One of the world's foremost marketers of fresh fruits and vegetables, Chiquita Brands International, Inc., is a food…

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

Johnson Controls, Inc.

King & Spalding is the largest law firm in Atlanta and one of the largest in the Southeast.

The Norton Company is quite possibly the world's leading producer of grinding wheels and coated and bonded abrasives.

O'Melveny & Myers is one of the largest law firms in the world, with more than 700 lawyers working from its Los Angeles…

Pet Incorporated, a specialty food producer with a number of familiar name-brands, operates 33 manufacturing plants…

One of the largest copper miners in the world, Phelps Dodge Corporation produces 30 percent of the copper in the United…

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.--the company changed its name from Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Boston Edison Company is a regulated public utility that provides electricity to the Boston area.

Gonnella Baking Company is a baker of Italian and French style bread operating primarily in the Chicago area.

Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.

Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP offers its legal expertise to businesses operating everything from manufacturing to…

1892û1910: Rapid expansion through Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester Counties.

Unisys Corporation is a major provider of computer-related services and technologies to customers in the financial…

Westinghouse Electric Corporation is among the country's largest electronics companies, with units committed to serving…

With sales of less than $100 million, Beckett Papers is a rather small, yet distinctive, segment of the Fine Papers…

Capezio/Ballet Makers Inc.

Commercial Federal Corporation is the largest financial institution based in Nebraska and is that state's largest…

With facilities in the United States, Japan, France, England, and Belgium, Ethyl Corporation was a leading manufacturer…

Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company is a manufacturer of consumer and commercial cleaners and laundry products.

Golden Belt Manufacturing Co.

A top performer among specialty chemicals firms, H.B.

One of America's most admired companies, Johnson & Johnson (J & J) is one of the largest healthcare firms in the world…

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

PremiumWear, Inc.'s core business is the designing, sourcing, and marketing of apparel as a licensee of the…

Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc.

Samuel Cabot Inc.

Seattle First National Bank Inc., the oldest bank in Seattle, operates the largest community banking network in…

The SouthTrust Corporation is a multi-bank holding company with operations in six southeastern states.

Springs Industries, Inc.

Contributions: $3.77 billion (1999) NAIC:813212 Voluntary Health Organizations; 813211 Charitable Trusts, Awarding…

UnumProvident Corporation is a holding company for a group of companies that collectively are the leading disability…

Family owned and operated by a fourth generation, the W.C Bradley Co.

The largest aluminum manufacturer in the world, Alcoa Inc.

Equitable Resources, Inc.

A global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of control valves and regulators, Fisher Controls International, LLC is…

Katz Communications, Inc., is the largest company in the American broadcast representation industry, with offices in 22…

Katz Media Group, Inc., a giant in the media representation industry, has a long history that dates back to the 1880s…

Between the establishment of the Miller Brewing Company in 1855 and the death of its founder in 1888, the firm's annual…

Founded as a club of distinguished gentlemen devoted to promoting the study of geography, the National Geographic…

Portland General Corporation is a diversified holding company whose main subsidiary, Portland General Electric Co.

s: 311812 Commercial Bakeries; 311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing; 311422 Specialty Canning Since 1998, The B.

Celebrating more than a century of quality workmanship, Walker Manufacturing Company is the world's leading producer of…

With origins in glass production dating back to 1888, Wheaton Science Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of and…

Amoco Corporation is active in three main fields within the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries:…

Avista Corporation operates as a generator, transmitter, and distributor of energy, providing electricity and natural…

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Carpenter Technology Corporation produces and distributes specialty steel and structural ceramics worldwide for…

Greenwood Mills, Inc.

Corporate Perspectives: Modell's Sporting Goods strives for quality and excellence by listening, respecting and…

Lee Apparel Company, Inc.

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated is a national retailer with more than 400 stores in 43 states.

Not as large as Chase Manhattan, nor as well known as J.

With operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, Robbins & Myers Inc.

Stone & Webster, Inc., one of the nation's engineering giants, has since 1889 offered its customers in the United…

The Mentholatum Company Inc.

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company is one of the world's leading information management companies.

The Washington Post Company and its subsidiaries are leaders in the news and communications media industry.

Toolmaker Acorn Products, Inc.

Aurora Casket Company, Inc.

Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, a subsidiary of the Milnot Company, is the third largest baby food manufacturer in the…

Binks Sames Corporation is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of spray finishing and…

Conn's, Inc., a publicly traded company based in Beaumont, Texas, operates a chain of some 50 appliance stores in Texas…

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (Gibson Dunn) is one of the world's largest law firms.

Great Lakes Bancorp is the second largest savings bank in Michigan, operating 46 branches statewide and in northern…

Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe is one of America's top 100 law firms.

Hunt-Wesson is one of the nation's largest and most successful food companies.

Lee Enterprises Inc.

Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, gave the world blue jeans and grew enormously…

Lukens Inc.

Milliken & Co.

As a subsidiary of Peabody Holding Company, Inc., the largest coal producer in the United States, Peabody Coal Company…

Peabody Energy Corporation is the largest private-sector coal company in the world.

The largest commercial printing company in North America and a dominant player in the world communications arena, R.R.

SunAmerica Inc., among the nation's largest life insurers, is also a financial services company, offering retirement…

Sunoco, Inc.

A venerable department store operator for more than a century, The Bon Marché, Inc.

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Unocal Corporation ranks as one of the world's largest independent energy exploration and production companies.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Belk, Inc., is the largest privately held department store chain in the United States.

CalMat Co.

Cone Mills LLC has more than a century of experience in the textile industry.

Domino Sugar Corporation is the leading sugar refining firm in the United States, and produces one of the world's most…

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Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) is a diversified electric utility holding company formed in 1983.

The oldest of Idaho's pioneer mining companies, Hecla Mining Company mines and processes silver, gold, and industrial…

Early 1940s:Jay and George Hormel found the Hormel Foundation, which would control the company through holdings of its…

NL Industries, Inc.

With 65 stores in ten Mid-Atlantic states ranging from South Carolina to New York, Peebles Inc.

Edward Hines Lumber Company is a private company owned by the Hines family and based in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo…

Florsheim Shoe Group Inc.

The history of General Electric Company is a significant part of the history of technology in the United States.

International Multifoods Corporation was once known as one of the "Big Three" in U.S.

Medusa Corporation is one of the oldest cement companies in the United States, having been in business for over a…

Olin Corporation is a Fortune 200 company whose businesses are concentrated in chemicals, materials and metals,…

Early 1980s:Perrigo family ownership ends with the sale of the company to management.

A wholly owned subsidiary of BTR PLC, an international holding company based in London, England, since 1994, the…

Rosenbluth International, Inc.

The Coca-Cola Company is the world's number one maker of soft drinks, selling 1.3 billion beverage servings every day.

The Copps Corporation is one of Wisconsin's largest privately held businesses.

The Sierra Club occupies a unique place in American culture.

Waverly, Inc.

Weyco Group, Incorporated is a major manufacturer, purchaser, and marketer of men's and boy's footwear, including…

Champion International Corporation is a leading U.S.

Ispat Inland Inc.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (Jones Day) is one of the world's major law firms, with numerous offices in the United…

One of the oldest retail chains in the Pacific Northwest, Meier & Frank Co.

Mueller Industries, Inc.

Popular, Inc.

Spiegel, Inc.

Standard Federal Bank stands as the largest thrift institution in the Midwest and the seventh largest in the United…

Stock Yards Packing Co., Inc.

One of the ten largest marketing cooperatives in the United States, Sunkist Growers, Inc.

Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co.

