COMPANYHISTORIES

Companies Founded in the Postwar Boom, 1945–1955

Launched into a decade of GI Bill spending, suburban growth, and sustained economic expansion.

645companies1945–1955founding years628still active17no longer operating
§ 01

These companies over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedANR Pipeline Co.FoundedPoof-Slinky, Inc.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedCarvel CorporationFoundedKenmore Air Harbor Inc.FoundedTacony Corporation
1946
TechnologyENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled.
FoundedEmpresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V.FoundedTechnitrol, Inc.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedKoninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold)FoundedYamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.
1948
FoundedMaxwell Shoe Company, Inc.
1949
FoundedGrow Group Inc.
1950
FoundedChugoku Electric Power Company Inc.FoundedTetra Pak International SA
1951
FoundedNational Envelope Corporation
1952
FoundedIsrael Aircraft Industries Ltd.
1953
FoundedBurger King CorporationFoundedUniversal Compression, Inc.
1954
FoundedMedical Management International, Inc.
1955
EconomyMcDonald's franchising begins, remaking fast food.
EconomyDisneyland opens and invents the modern theme park.
1956
TechnologyThe first transatlantic telephone cable opens.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
EconomyThe first Walmart opens, built on everyday low prices.
1969
TechnologyARPANET, the internet's precursor, goes live.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
TechnologyThe first US in-vitro fertilization baby is born.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
TechnologyLinux and open source challenge proprietary software.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1994
TechnologyE-commerce begins to disrupt retail.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
1999
TechnologyNapster ignites the digital disruption of recorded music.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
TechnologyGPS opens to civilian use, turning location into a utility.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

ANR Pipeline Co. →
Active · founded 1945
ANR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of the Coastal Corporation, operates one of the largest interstate natural gas…
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1945 · Germany
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co.
Aéroports de Paris →
Active · founded 1945 · France
Aéroports de Paris, a financially independent company owned by the French government, is responsible for the operations…
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. →
Active · founded 1945
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., is one of the world's largest law firms, with more than 870 lawyers based in…
Albertson's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Albertson's, Inc.
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Bajaj Auto Limited →
Active · founded 1945 · India
Bajaj Auto Limited is India's largest manufacturer of scooters and motorcycles.
Balfour Beatty plc →
Active · founded 1945 · United Kingdom
Late 19th century:Callender's Cable and Construction Co.
Berwick Offray, LLC →
Active · founded 1945
A subsidiary of CSS Industries, Inc., Berwick Offray, LLC, is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of…
Bozzuto's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Bozzuto's, Inc.
Brioni Roman Style S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1945 · Italy
Brioni Roman Style S.p.A.
Cagle's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Cagle's, Inc.
Cannon Design →
Active · founded 1945
In half a century, Cannon Design has become an international leader in the field of architectural planning.
Clougherty Packing Company →
Active · founded 1945
Clougherty Packing Company is the West Coast's leading pork packer, making products sold under the Farmer John brand…
Crown Equipment Corporation →
Active · founded 1945
Crown Equipment Corporation is one of the world's top ten manufacturers of industrial lift trucks and ranks as…
Dale Carnegie Training, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Based on Dale Carnegie's classic self-help book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, family-owned and -run Dale…
Do it Best Corporation →
Active · founded 1945
Founded in 1945 as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc.
Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc.
Group Health Cooperative →
Active · founded 1945
Group Health Cooperative (GHC) is a health maintenance organization (HMO) serving nearly 600,000 enrollees in…
Grundig AG →
Active · founded 1945 · Germany
Grundig AG is a German consumer electronics manufacturer with significant shares in the market for television sets,…
Grupo Cydsa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1945 · Mexico
Grupo Cydsa, S.A.
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc., is a leading operator of retail stores for a full line of sporting goods.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation →
Active · founded 1945
An insurance holding company, Horace Mann Educators Corporation is a leading insurer serving educators in the United…
Indiana Energy, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Indiana Energy, Inc.