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Castle & Cooke, Inc.

Consolidated Papers, Inc., which was acquired by Finnish-Swedish paper giant Stora Enso Oyj in August 2000, is the…

Courier Corporation is the largest book manufacturer in the Northeast, the fifth largest in the nation, and a…

Best known for its pineapples, Dole Food Company, Inc., is promotes its Dole brand of fresh and packaged food and…

The Follett Corporation operates the largest chain of college and university bookstores in North America, sells books…

Maritz Inc.

Purina Mills, Inc.

The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in…

The United States Playing Card Company (USPC) is the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world and sells more…

Brooklyn Union Gas supplies natural gas to the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island and to a portion of…

Callanan changed hands again in 1985, when CRH plc (Cement Roadstone Holdings) of Dublin, Ireland, through its U.S.

The Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company (CT&T) is an independent telephone company serving large portions of North…

Christensen Boyles Corporation (CBC) operates as a leading holding company overseeing 19 internationally integrated…

Cooper Cameron Corporation operates as a leading manufacturer of oil and gas industrial equipment and services.

DePuy Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company since 1998, is a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of orthopaedic…

Gibson Greetings, Inc.

Giddings & Lewis, Inc.

Marks Brothers Jewelers, Inc.

A subsidiary of U.K.

OshKosh B'Gosh was founded in 1895 as Grove Manufacturing Company, a maker of "hickory-striped" bib overalls worn by…

For most of its century-long history Schwinn Cycle and Fitness L.P.

Simplex Technologies Inc.

One of the oldest and largest privately owned companies in the Pacific Northwest, Simpson Investment Company operates…

The Paul Revere Corporation ranks as North America's top provider of individual non-cancelable disability income…

Walton Monroe Mills, Inc., a manufacturer of yarn and undyed fabric, has been managed by the same family since its 1895…

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an organization dedicated to saving wildlife and natural environments; in…

York International Corp.

Anchor Brewing Company has been making unique, traditional beer in San Francisco, California, since the 1860s.

Established in 1896 to make telephones and switchboards, CTS Corporation has become a leading manufacturer of passive…

Macmillan has been a distinguished name in publishing for more than 150 years.

Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) is a relatively small power company that has remained independent and profitable…

One of the largest food wholesalers in the United States, Nash Finch Company serves more than 1,800 supermarkets and…

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is an investor-owned utility serving the electricity needs of 1.9 million people…

A privately held company, Rooney Brothers Co.

Owner and operator of one of the last independent and locally owned metropolitan newspapers in the United States, the…

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Volunteers of America, Inc., is a leading nonprofit human services organization in the United States.

Early 1920s:North American forms Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCo); Lakeside Power Plant is built.

ABC Carpet & Home Co.

Hillerich & Bradsby Company, Inc.

One of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, Kuhlman Corporation is an industrial manufacturing company…

Lehigh Portland Cement Company produces cements, concrete and concrete products, lightweight aggregates, and related…

MacGregor Golf Company makes golf clubs, balls, bags, clothing, and accessories, with a focus on premium quality…

Operating out of Iselin, New Jersey, Middlesex Water Company provides water services on both a retail and wholesale…

Best known as the parent company of Welch Foods, Inc., National Grape Co-operative Association, Inc.

An integral subsidiary of K2 Inc., Shakespeare Company manufactures fishing tackle equipment, marine antennas,…

Swank, Inc.

TB Wood's Corporation is a leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of electronic and mechanical…

The Christian Science Publishing Society is the nonprofit, independently run media arm of The First Church of Christ,…

With over 150 years of history under its belt, Hammacher Schlemmer & Company Inc.

Hanover Direct, Inc.

Harper Group Inc.

Herman Goelitz, Inc.

Formerly the largest silver company in the world, Insilco Corporation is no longer involved in the silver business, but…

International Paper Company (IP) is the world's largest producer of paper, packaging, and forest products.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company is one of the United States' leading suppliers of large adjustable steel shelving…

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Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Madison-Kipp Corporation produces zinc and aluminum die castings for a wide variety of…

For nearly a century, Nabisco has been one of the most widely recognized names in the American food industry.

Based in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Paddock Publications, Inc.

The international partnership of PricewaterhouseCoopers is the largest accounting and business consultancy firm in the…

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) is a major manufacturer, distributor, and seller of tires worldwide and…

A longtime operator in the investment industry, The John Nuveen Company concentrates on the sponsorship, marketing, and…

A leading manufacturer of anti-friction bearings and a Fortune 500 company, The Torrington Company sold its products,…

Celebrating its centennial in 1998, Thomas Publishing Company is a niche reference book publisher dedicated to…

Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1998, the William Morris Agency, Inc.

AK Steel Holding Corporation is the controlling body for numerous steel production companies throughout the United…

Stock Index: New York ASARCO Incorporated is a world leader in the production of nonferrous metals, including copper,…

The Borden, Inc.

Dentsply International Inc.

EXX Inc.

Florida Progress Corporation is a diversified holding company whose primary businesses are fuel supply and power.

Confined to upstate New York for most of the century, Rochester Telephone became Frontier Corp.

Through its subsidiaries, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Hooper Holmes, Inc.

The Hunt Manufacturing Company is a leading producer and distributor of office supplies and arts and crafts products.

What do the Titanic, Boeing jets, the racehorse Secretariat's bloodline, and industrialist Andrew Mellon's business…

Sonoco Products Co.

From baking donuts during World War I to the ubiquitous bell ringers and red kettles of the last years of the 20th…

The Timken Company is the world's largest manufacturer of tapered roller bearings.

The United Illuminating Company (UI) is an operating electric public utility company and is engaged in the production,…

Based in Thomaston, Georgia, Thomaston Mills, Inc.

The United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S.

VF Corporation is one of the world's largest publicly owned fashion apparel manufacturers, designing and producing a…

W.R.

Westvaco Corporation is a major manufacturer of printing papers and envelopes, consumer and industrial packaging, and…

AMF Bowling, Inc.

Abbott Laboratories is one of the oldest and most successful pharmaceutical companies in the United States.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., one of the original 'Big Five' Hawaiian companies, is a diversified corporation with…

Boyd Coffee Company is a leading distributor of coffee, brewing equipment, and dry mixes for food service users.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is comprised of four core businesses: pharmaceuticals, consumer products, medical devices,…

The Centel Corporation is an independent telecommunications company that provides local telephone service in seven…

Frederick Atkins Inc.

Fuqua Enterprises, Inc., through its principal subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of processed leather to…

The largest U.S.-owned and -managed construction materials supplier in northern California, Granite Rock Company…

Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J.

Founded in 1880, the L.S.

Lionel L.L.C.

One of the world's largest manufacturers of faucets, sinks, and other plumbing products, Moen Incorporated ranks as the…

While almost everyone in the world has heard of Moody's Investors Service and its ratings and research reports, fewer…

When National Cash Register Company was formed during the last two decades of the 19th century, it had one…

Pfizer Inc.

A subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company, Siskin Steel & Supply Company is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based…

In 1995, Sweet's built a 35,000-square-foot distribution center near the Salt Lake City International Airport.

The Coleman Company, Inc.

Weyerhaeuser Company is the world's largest private owner of softwood timber and the world's largest producer of…

In December 2002, Royal Ahold acquired Allen Foods for an undisclosed amount that analysts pegged to be around $100…

By the mid-1980s, the Junior League's membership looked rather different from what it had 20 years earlier.

Banta Corporation, one of the nation's largest printing and digital imaging companies, literally started in a…

Owned by Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Group, Bergdorf Goodman Inc.

Butler Manufacturing Company is a leading supplier of building systems, specialty components, and construction services…

The Chelsea Milling Company is the number four maker of prepackaged baking mixes in the United States.

A regional discount retailer, Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.

A multinational corporation whose name and film products are familiar to photographers around the world, Eastman Kodak…

Federal Signal Corp., the nation's leading manufacturer of emergency vehicles and street sweepers, also produces…

The Hale-Halsell Company has grown from its modest roots as a food supplier to settlers in newly opened Indian…

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc.

In the early 1990s, Heekin Can Inc.

Hunter Fan Company is the world's oldest and largest ceiling fan manufacturer.

Gross Revenues: $244 million (1998) NAIC: 54111 Offices of Lawyers With almost 700 lawyers operating out of 15 offices,…

Stock Symbol: IMD SICs: 3829 Measuring & Controlling Devices Not Elsewhere Classified; 3511 Turbines & Turbine…

Johns Manville Corporation (JM) operates as a leading manufacturer and marketer of insulation products for buildings…

Credited with launching the U.S.

A prominent fixture in the U.S.

Marshall Field's, a division of Target Corporation, is a major mid-market to upscale department store chain operating…

Nordstrom, Inc.

Market Value: $2.737 billion Stock Index: New York Throughout the 20th century, the American Can Company has been…

Long a conglomerate, TRW Inc.

The Athletics Investment Group owns the Oakland Athletics franchise, one of the most storied and controversial teams in…

The Gillette Company is the world leader in the men's grooming product category as well as in certain women's grooming…

The product of a rocky union between three 19th-century millers, The Quaker Oats Company maintains a portfolio of…

Gypsum products are the principal goods manufactured by USG Corporation, the largest maker of such products in the…

USX Corporation is an international diversified energy and steel-manufacturing company.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

The United States Steel Corporation is the largest integrated steel company in the United States and the 11th largest…

White & Case LLP is one of the largest law firms in the world and in November 1999 ranked fifth among the International…

Wilmington Trust Corporation is the holding company for the Wilmington Trust Company and its subsidiaries.

The largest manufacturer in Minnesota, the 110th largest U.S.

Amsted Industries Incorporated is comprised of seven companies divided into railroad, construction and building, and…

Andrews Kurth, LLP is one of the ten largest law firms in the state of Texas, with more than 400 lawyers.

August Schell Brewing Company Inc.

Bassett furniture is sold through major retailers, with 14 percent of the company's revenue coming from J.C.

Belden Inc.

Binney & Smith Inc.

Butterick Co., Inc.

CIPSCO Inc.

Chadbourne & Parke is a major international law firm.

The Douglas and Lomason Company is a leading worldwide supplier of automotive seating systems.

Exelon Corporation was formed from the 2000 merger of PECO Energy Company and Unicom Corporation.

Fisher Scientific International Inc.

G&K Services, Inc.

GATX Corporation's business is to provide capital equipment to its customers--usually other companies&mdash-abling them…

Gibson Guitar Corp., one of the world's foremost manufacturers of fretted instruments, has enjoyed the respect of…

Goodwill Industries International, Inc.

Hannaford Bros.

L.B.

Lamar Advertising Company is the third-largest outdoor advertising company in the United States, ranking behind Outdoor…

M & F Worldwide Corp.

Meredith Corporation is a leading media company, focused primarily on magazines and broadcasting.

With three of the industry's most recognized brands--Karastan, Mohawk, and Bigelow--Mohawk Industries, Inc.

The National Fuel Gas Company is an integrated public utility holding company whose operating companies explore,…

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Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), a 90-year-old public utility that is the largest in its home state, serves…

From humble origins in a small Alabama town in 1902, Russell Corporation has evolved into a leading manufacturer and…

The name "Saks" is known throughout the retail world, synonymous with luxurious haute couture.

Stewart & Stevenson is one of the world's leading suppliers of power systems and related mechanical equipment.

Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) is a publicly held utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission,…

Target Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, operating 1,556 stores in 47 states.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.

The Gunlocke Company was manufacturing, in the late 1990s, executive desks, case goods such as bureaus and bookcases,…

Among companies that principally operate grocery stores, The Kroger Co.

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Founded early in the 20th century to import and distribute European-made clarinets, The Selmer Company, Inc.

Turner Construction Company is one of the most prodigious builders in the world, credited with building in part or in…

Doing business as WVT Communications, Warwick Valley Telephone Company is an independent telecom company serving a…

Wm.

Woodward Governor Company is the world's oldest and one of the largest manufacturers of energy control systems and…

Andersen Corporation is the world's largest wood window manufacturer and is believed to control roughly 15 percent of…

Stock Index: New York London Bankers Trust New York Corporation, a multibillion-dollar bank holding company, is one of…

Brooks Brothers Inc., a subsidiary of the British firm Marks & Spencer PLC, operates a chain of clothing stores in the…

Clark Equipment Company designs, manufactures, and sells industrial trucks, tractors, and motor vehicle parts as well…

DQE is an energy services holding company that was created in 1989.

DTE Energy Company serves roughly 2 million electrical customers in southeastern Michigan.

Based in the foothills of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Drexel Heritage Furnishings Inc.

Ekco Group, Inc.

With a history stretching over 130 years, Gleason Corporation is the world's most comprehensive resource for the…

A private company located in the small town of Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, Greene, Tweed & Company is one of the world's…

The only motorcycle manufacturer in the United States, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Howmet Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pechiney International, produces high-technology components used in…

Kendall International, Inc.

Kerr Group Inc., formerly Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp., is a nearly 100-year-old company that is a major producer and…

Best known for its Chinet brand disposable dinnerware, the Keyes Fibre Company ranks among the United States's top 50…

Lazare Kaplan International Inc.

Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company is one of the largest telephone companies operating in a contiguous geographical…

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has been the largest U.S.

Potlatch Corporation--a mid-sized manufacturer of wood products, printing paper, and other pulp- and paper-based…

Privately held and family run, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company is a leading supplier of coatings for plastics.

SPS Technologies, Inc.

The Salt River Project (SRP) calls itself a "major multipurpose reclamation project serving electric customers and…

Starcraft Corporation, through its joint-venture ownership interest in Tecstar Inc., is a leading supplier to the…

The H.W.

World Color Press Inc.

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A.M.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

For over a century, Acme-Cleveland Corp.

Angelica Corporation is the leading supplier of textile rental and laundry services in the United States and holds…

When BankAmerica merged with Security Pacific Corporation in 1992, it became the nation's second-largest bank.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second largest steel producer in the United States, with control of supply sources,…

The 1994 merger of E.

CLARCOR Inc.

DIMON Inc.

Although little known outside its industry, Dade Behring Holdings Inc.

An international leader in two business lines, Dibrell Brothers, Incorporated purchases, processes, and sells leaf…

Eljer Industries, Inc.

Fortune Brands, Inc., is a widely diversified conglomerate with principal businesses in distilled spirits, home…

Furr's Supermarkets, Inc.

The Gehl Company is one of the oldest manufacturing firms in the midwestern United States.

The General Signal Corporation is the leading manufacturer of equipment and instruments for process control, and…

Gottschalks, Inc.

Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Founded in 1900 by Leopold and John George Stickley, L.

Lennox International Inc., through its four main subsidiaries--Lennox Industries Inc., Heatcraft Inc., Armstrong Air…

Marvin Lumber & Cedar Company, known as Marvin Windows & Doors, manufactures top-of-the-line wood-frame windows for…

Michigan Bell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameritech Corp., is the primary supplier of local telephone service in…

Nashua Corporation in Nashua, New Hampshire, is a medium-sized company that conducts a variety of businesses.