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C. →
Active · founded 1945
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Jos.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., providing its services under the Kaiser Permanente name, is the largest…
Kaman Corp. →
Active · founded 1945
Kaman Corp.
Lifetime Hoan Corporation →
Active · founded 1945
Lifetime Hoan Corporation designs, markets, and distributes household cutlery, kitchenware, cutting boards, and…
Manitou BF S.A. →
Active · founded 1945 · France
Manitou BF S.A.
Mercury Drug Corporation →
Active · founded 1945 · Philippines
Mercury Drug Corporation is the Philippines' dominant pharmacy group.
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. →
Active · founded 1945 · Switzerland
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
National Sea Products Ltd. →
Active · founded 1945 · Canada
National Sea Products Ltd.
Panamerican Beverages, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945 · Panama
Panamerican Beverages, Inc., also known as Panamco LLC, is the world's second largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drink…
Pertamina →
Active · founded 1945 · Indonesia
Pertamina operates as a state-owned company that controls the oil and natural gas industry in Indonesia.
Poof-Slinky, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Poof-Slinky, Inc.
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
R.C.
Renault S.A. →
Active · founded 1945 · France
One of the world's pioneering auto makers, Renault S.A.
Revell-Monogram Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Revell-Monogram Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards Inc.'s Binney & Smith unit, is the largest plastic…
Saudi Arabian Airlines →
Active · founded 1945 · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the largest airline in the…
Schreiber Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Schreiber Foods, Inc., is the largest privately held cheese company in the world.
Sears Roebuck de México, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1945 · Mexico
Sears Roebuck de México, S.A.
Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1945 · Germany
Based near Hannover, Germany, Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co.
Slim-Fast Foods Company →
Active · founded 1945
Slim-Fast Foods Company sells its popular meal replacement shakes, drink powders, snack bars, and meals throughout the…
Snecma Group →
Active · founded 1945 · France
Snecma Group is considered the world's oldest manufacturer of aircraft engines.
Stone Manufacturing Company →
Active · founded 1945
Stone Manufacturing Company is one of the leading producers of men and women's clothing in the United States, and owns…
Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc., is the leading manufacturer of built-in refrigerators, which can be fronted with cabinetry…
TAP →
Active · founded 1945 · Portugal
Lisbon-based TAP--Air Portugal Transportes Aéreos Portugueses S.A.
TRANSPORTES AEREOS PORTUGUESES, S.A. →
Active · founded 1945
Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP Air Portugal) is Portugal's national airline, flying more than 26 million miles a…
Texas Utilities Company →
Active · founded 1945
Texas Utilities Company is a holding company with six wholly owned subsidiaries, the largest of which is Texas…
The Minute Maid Company →
Active · founded 1945
The Minute Maid Company claims to be the world's leading marketer of juices and juice drinks.
Woodcraft Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Woodcraft Industries Inc., founded in 1945, is one of the country's premier manufacturers of hardwood volume and…
After Hours Formalwear Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
In 2000, May paid $436 million for David's Bridal, a 150-unit chain founded in 1950 with a single store in Fort…
Air Express International Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
A diverse transportation and logistics concern, Connecticut-based Air Express International Corporation (AEI) faced the…
Air-India Limited →
Active · founded 1946 · India
Air-India Limited operates passenger and cargo flights from Bombay to destinations in the United States, Europe, the…
Airborne Freight Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Airborne Freight Corporation is the third largest express delivery company in the United States.
Alfa Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
The disclosure certainly did no serious harm to Alfa's reputation.
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiana, S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · Italy
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiana, S.p.A is the national airline of Italy.
Aloha Airlines, Incorporated →
Defunct · founded 1946
Aloha Airlines, Incorporated occupies a special place in the sun.
Antonov Design Bureau →
Active · founded 1946 · Ukraine
Ukraine-based Antonov Design Bureau, a scientific and technical complex named after Oleg Konstantinovich (O.K.)…
Arnold & Porter →
Active · founded 1946
Arnold & Porter is one of the largest law firms in the United States and in the world.