One of the largest wineries in the United States, Sebastiani Vineyards, Inc.

Shubert Organization Inc.

From roots extending back well into the 19th century, The Austin Company grew into one of the largest and most…

The King Arthur Flour Company celebrates its 210th anniversary in the year 2000.

Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.

Younkers, Inc.

American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO), with 242,000 square meters of roofed production space and a daily production…

American National Insurance Company is one of the 100 largest life insurance companies in the United States in terms of…

Anchor Hocking Glassware has been one of the world's leading producers and marketers of glass tableware and ovenware…

Badger Meter, Inc.

Bailey Nurseries, Inc.

C.

Early 1940s:Company is divided in two, with one company owned by its employees and the other owned by Nash Finch.

With its origins in the beginning of the electric age, Central Maine Power's history mirrors that of the utility…

Going into the mid-1990s, Connecticut Light and Power Co.

DEMCO, Inc.

Dauphin Deposit Corporation is one of the most successful mid-sized bank holding companies in the country, overseeing…

With approximately half of its annual sales to automakers General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler…

The largest publicly owned gas and electric utility in the United States, Duke Energy Corporation serves roughly two…

Top athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker, Inc., was known until 1998 as the Woolworth Corporation and until 2001 as…

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has been in the dredging business for 115 years and has made major contributions to…

H.E.

Hubbell Incorporated produces electrical and electronic items for commercial, industrial, utility, and…

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd.

K & B Inc.

Ladish Co., Inc.

Landmark Communications, Inc.

Lefrak Organization Inc.

With origins in life insurance, Lincoln National Corporation has evolved into a financial services company whose…

The Moran Towing Corporation, Inc.

The National Audubon Society (NAS or the Society), one of the largest private conservation organizations in this…

Norsk Hydro ASA is the largest public industrial company in Norway, with operations in three core areas: oil and…

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

PG&E Corporation is one of the largest power and gas distributors in the United States, with several energy-related…

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.

Donations: $172 million (1998) NAIC: 81341 Civic and Social Organizations Rotary International is one of the largest…

Best known for its Dirt Devil brand vacuum cleaners, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company is one of the world's oldest…

A distant third in the $50-billion soft drink industry, Royal Crown Company, Inc.

The Interlake Corporation, once a company within the steel industry, is currently engaged in the design, manufacture,…

The Liberty Corporation provides several types of insurance services and owns Cosmos Broadcasting, which operates…

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

American Maize-Products Co.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) is an investor-owned utility with diversified operations in energy and…

Becton, Dickinson & Company manufactures and markets medical supplies and devices and diagnostic systems for use by…

Bestfoods is one of the largest food companies in the United States, with two main businesses: consumer foods and…

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a nonprofit organization that runs after-school clubs, serving more than four…

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco plc, is the third largest manufacturer…

Bulley & Andrews, LLC (B&A) is one of Chicago's largest and most respected general contracting companies, as well as…

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.

ChevronTexaco Corporation is the creation of the 2001 merger of California-based Chevron Corporation, one of the many…

Crowley Maritime Corporation is the largest operator of tugboats and barges in the world.

Gross Billings: $5.8 billion (1998) NAIC: 541810 Advertising Agencies D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB & B), Inc.,…

Stock Symbol: GPU SICs:4911 Electric Utilities; 6719 Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified GPU, Inc., a public…

General Cigar Holdings, Inc., makes and markets imported handmade and hand-rolled premium cigars made with long filler…

A company with roots as old as the fishing industry itself, Gorton's, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever United…

Holt and Bugbee Company is located some 30 miles north of Boston in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

Jostens, Inc.

Will Keith Kellogg once estimated that 42 cereal companies were launched in the breakfast-food boom during the early…

Since the early 1900s, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has designed, manufactured, marketed, and installed laboratory…

Lenox, Inc., is the oldest and most famous manufacturer of fine china in the United States.

Lincoln Electric Co., a leading producer of industrial electric motors and high-tech cutting equipment, is the world's…

SIC(s): 2221, Broadwoven Fabric Mills (Manmade Fiber & Silk); 2257, Weft Knit Fabric Mills; 2258, Lace & Wrap Knit…

Minnesota Power, Inc., a broadly diversified utility, remains one of the lowest-cost electric producers in the country.

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., manufactures running, hiking, tennis, basketball, and cross-training shoes, offering…

ONEOK Inc.

P.H.

With more than 20 branches, each with its own warehouse, spanning the United States, Pitman Company, which claims…

Rayovac Corporation is the third leading U.S.

Schwebel Baking Company is a large regional bakery based in Youngstown, Ohio.

With a network of more than 870 full-line department stores and 1,300 freestanding specialty stores in the United…

Smead Manufacturing is the largest U.S.

The candies of the Spangler Candy Company have been household names in America for decades.

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

The Clark Construction Group, Inc.

The Vons Companies, Incorporated--wholly owned by Safeway Inc.

Willamette Industries, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a medium-sized, diversified forest-products company.

Late 1980s:Company begins making hiking and outdoor boots under both the Wolverine and the licensed Coleman brand.

Xerox Corporation, virtually synonymous with photocopying, now touts itself as The Document Company.

Young's Market Company, LLC is one of the largest wholesalers and distributors of beer, wine, and distilled spirits in…

When William Bell became president of American Cyanamid in 1922, he is reported to have said "even a fool could see…

BMC Industries, Inc.

Bell and Howell Company is one of the leading suppliers of equipment and services for information-related services and…

Blue Bell Creameries L.P.

Brunswick Corporation, the oldest and largest manufacturer of recreation and leisure-time products in the United…

Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.

California's oldest company, Ducommun Incorporated has gone from repairing watches for prospectors to supplying the…

Faygo Beverages Inc.

Jefferson-Pilot Corporation is a major U.S.

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

McIlhenny Company is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of Tabasco brand pepper sauce.

National Standard Co.

Otter Tail Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility, serves a 50,000-square-mile territory in western…

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Entering its 90th year of operation in 1997, Park-Ohio Industries Inc.

With operations in 40 countries around the world, Praxair, Inc.

Reliance Electric Company is a manufacturer of large mechanical couplers and electrical motors and drives used in heavy…

Based in Humboldt, Kansas, The Monarch Cement Company manufactures two products: Portland Cement, which is used in the…

Although Thermos Company may be best known for its line of vacuum-insulated bottles and lunch boxes, the Illinois-based…

Unicom Corporation was created in 1994 as a holding company for The Commonwealth Edison Co., Inc.

Known in the industry as "Big Brown," United Parcel Service of America Inc.

Known in the industry as "Big Brown," United Parcel Service, Inc.

United Press International, Inc.

Mid-1950s:Ted Brolund is hired as manufacturing engineer for W.A.

The YWCA of the U.S.A.

Converse Inc.

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Fifth Third Bancorp is a holding company that operates 12 banking affiliates, managed…

The Foxboro Company is a leading manufacturer of industrial controls.

Skokie, Illinois-based G.D.

Houghton Mifflin Company is an established leader in textbook publishing, providing indispensable materials for the…

Based on gross revenue of $611 million, Kirkland & Ellis LLP is the largest law firm in Chicago and the 12th largest in…

For more than 90 years Texans have enjoyed the products of Mrs.

A subsidiary of Michael Foods since 1997, Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products, Inc.

Operating out of Denver, Colorado, St.

The Williams Companies, Inc., is the largest interstate natural gas supplier in the United States.

Wallace Computer Services, Inc.

ABM Industries Incorporated is one of the nation's largest suppliers of janitorial and other services to the owners of…

Based in Rockford, Illinois, Amerock Corporation is a leading U.S.

Arthur D.

Based in Rockford, Illinois, Atwood Mobile Products manufactures a wide variety of products--including chassis…

The world's largest financial printer and one of the oldest companies in the United States, Bowne & Co., Inc.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power…

Burns International Security Services, formerly a subsidiary of the Borg-Warner Security Corporation, became a division…

A provider of investigative services, security guard staff, and other related services, Burns International Services…

Crowley, Milner & Company is the owner and operator of ten different specialty department stores throughout the eastern…

Czarnikow-Rionda Company, Inc.

Dain Rauscher Corporation, formerly known as Interra Financial and Inter-Regional Financial Group briefly before that,…

Dan River Inc.

Dewey Ballantine LLP is one of the world's largest international law firms.

Dominion Resources, Inc.

Edison International, formerly known as SCEcorp, acts as a holding company for Southern California Edison, one of the…

Ellerbe Becket is one of the leading architecture and design firms in the United States.

One of the largest suppliers of business forms in the United States, Ennis Business Forms, Inc.

Homasote Company, based in West Trenton, New Jersey, manufactures insulated wood fiberboard.

Inter-Regional Financial Group, Inc.

Mid-1920s:Van Ameringen persuades makers of bar soaps and detergents to add fragrances to their products.

Lafarge Corporation, a U.S.

Northern States Power Company (NSP) provides electricity and gas to customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota,…

P.C.

Ralphs Grocery Company is the largest food retailer in Southern California, and is showing signs of eventually evolving…

Tennant Company is the world's foremost manufacturer of industrial floor maintenance equipment, including sweepers,…

The Davey Tree Expert Company pioneered the commercialized care of large trees through company founder John Davey's…

The Stroh family began brewing beer in a family-owned inn during the 18th century in Germany.

Employees 350 Sales: $10.76 million (2003) NAIC: 311330 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate; 311340…

A subsidiary of Fortune Brands Inc., Achusnet Company is devoted to producing golfing equipment and accessories.

Applied Power Inc.

Awrey Bakeries, Inc.

Blair Corporation is a retailer of low- to mid-priced men's and women's clothing and home products.

Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut marketer and also ranks as one of the largest agricultural…

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de…

Consumers Power Co., a subsidiary of CMS Energy Corp.

Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc., better known as FTD, is the world's largest flowers-by-wire company, linking…

German American Bancorp (GAB) is a Jasper, Indiana-based multibank holding company.

Since 1996 when a new investor group took control of the company, Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc., a leading…

Grand Piano & Furniture Company is a private company based in Roanoke, Virginia, operating Grand Home Furnishings, one…

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is the largest computer maker in the world.

Stock Index: New York Pacific Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) supplies electric and gas service in Nassau and…

Magma Copper Company is one of the largest copper producers in the United States.

Maxus Energy Corporation is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in…

Mike-Sell's Inc.

Northwest Natural Gas Company, which does business as Northwest Natural, distributes natural gas to approximately…

Owner of Pacific Power & Light, Utah Power & Light, and the Australian utility Powercor, PacifiCorp is one of the…

For most of the 20th century, PennWell Corporation's principal publication was the Oil & Gas Journal.

Considered a primary business resource by marketing leaders around the world, Penton Media, Inc.

Price Pfister, Inc.

Saucony Inc.

Seattle City Light has been providing Seattle with electricity since 1910.

State Financial Services Corporation is the holding company for State Financial Bank, a growing bank centered in…

The Black & Decker Corporation is the leading maker of power tools and accessories in the United States--and is the…

Rooted in Victorian values, The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a 20th-century phenomenon and a powerful civic force.

The Eureka Company is one of the oldest names in the vacuum cleaner industry and is widely acknowledged as one of its…

A division of Maytag Corporation since 1989, The Hoover Company is the leading producer of floor care products in the…

Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS), based in San Antonio, Texas, is the second largest independent oil…

Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corporation is a leading producer of specialty, fine printing and writing, and towel and tissue…

Western Publishing Group, Inc.

Westmoreland Coal Company is one of the coal industry's oldest independent companies.

Azcon Corporation, one of Chicago's most successful and oldest firms, is widely recognized as part of the top-ten…

Boart Longyear Company is a major provider of diamond drill bits and related drilling parts and services for the…

Boscov's Department Stores, Inc., operates one of the last remaining full-service department stores, featuring men's,…

Bulova Corporation is one of the largest and most venerable watch companies in the world.

Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) was founded in 1911 by the prominent philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, whose…

Congoleum Corp., a manufacturer of vinyl sheet and tile products is among the nation's largest manufacturers of…

Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer whose operations are divided into four main groups: fluid…

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

A venerable company with an eclectic array of business interests, Fibreboard Corporation operates in three primary…

Finlay Enterprises, Inc.

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

General Host Corporation owns and operates Frank's Nursery & Crafts, Inc., a chain of specialty retail stores that sell…

Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…

A leading scrap steel manufacturer, Laclede Steel Company manufactures carbon and alloy steel products, including pipe…

Mars, Inc.

Oscar Mayer Foods Corp.

Founded in 1911, Pan-American Life Insurance Company (PALIC) is a venerable mutual insurance company headquartered in…

S&C Electric Company develops and manufactures products for the highly competitive electric power industry.

With beginnings as an auto parts manufacturer, SPX Corporation has evolved over its 90-plus-year history into a…

Schultz Sav-O Stores, Inc.

Located in Rockford, Illinois, SwedishAmerican Health System is a non-profit, locally governed organization serving 12…

Early 1940s:Arthur Beerman begins opening several neighborhood "Cotton Shops" in Dayton.

The Gates Corporation is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with sales of more than $1.4…

UST Inc., the top dog in the only part of the U.S.

West Bend Co.

By the end of the 1990s, Ben Bridge Jeweler operated 62 stores in 11 states, having achieved 15 percent annual revenue…

CUNO Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of general filtration, microfiltration, and…

Gross Billings: $254 million (2000 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers One of the world's major law firms, Dorsey &…

Duriron Company Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

Hercules Inc.

Peabody, Massachusetts-based Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc.

Kentucky Utilities' origins date back to 1905, when a New Yorker named Harry Reid came to Versailles, Kentucky, with…

KU Energy Corporation provides electric service to about 440,000 people in 77 Kentucky and 5 Virginia counties.

Kmart Corporation, which entered 2002 as the second largest U.S.

Kraus-Anderson, Incorporated has been in the construction business for over a century.

Changes in the insurance industry during the 1990s began to have an impact on Liberty Mutual.

The Martz Group is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based family owned motor coach company that runs several bus lines on…

PSI Resources, the parent company of PSI Energy, Indiana's largest utility, was founded in the heyday of electric…

Gross Billings: $157 million (2001 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers Perkins Coie LLP is a law partnership whose…

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

Samsonite is the leading manufacturer of luggage in the world and the top seller of luggage in the United States,…

Sealy Inc.

Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) is an electric and gas utility company serving the southwest portion…

Southwestern Electric Power Co.

With about ten percent of the $7.3 billion domestic market, the Standard Register Co.

Known since 1984 as "The Office Environment Company," Steelcase, Inc.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Steiner Corporation is the holding company for Alsco, the acronym for the American…

The Budd Company is the leading automotive stamping manufacturer and one of the top automotive suppliers in the United…

Founded in 1858, the Eastern Company of Naugatuck, Connecticut, manufactures and sells industrial hardware, custom…

The Lane Co., Inc.

Universal Studios, Inc.