Arthur Murray International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Arthur Murray International, Inc.
Aspen Skiing Company →
Active · founded 1946
Founded in 1946, Aspen Skiing Company is headquartered in Aspen, Colorado, a small town in the Roaring Fork Valley of…
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Avis Rent A Car, Inc.
Bellway Plc →
Active · founded 1946 · United Kingdom
Bellway Plc is one of the top five home builders in the United Kingdom, selling more than 5,700 homes per year.
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Based in the small town of Lockport, Louisiana, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
Braathens ASA →
Active · founded 1946 · Norway
Braathens ASA is Norway's largest airline.
Bradley Air Services Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1946 · Canada
Bradley Air Services Ltd.
British World Airlines Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1946 · United Kingdom
British World Airlines Ltd.
CH2M Hill Ltd. →
Active · founded 1946
CH2M Hill Ltd.
CRSS INC. →
Active · founded 1946
CRSS began as a two-partner architectural firm in Austin in 1946, and over the following decades grew into one of the…
Carvel Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Carvel Corporation is a wholesaler and retailer of frozen desserts, as well as a franchisor of frozen dessert outlets.
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited →
Active · founded 1946 · Hong Kong
After World War II, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited grew from a small regional airline to a prosperous international…
Cato Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
The Cato Corporation owns a chain of approximately 678 women's apparel stores in 22 U.S.
Chinese Petroleum Corporation →
Active · founded 1946 · Republic of China
Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is a state-owned enterprise that is responsible for the Republic of China's…
Christian Dior S.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · France
Christian Dior S.A.
Chupa Chups S.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · Spain
Spain's Chupa Chups S.A.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton →
Active · founded 1946
Although Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton is still a relatively young law firm, it is a major player in the legal…
Coinmach Laundry Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Coinmach Laundry Corporation was, in the opinion of its management in 1997, the leading national supplier of…
Daniel Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Daniel Industries, Inc.
DynCorp →
Defunct · founded 1946
DynCorp, one of the largest employee-owned firms in the United States, has not been a very high-profile company, yet…
Edwards and Kelcey →
Active · founded 1946
Based in Morristown, New Jersey, Edwards and Kelcey is a privately owned engineering and construction firm serving six…
Electricité de France →
Active · founded 1946 · France
France's second largest company, Electricité de France (EDF), is a state-owned utility involved in all phases of…
Embotelladora Andina S.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · Chile
Embotelladora Andina S.A.
Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc., commonly known as Emery Worldwide, is an integrated air freight carrier that provides…
FMR Corp. →
Active · founded 1946
Boston-based FMR Corp.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc.
Fidelity Investments Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Fidelity Investments Inc.
Frontier Airlines, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Frontier Airlines, Inc.
G. Leblanc Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
The G.
Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Galyan's Trading Company, Inc.
Gart Sports Company →
Active · founded 1946
Appropriately headquartered in the recreation haven of Colorado, Gart Sports Company is the second largest sporting…
Gaz de France →
Defunct · founded 1946 · France
Not content to be Europe's third largest provider of natural gas, Gaz de France (GDF) is gunning for that market's top…
GlobalSantaFe Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
GlobalSantaFe Corporation (GSF) is the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor.
Gordon Food Service Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Gordon Food Service Inc.
Gray Communications Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Established in 1946 by James H.
Groupe Soufflet SA →
Active · founded 1946 · France
Groupe Soufflet SA is one of the world's leading agro-industrial groups with an emphasis on grain collection, cereal…
Guilford Mills Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Guilford Mills Inc.
HDOS Enterprises →
Active · founded 1946
HDOS Enterprises operates the Hot Dog on a Stick chain of more than 100 company-owned units, located mostly in regional…
Hilton Hotels Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Hilton Hotels Corporation is a leading hospitality company that owns, manages, and franchises over 2,000 hotels across…
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.
House of Fabrics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
House of Fabrics, Inc.
Iams Company →
Active · founded 1946
Iams Company is a manufacturer of premium dog and cat foods which are distributed only through veterinarians, animal…
J.H. Findorff and Son, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
J.H.
Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc., one of the largest, privately owned grocery chains in the nation, operates in…
Kelly Services, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Kelly Services, Inc.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1946
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.
Kenmore Air Harbor Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Kenmore Air Harbor Inc.
Kenwood Corporation →
Active · founded 1946 · Japan
Kenwood Corporation is one of Japan's largest and most successful consumer-oriented electronics companies.
Leprino Foods Company →
Active · founded 1946
Leprino Foods Company, owned by the Leprino family, is the largest producer of mozzarella cheese in the United States.
Lithia Motors, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Lithia Motors, Inc.
Long John Silver's →
Active · founded 1946
World War II Years Lederer is forced to close ten of his 13 White Tavern Shoppes because of shortages.
Longs Drug Stores Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Longs Drug Stores Corporation is one of the top ten drugstore chains in the United States, with more than 370 stores in…
M.A. Bruder & Sons, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
M.A.
MEPC PLC →
Active · founded 1946 · United Kingdom
Stock Index: London MEPC is the United Kingdom's second-largest property company and one of the largest property…
Malév Plc →
Active · founded 1946 · Hungary
Malév Plc operates one of Eastern Europe's most significant airlines.
Maxco Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Maxco Inc., is a mini-conglomerate of four active subsidiaries and two divisions that has invested in three primary…
McDermott International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
McDermott International, Inc.
Merillat Industries, LLC →
Active · founded 1946
Merillat Industries, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Masco Corporation, is the largest manufacturer of cabinetry for…
Mestek, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Mestek, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems for industrial,…
Methode Electronics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Methode Electronics, Inc.
Michael Baker Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Michael Baker Corporation is one of the oldest and largest professional-services companies in the United States,…
Michigan Sporting Goods Distributors, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Michigan Sporting Goods Distributors, Inc.
Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Mitchell Energy & Development Corporation is one of the Houston-Galveston area's leading real estate developers and one…
National Amusements Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1946
One of the ten largest U.S.-based movie theater chains, National Amusements Inc.
Navy Exchange Service Command →
Active · founded 1946
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) operates various types of retail outlets for the benefits of Naval…
Oakwood Homes Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
With about six percent of the highly fragmented $9.4 billion (retail) market, Oakwood Homes Corporation is America's…
Oil-Dri Corporation of America →
Active · founded 1946
Oil-Dri Corporation of America makes and markets leading sorbent products for use by individual, industrial,…
OmniSource Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
OmniSource Corporation is one of the largest scrap metal processors in the nation, with more than 20 trading offices,…
Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Creator of a unique retail format in the sporting goods industry, Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.
Pall Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Pall Corporation is the largest manufacturer of filtration, separation, and purification products in the world.
Paul Mueller Company →
Active · founded 1946
Based in Springfield, Missouri, Paul Mueller Company is a global manufacturer of stainless steel tanks and equipment…
Premier Industrial Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Premier Industrial Corporation is one of the United States' largest broad-line electronics distributors.
Reeds Jewelers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Reeds Jewelers, Inc.
SEINO TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LTD. →
Active · founded 1946 · Japan
Seino Transportation Company, Ltd.
SRI International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
SRI International, Inc.
Safe Flight Instrument Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Safe Flight Instrument Corporation produces a wide array of devices to make flying safer and more manageable.
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., operates one of the largest scrap metal recycling businesses in the United States,…
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation owns or operates 25 hotel, resort, and cruise properties in Bermuda, the…
Sony Corporation →
Active · founded 1946 · Japan
The Sony Corporation is one of the best-known names in consumer electronics.
Stryker Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Stryker Corporation develops and manufactures specialty surgical and medical products for health care markets around…
Sundt Corp. →
Active · founded 1946
A major general contractor in the United States and abroad, Tucson-based Sundt Corp.