Utah Power and Light Company (UP&L) is the major provider of electrical power in Utah and the Intermountain West.

Adolph Coors Company is the only family-owned brewery in the United States that was able to survive the late…

The Continental Group has long been a financially stable container company.

Equifax Inc.

Esselte is the world's leading office supply manufacturer with customers in 120 countries across the globe.

F&W Publications, Inc.

Fedders Corp.

Houston-based Fisk Corporation is one of the largest specialty contractors in the United States, providing electrical,…

The Fleer Corporation holds a special position in the history and development of two quintessentially American…

Perhaps best known for its kitchen counter surfaces, Formica Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of…

Gristede's Foods, Inc., owns and operates 46 supermarkets in the New York City metropolitan area.

The Heilig-Meyers Co.

I.C.

LG&E Energy Corporation is a diversified energy services company formed in 1990 as a holding company for the Louisville…

Lydall, Inc.

Nevada Bell was one of the telephone companies that changed forever due to the AT&T divestiture in 1984.

The Puritan-Bennett Corporation, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, with research and manufacturing facilities in…

The Richton International Corporation is a diversified services company that completely reinvented itself in the early…

SIFCO Industries, Inc.

Schott Brothers, Inc.

The largest manufacturer and marketer of cigars in the world, Swisher International Group Inc.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate cancer.

Although best known for the household bleach that bears the firm's name, The Clorox Company is a diversified…

One of the oldest and largest private charitable organizations in the world, The Rockefeller Foundation supports…

Viatech Continental Can Company, Inc.--since June 1998 a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based dairy and packaging…

Wilson Sporting Goods Company has the largest market share in the sporting and athletic goods industry, with its…

The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) operates passenger and freight trains from Seward, a major port on the Gulf of…

Brigham's, Inc., is a privately owned, Arlington, Massachusetts-based company that produces ice cream and frozen yogurt…

Brooks Sports Inc.

The third-largest manufacturer of boxed chocolates in the United States, Brown & Haley makes a variety of confection…

Chicken of the Sea International is one of the leading canned seafood companies in the world and one of the largest in…

Dierbergs Markets Inc., based in Chesterfield, Missouri, operates 21 upscale supermarkets in the St.

Fansteel Inc.

The 2003 NAIAS again featured a series of elaborate automotive displays from the firm, with new clients this year…

ICF Kaiser International, Inc.

Lane Bryant, Inc., is the largest plus-size retailer in the United States.

Mercantile Stores Company, Inc., a traditional department store retailer, operates over 100 primarily fashion apparel…

Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA) is one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of equipment that…

Mott's Inc.

Phillips Foods, Inc.

Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH) is a leading marketer of dress shirts, sportswear, sweaters, underwear and…

The best-known of Scott Fetzer Company's businesses in the mid-1990s included World Book encyclopedias and Kirby vacuum…

Based in Philadelphia, Tasty Baking Company is one of the country's oldest and largest independent baking companies.

With a history that stretches back over two centuries, The Dexter Corporation is the oldest company listed on the New…

Long respected as a manufacturer of premium-priced lawnmowers, snowblowers, and irrigation systems, The Toro Company…

AR Accessories Group, Inc.

The Allison Gas Turbine Division of the General Motors Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of aircraft…

Ameriwood Industries International Corp.

Black & Veatch LLP is a leading global engineering and construction firm.

Continental General Tire Corp.

For over 70 years, Drackett Co.

E.I.

Emerson Radio Corp.

Fleming Companies, Inc.

As the parent corporation for three principal segments--Aerojet, GenCorp Automotive and GenCorp Polymer…

General Tire, Inc., is a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of tires of all kinds and is a major exporter of…

Girl Scouts of the USA takes girls and young women ages 5 to 17 and attempts to prepare them for life as responsible…

Hastings Manufacturing Company makes piston rings, auto mechanic service tools, and, through a joint venture, engine…

Helzberg Diamonds is one of the country's largest jewelry retailers, with a chain of some 200 stores nationwide.

Providing power to southern Idaho for much of the twentieth century, Idaho Power Company propelled the progress of the…

In 1912, four Smith brothers advertised for experienced manufacturing workers to help them set up a new business…

A wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.

With its headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska Book Company, Inc.

Simmons Company is one of the leading U.S.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is a subsidiary of Fox Inc., which is owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News…

The largest and oldest manufacturer of fine writing instruments in the United States, A.T.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Baker & Hostetler LLP is one of the nation's largest law firms.

A subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, Buck Consultants, Inc.

Crain Communications Inc.

Dana Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of vehicular and industrial products with 430 manufacturing…

Day & Zimmermann, Inc., a private, family-run company headquartered in Philadelphia, provides technical, engineering,…

Among the largest canners of fruits and vegetables in the United States, the Del Monte Foods Company is less than half…

With over 150 years of manufacturing experience, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., dominates numerous niche markets with…

Federal Paper Board Company, Inc., is a leading producer of recycled and bleached paperboard, which is used to make…

A producer of oil and natural gas in the United States, Forest Oil Corporation is credited with developing and…

Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 1996, Frigidaire Home Products ranks third among America's manufacturers of "white…

General Motors Corporation (GM) is the world's largest full-line vehicle manufacturer and marketer.

Modine Manufacturing Company operates as a leading thermal management concern that serves the light truck, heavy…

Multi-Color Corporation is a leading U.S.

Nathan's Famous, Inc.

With 27 dedicated terminals in five western states, more than 1,000 employees, and several strategic partnerships,…

Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.

Sparton Corporation has a century long history of manufacturing technologically advanced equipment for the…

Standard Commercial Corporation is involved in two main business segments--tobacco and wool.

Stock Index: New York Midwest Pacific London Frankfurt Until 1986 TRINOVA Corporation was known as Libbey-Owens-Ford, a…

The Grand Union Company is a food retailer operating 222 Grand Union supermarkets in six states, including 123 in New…

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of America is an organization that trains, certifies, and advocates for…

Once the largest independent ship building company in the United States, Todd Shipyards Corporation operates one…

Walbridge Aldinger Co.

Walgreen Co.

Wolverine Tube Inc.

American Re Corporation is a member of the Munich Re Co., the largest reinsurance company in the world.

CertainTeed Corporation is a leading U.S.

Coles Express Inc.

DeKalb Genetics Corporation is one of the largest and most successful international research, production, and marketing…

Durametallic is a leading name in mechanical seals used on industrial pumps to prevent fluids from damaging the pumps'…

Fellowes Manufacturing Company is a leading global manufacturer of home and office organizational products, including…

Through its namesake magazine, Forbes Inc.

Grey Global Group Inc., formerly Grey Advertising Inc., is one of the world's largest advertising agencies with offices…

Minnesota-based Grist Mill Company manufactures cereal, cereal snacks, and confectionery products, such as ready-to-eat…

HDR Inc.

Holley Performance Products Inc., based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a major manufacturer of aftermarket components…

Houchens Industries Inc.

Kinney Shoe Corp., a subsidiary of Woolworth Corp., is a century-old company that made its reputation as a family shoe…

Lear Corporation is the world's leading supplier of automotive interior systems.

Lutheran Brotherhood is the second-largest fraternal benefit society in the United States.

One of the oldest construction companies in the United States, the Mellon-Stuart Company is involved in general…

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a nonprofit corporation, based in New York, that serves as a trade association for…

Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Steaks International Inc.

Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a major manufacturer of specialized truck and transport equipment.

PNM Resources Inc.

Rohm and Haas Company is a specialty chemical company that is best known for the invention of Plexiglas, a product it…

In its third generation under family management, Schottenstein Stores Corp.