Tacony Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Based in Fenton, Missouri, privately owned Tacony Corporation manufactures, imports, and sells sewing machines, vacuum…
Tektronix, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Tektronix, Inc., founded in 1946, is the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes--instruments used to measure and…
The Antioch Company →
Active · founded 1946
The Antioch Company is one of the largest manufacturers of book-related products, producing and distributing diaries,…
The Dreyfus Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
A subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, The Dreyfus Corporation is a leading mutual fund company, managing some…
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The SAS Group →
Active · founded 1946 · Sweden
The SAS Group is made up of the Scandinavian Airlines System and SAS International Hotels d.b.a.
The Tranzonic Companies →
Active · founded 1946
The Tranzonic Companies manufactures personal care products, wiping and cleaning goods, safety products, and washroom…
The Tranzonic Cos. →
Active · founded 1946
The Tranzonic Cos.
Tonka Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Tonka Corporation has a long history as America's premier manufacturer of toy trucks.
Tupperware Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Tupperware Corporation, whose well-known Tupperware parties have spread to more than 100 countries, is one of the…
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) →
Active · founded 1946
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is one of the world's best-known organizations…
WMS Industries, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1946
WMS Industries, Inc.
Wakefern Food Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Wakefern Food Corporation is the wholesale purchasing and distributing cooperative for about 190 ShopRite supermarkets…
World Bank Group →
Active · founded 1946
The World Bank Group, created towards the end of World War II, provides loans, soft loans, and guarantees for…
AARP →
Active · founded 1947
AARP (The American Association of Retired Persons) is a not-for-profit association with 33 million members, a…
AKG Acoustics GmbH →
Active · founded 1947 · Austria
For more than five decades AKG Acoustics GmbH has enjoyed a reputation among professional recording engineers, sound…
Aceto Corp. →
Active · founded 1947
Aceto Corp.
Air Pacific Ltd. →
Active · founded 1947 · Fiji
Air Pacific Ltd.
Andrew Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Andrew Corporation is an international supplier of communications equipment, systems, and services.
Aon Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Chicago-based Aon Corporation is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting companies in the world.
Aris Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
During a checkered career the company known in the mid-1990s as Aris Industries, Inc.
Arrow Air Holdings Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Arrow Air Holdings Corporation owns Arrow Air, Inc., which is the fourth largest cargo airline in the United States and…
Ashtead Group plc →
Active · founded 1947 · United Kingdom
England's Ashtead Group plc is a leading provider of non-manned equipment rental services with operations primarily in…
Bel Fuse, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Originally an automobile fuse maker, Bel Fuse, Inc.
Big Y Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Big Y Foods, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, owns and operates a retail supermarket chain in…
Boyne USA Resorts →
Active · founded 1947
Boyne USA Resorts is one of the leading operators of ski and golf resorts in North America.
California Sports, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
California Sports, Inc.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, based in Dover, Delaware, is a small, diversified utility company involved in four…
Cohu, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Cohu, Inc.
Cumberland Packing Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Cumberland Packing Corporation is a relatively small, family-run business, yet it has been a major player in the…
Current, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Current, Inc.
Dal-Tile International Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Dal-Tile International Inc.
EG & G Incorporated →
Active · founded 1947
EG & G Incorporated is a diversified technology company that develops and provides products for public and private…
EMAP plc →
Active · founded 1947 · United Kingdom
EMAP plc is a world-leading publisher of specialty and business-to-business magazines, with such titles as FHM, Smash…
Educational Testing Service →
Active · founded 1947
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is the world's largest administrator of standardized tests and a leader in…
Emge Packing Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
The Emge Packing Co., Inc.
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1947 · Mexico
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A.
Farah Incorporated →
Active · founded 1947
Farah Incorporated is a leading manufacturer and marketer of medium-priced men's and boys' apparel, with a particular…
Fred's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Fred's, Inc.
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc., an Ohio corporation engaged in the food service and lodging business, is probably best…
General Binding Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
General Binding Corp.
Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947 · Japan
Hankyu Department Stores, Inc.
Hennes & Mauritz AB →
Active · founded 1947 · Sweden
With more than 550 stores in 12 countries across Europe, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) has quickly become one of the…
Hewlett-Packard Company →
Active · founded 1947
Since merging in 2002, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq have created the new HP (Hewlett-Packard Company), serving more…
Holly Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Holly Corporation is an independent oil refiner based in Dallas, Texas.
Hughes Supply, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Hughes Supply, Inc.
Hyundai Group →
Active · founded 1947 · South Korea
The Hyundai Group spent most of its history operating as one of South Korea's largest chaebols, or conglomerates.
Igloo Products Corp. →
Active · founded 1947
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1997, Igloo Products Corp.
International Rectifier Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1947
International Rectifier Corporation (IR) is the oldest independent power semiconductor manufacturer in the world.
International Shipholding Corporation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Tracing its history to the formation of the Central Gulf Steamship Corp in 1947, International Shipholding Corporation,…
J. Crew Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
J.
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc.
Keystone International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Keystone International, Inc., is the largest manufacturer and marketer of specialty valves and related products in the…
Kit Manufacturing Co. →
Active · founded 1947
Kit Manufacturing Co.
Körber AG →
Active · founded 1947 · Germany
Körber AG is the holding company for a diversified machinery manufacturer based in Hamburg, Germany, with 30 production…
Meggitt PLC →
Active · founded 1947 · United Kingdom
From obscure origins, Meggitt PLC has grown into a global aerospace supplier.
Milliman USA →
Active · founded 1947
Milliman USA is one of the largest independent consulting and actuarial firms in the United States.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1947 · Japan
Part of the Mitsui group, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
National Car Rental System, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
National Car Rental System, Inc.
Norelco Consumer Products Co. →
Active · founded 1947
Norelco Consumer Products Co.
Overnite Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Overnite Corporation is a leading interstate trucking company serving all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and…
Palmer & Cay, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
With co-headquarters located in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Palmer & Cay, Inc.
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. →
Active · founded 1947 · Argentina
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.
Pioneer Electronic Corporation →
Active · founded 1947 · Japan
Pioneer Electronic Corporation is one of the leading electronics firms in the world.
Pressman Toy Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Family owned and operated, Pressman Toy Corporation is America's third largest games manufacturer.
RPM, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
RPM, Inc.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1947
Richardson Electronics, Ltd., is one of the fastest growing, highly specialized international distributors of power…
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1947 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kyoto Hiroshima Fukuoka Sapporo Niigata Frankfurt Amsterdam A member of the Sanwa…
SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1947 · Germany
SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co.
Safelite Glass Corp. →
Active · founded 1947
With an estimated 14 percent share of the $2.4 billion market for replacement automotive windows, Safelite Glass Corp.
Sorrento, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Based in Buffalo, New York, Sorrento, Inc.
TRANSALTA UTILITIES CORPORATION →
Active · founded 1947 · Canada
TransAlta Utilities Corporation is the largest investor-owned electric utility in Canada.
Technitrol, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
A fast-growing supplier to the data communications, telecommunications, housing, and automobile industries, Technitrol,…
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1947 · Mexico
Telefonos de Mexico S.A.
Tenneco Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Tenneco Inc.
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited →
Active · founded 1947 · Thailand
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is one of the most influential companies in that emerging Asian…
The Andersons, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
The Andersons, Inc.
The Atlantic Group →
Active · founded 1947
The Atlantic Group consistently ranks among the most successful recording companies in the United States.
The Dow Chemical Company →
Defunct · founded 1947
To say that The Dow Chemical Company is a very large chemical company is an understatement.
The ServiceMaster Company →
Active · founded 1947
The ServiceMaster Company serves some 10 million households and businesses annually through 5,400 company-owned,…
The Southern Company →
Active · founded 1947
The Southern Company is a utility holding company whose principal subsidiaries provide power in Alabama, Georgia,…
The Talbots, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
The Talbots, Inc.