America's third largest paint company, after Sherwin-Williams Co.

Thomas & Betts Corporation (T&B) is a leading global manufacturer of electrical connectors and components.

Union Carbide Corporation is the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and is a…

One of the world's major law firms, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.

One of the largest savings and loan institutions in Washington, Washington Federal, Inc., operates as the one-bank…

Wells' Dairy, Inc.

World Book, Inc.

Chicago-based but exclusively Hawaiian in activity, Amfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C.

Andersen is the name encompassing Arthur Andersen LLP and other international entities that were members of Andersen…

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Once a broader-based paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation repositioned itself in the late 1990s to be a…

Darigold, Inc.

A subsidiary of Safeway Inc., Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.

Early 1970s:Company diversifies through the acquisitions of Torit Corp., Majac, Inc., and Kittell Muffler and…

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

Maine & Maritimes Corporation is the holding company for the subsidiaries Maine Public Service Company (MPS) and Energy…

Motion control through the use of air, liquid, and gas is the principal concern of Parker-Hannifin Corporation.

Ranked in the top ten percent on Engineering News Record's 1992 list of the top 400 contractors, Perini Corporation…

ROHN Industries, Inc.

Ritz Camera Centers is the nation's largest photo-specialty chain with more than 1,000 stores.

Once a wholesale grocery cooperative, Spartan Stores Inc.

TIAA-CREF, or the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund, was ranked as the…

The Broadmoor Hotel provides luxury accommodations for its guest with 700 rooms and suites, as well as fine dining and…

Tokheim Corporation is one of the fastest growing and most successful firms in the global petroleum equipment industry.

Twin Disc, Inc.

Universal Corporation, known until 1987 as Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc., operates as the world's largest buyer…

Banfi Products Corp.

Broder Bros.

Based in Stockton, California, the family-owned California Cedar Products Company (CalCedar) is the world's largest…

Comstock Resources, Inc.

In 1919 Alva Kinney brought four grain milling companies in south central Nebraska together to take advantage of…

One of the United States' preeminent law firms, Covington & Burling, with its more than 450 lawyers, provides expertise…

No one makes more large diesel engines than Cummins Engine Company, Inc.

Easter Seals, Inc., is a network of affiliates throughout the United States and Puerto Rico serving people with…

Ferro Corporation is a leading worldwide producer of coatings and performance chemicals used in the electronics,…

Flowers Industries, Inc.

Flying Boat, Inc., which does business under the trade name Chalk's Ocean Airways, is the world's top seaplane airline.

As the second-largest automobile company in the world, Ford Motor Company represents a $164 billion multinational…

FosterGrant, Inc.

Gross Billings: $343 million (2000 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers c.1946: The firm is renamed Fulbright,…

Grossman's Inc.

Harcourt Brace and Co.

Through its core publishing arm, Harcourt General, Inc.

Health O Meter Products Inc.

Jervis B.

Ketchum Communications Inc.

A private company based in Conklin, New York, Maines Paper & Food Service Inc.

Early 1970s:Malt-O-Meal begins boxing private-label cereals for grocery store chains.

The nonprofit Mayo Foundation oversees the largest and most renowned private medical center in the world, the Mayo…

NCH Corporation is a major international marketer of maintenance products, and one of the largest companies in the…

Called "too tough to die," the New York Daily News was the largest circulation metropolitan daily newspaper in the…

Noland Company is a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, and…

Ohio Casualty Corp., which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1994, ranks as one of the United States's top 35 stock…

Food retailer Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.

Under the dynamic leadership of R.

R.H.

Based in New York City, Restaurant Associates Corporation (RA) is a subsidiary of Compass Group USA, a unit of the…

Robert W.

Saks Inc., formerly Proffitt's, Inc., is one of the largest operators of department stores in the United States.

A leading apparel company in the United States, Salant Corporation designs, manufactures, imports, and markets men's…

Solo Serve Corporation is a Texas-based chain of off-priced or discount retail stores offering a wide array of…

Strauss Discount Auto is a privately owned regional aftermarket automobile parts chain, its headquarters located in…

Based in Dobbs Ferry, New York, The Food Emporium is a subsidiary of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P),…

Founded in 1919 as Green Shoe Manufacturing Company, the Stride Rite Corporation has become a major designer and…

With over 110 years of success under its belt, Wm.

AlliedSignal Inc., formed from the acquisition of Signal Companies, Inc.

Amerada Hess Corporation operates as a leading integrated oil and gas concern involved in exploration, production,…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a New York City-based nonpartisan, not-for profit corporation dedicated to…

Baldor Electric Company is one of the leading producers of electric motors for industrial applications in the United…

Insurance and financial services company Business Men's Assurance Company of America (BMA) is a member of the Generali…

CR England, Inc.

The world's largest chauffeured vehicle service company, Carey International, Inc.

The Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.

Cold Spring Granite Company Inc.

Dawn Food Products, Inc.

A shining example of a company built upon the right idea at the right time, Deluxe Corporation is the largest supplier…

Once a vast fruit-growing empire that owned almost 50 square miles of California and Florida farmland, the Di Giorgio…

Flint Ink Corporation is the largest American-owned manufacturer of printing inks for newspaper, magazine packaging,…

Friedman's Inc.

GTE Corporation ranked as the world's third-largest publicly owned telecommunications company in 1996.

Genuardi's Family Markets, Inc.

Located in the heart of Chicago, Harza Engineering Company is the premier water resources development firm in the…

Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, is the Indiana corporate legal entity for Ameritech Corporation, which…

J.A.

Knott's Berry Farm grew from a small roadside berry stand 22 miles south of Los Angeles into one of the most popular…

Liqui-Box Corporation pioneered the use of bag-in-box packaging in the United States in the 1960s and continued to lead…

The governing body for the most popular spectator sport in the United States, the National Football League (NFL) serves…

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas and chemicals company, conducts its business through two major…

Stock Index: New York Philadelphia Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP & L) provides electricity to more than 2.5…

PPL Corporation operates as an international energy company providing electricity and natural gas to more than 1.4…

The leading poultry producer in the northeast United States and the second largest across the nation, Perdue Farms Inc.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is a Phoenix-based holding company with consolidated assets of $8 billion and…

Pitney Bowes Inc.

Originally one of the seven regional holding companies formed after the breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph…

The Scholastic Corporation is one of the leading publishers and distributors of books, magazines, and other educational…

Snap-On, Incorporated is one of the largest and most successful manufacturers and marketers of hand tools, power tools,…

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

Textron Lycoming Turbine Engine is the aircraft engine manufacturing division of Textron, Inc.

With an estimated 19 percent of the domestic market, The David J.

The Dixie Group, Inc., previously Dixie Yarns, Inc., manufactures floorcovering and textiles.

With its chain of 11 Acme supermarkets, nine Acme SuperCenters (which combine general merchandise and grocery items),…

Trans-Lux Corporation manufactures, distributes, and markets large-scale, real-time electronic information displays for…

Trico Products Corporation, a subsidiary of the Stant Corporation, is the world's largest manufacturer of automobile…

The Warner-Lambert Co.

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation (WPC) operates as the seventh-largest integrated steel concern in the United States.

White Rose, Inc.

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

Gross Billings: $3 billion (1997) SICs: 7311 Advertising Agencies; 8743 Public Relations Services Bozell Worldwide Inc.

The second largest grain and related commodities company in the world, Continental Grain Company also represented one…

Dillon Companies Inc.

Ethicon, Inc.

General Re Corporation is a holding company for General Reinsurance Corporation and National Reinsurance Corporation,…

Healthtex, Inc., a division of the VF Corporation, is one of the leading manufacturers of children's playwear in the…

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Master Lock Company produces several lines of premium security lock products.

Birmingham-based McWane Corporation is a holding company with an extensive network of interests in the manufacture of…

Newmont Mining Corporation, primarily through two subsidiaries, is engaged in the exploration, mining, and processing…

Oakhurst Dairy, the largest dairy in Maine and the largest independent dairy in northern New England, was founded in…

A subsidiary of Japanese-owned Sanwa USA Inc., Overhead Door Corporation is primarily involved in the garage door…

Southwestern Public Service Company's primary business is generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electric…

Indianapolis-based The George F.

The J.M.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a self-supporting public corporation that develops and operates trade…

Utz Quality Foods, Inc., is one of the leading makers of potato chips in the United States and also produces other…

Waldbaum, Inc.

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc.

Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation is a manufacturer of handmade, upscale men's shoes, which range in price from $200 to…

Ameren Corporation provides a variety of energy services to over 2.2 million customers in Missouri and Illinois with a…

Arandell Corporation is one of the nation's leading printers of upscale catalogs.

Although the Ball Corporation is best known for its distinctive home canning jars, that business was just one segment…

Barnes Group Inc.

Bobs Candies, Inc., makes and distributes candies, ranking as the largest candy cane maker in the world.

Bundy Corporation is a subsidiary of the London-based specialized engineering group TI Group plc and a world leader in…

Bush Brothers & Company, family owned and operated, is the nation's leading producer and marketer of baked beans.

Although it trails arch-rival Walgreen Co.

Cabot Corporation is a diversified, global chemical and plastics manufacturer with industry leadership in such areas as…

Campbell Soup Company is the number one maker of soups in the world, holds the top position in that category in Europe,…

Champion Industries, Inc.

Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

Coty, Inc.

Dick Corporation, based outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a major contractor, construction manager, and design…

Double-Cola Co.-USA is a producer and marketer of soft drinks, operating primarily in the cola segment of the industry.

Edward D.

The largest manufacturer of table-tennis tables and pool tables in the world, Escalade, Incorporated manufactures and…

Having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1996, the Eskimo Pie Corporation boasts one of the best-known names in the…

Fortunoff Fine Jewelry and Silverware Inc.

Although it invests in industries as diverse as optical superstores and cable television operators, GC Companies, Inc.,…

Granite Construction Incorporated is one of the leading heavy civil contractors in the United States, operating…

Great Plains Energy Incorporated is the holding company for Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), which serves both…

Harry London Candies, Inc.

KB Toys is the second-largest retailer of toys behind Toys `R' Us and the largest mall retailer of toys in the United…

La Choy Food Products Inc.

London Fog Industries, Inc.

Miles Laboratories is best known for Alka-Seltzer.

MacDermid Incorporated develops, acquires, manufactures, markets, and services specialty chemicals and systems for the…

Morse Shoe Inc.

New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) is a holding company, whose primary subsidiary is New Jersey Natural Gas…

Raytheon Company is the third largest defense contractor in the United States, trailing only the Boeing Company and…

Dissolved: 1995 Final Sales: $3.6 billion (1994) NAIC: 322291 Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing Until its…

See's Candies, Inc.

One of North America's leading producers of oil, gas, and petrochemicals, Shell Oil Company has distinguished itself…

Wisconsin-based Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., makes lawn mowers, riding mowers, garden tractors, and a variety of…

St.

Starrett Corporation is a construction manager or general contractor of buildings, mainly in the metropolitan New York…

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the cornerstone in the State Farm Insurance Companies group, has been…

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

USAA is a diversified insurance and financial services company patronized primarily by U.S.

At one time United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.

Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company is well-known throughout the United States for its durable work clothes, but it…

Wirtz Corporation houses the varied business interests of Chicago's influential Wirtz family, best known as the owners…

Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.

Also in 1998, Amalgamated acquired an 81 percent stake in the First Trade Union Trust Company.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is one of the world's leading processors and distributors of agricultural products…

Barney's, Inc.

Burlington Industries, Inc.

C.R.

CSS Industries, Inc.

With a concentration on the budget segment of the denim market, Chic by H.I.S, Inc.

Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Inc.

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, including…

Ecolab Inc.

Farmer Bros.

Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

Referring to itself as a diversified news and information company, Gannett Company, Inc.

The General Instrument Corporation is the leading American provider of cable television equipment.

A leading snack food producer in the southeastern United States, Golden Enterprises, Inc.

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.

The Illinois Power Company is the second largest provider of gas and electricity in Illinois.

John H.

Just Born, Inc.

The M.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Marshall's Incorporated is one of the nation's leading off-price family retailers.

McCoy Corporation is parent to the retail chain of McCoy's Building Supply Centers, which serves the market of those…

One of the United States' fastest-growing companies, NorthWestern Corporation is a diversified holding company with…

Old Republic International Corporation, one of the 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations in the United…

Gross Billings: $185 million (2000 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is a…

Radio Flyer Inc.

Considered the fastest-growing crayon producer in the world, Rose Art Industries is a family-owned and operated private…

Russell Stover Candies Inc.

Stock Index: NASDAQ SAFECO Corporation is one of the largest diversified financial corporations in the United States.

For much of the time since its founder first tinkered with helicopter design, the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has…

TCF Financial Corporation, a financial holding company that compares itself to large successful retailers instead of…

Textron Inc.

Long known as a print scarf maker, New York City-based The Echo Design Group, Inc., is an emerging lifestyle brand,…

The Green Bay Packers, Inc.

W.W.

Through its two primary operating companies, Washington National Insurance Company and United Presidential Life…

Gross Billings: $10.52 billion (2004) NAIC:541810 Advertising Agencies A wholly owned subsidiary of WPP Group plc since…

Having jettisoned its manufacturing operations in favor of outsourced production, Zenith Electronics Corporation has…

AMCOL International Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of bentonite and bentonite-related products and…

Atlantic Energy, Inc.

Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.

Ashland Inc.

Columbia TriStar Motion Pictures Companies is part of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Crosman Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of air guns in the world and also produces related items like…

Federal-Mogul Corporation manufactures precision components for cars, trucks, and construction vehicles, marketing its…

Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU) is a small but growing publicly traded energy company, providing electricity,…

Mid-1980s:Fluor divests all of its oil properties, some gold operations, and all its offshore drilling facilities.

Genovese Drug Stores, Inc.

Grant Thornton International is an accounting and management consulting firm serving private and public middle-market…

Halliburton Company is a world leader in energy services, as well as engineering and construction.

Hanover Foods Corporation is the largest fully-integrated and independent food processor in the United States.

Imperial Sugar Company holds the number one position in refined sugar in the United States, with a market share of…

KitchenAid manufactures and markets a full line of premium-price home appliances, including microwave and conventional…

Richmond, Virginia-based Massey Energy Company is one of the top coal miners in the United States.

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, formed in 1997 through the merger of Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.

With a cargo capacity of about 400,000 tons and a dozen ships, Oglebay Norton Company owns the largest U.S.-flagged…

As the second largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer in the world, PACCAR Inc.

Privately owned, Seattle-based Pacific Coast Feather Company (PCF) is the market leader in the pillow and down…

Plante & Moran, LLP is the tenth largest accounting firm in the United States.

Quantum Chemical Corporation (prior to 1988, the National Distillers and Chemical Corporation) is one of the largest…

Sam Ash Music Corporation is the second largest musical instrument retailer in the United States.

Simon & Schuster Inc.

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.