The Topps Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
The Topps Company, Inc.
Tropicana Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Tropicana Products, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Founded in 1935, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Inc.
Waterford Wedgwood plc →
Defunct · founded 1947 · Ireland
Waterford Wedgwood plc is a holding company for two of the world's most highly respected names in tableware: Waterford…
Whittaker Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Whittaker Corporation, once a $2 billion conglomerate, operates as the parent company of Whittaker Controls Inc.
Wynn's International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Wynn's International, Inc.
A. Moksel AG →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
A.
APi Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
APi Group, Inc., is a private holding company for about 27 subsidiaries that provide various construction, specialty…
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Located in North Hollywood, California, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Inc.
Allergan, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Allergan, Inc.
Atlas Van Lines, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
The fifth-largest moving company in the United States, Atlas Van Lines, Inc., derives the majority of its revenue from…
Burke Mills, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Burke Mills, Inc., is an American manufacturer, processor, and dyer of yarns primarily for use in the home furnishings…
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Frontline Ltd. →
Active · founded 1948 · Bermuda
Legally a Bermuda corporation, Frontline Ltd.
Gerber Scientific, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Gerber Scientific, Inc.
Groupe Bourbon S.A. →
Active · founded 1948 · France
Former sugar cane producer Groupe Bourbon S.A.
Harold's Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Harold's Stores, Inc.
Haworth Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Haworth Inc.
Hexcel Corporation →
Active · founded 1948
Hexcel Corporation is the worldwide leader in the manufacture of advanced structural composites.
Honda Motor Company Limited →
Active · founded 1948
Honda Motor Company Limited is perhaps best known as an automaker--it is the third largest automaker in Japan--but the…
Ionics, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1948
Ionics, Incorporated is a leading water purification company active throughout the world in the supply of water and…
Ipsen International Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Based in Cherry Valley, Illinois, Ipsen International Inc.
Itoham Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Japanese company Itoham Foods Inc.
Johnston Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.
KEIO TEITO ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Keio Teito Electric Railway Company (KTR) is one of the eight private railway operators in the Kanto region of Japan,…
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold) →
Active · founded 1948 · The Netherlands
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) is a promotional bank serving the German domestic economy, and a development…
Lechmere Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Lechmere Inc.
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. →
Active · founded 1948
Loral Space & Communications Ltd., or Loral SpaceCom, is a leading satellite communications company that both assembles…
Manpower, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
The second largest employment services company in the world, Manpower, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
The world's largest toy company, Mattel, Inc.
Mississippi Chemical Corporation →
Active · founded 1948
Although it was originally formed as a farmers' cooperative, Mississippi Chemical Corporation is now a multi-million…
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
Nagasakiya Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Nagasakiya Co., Ltd.
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing →
Active · founded 1948
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, known as NASCAR, is the official sanctioning body for the sport of…
North Pacific Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
North Pacific Group, Inc.
Omron Corporation →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Omron Corporation is a world leader in the field of automation.
PPB Group Berhad →
Active · founded 1948 · Malaysia
One of Malaysia's largest companies, and one of the largest conglomerates in the ASEAN market region, PPB Group Berhad…
Park Corp. →
Active · founded 1948
Founded by Raymond P.
Pierce Leahy Corporation →
Active · founded 1948
Pierce Leahy Corporation, which calls itself "North America's Filing Cabinet," is a full-service provider of records…
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
Puma AG is among the world's leading manufacturers of athletic shoes, sportswear, and accessories.
Robert Half International Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Robert Half International Inc.
Rollins, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Rollins, Inc.
Schneiderman's Furniture Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Schneiderman's Furniture Inc.
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
A highly successful dairy and frozen food company, Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom →
Active · founded 1948
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom stands as a monolith in the corporate environment, one of the two largest law…
Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne S.A. →
Active · founded 1948 · Luxembourg
Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne S.A.
Société Tunisienne de l'Air-Tunisair →
Active · founded 1948 · Tunisia
Société Tunisienne de l'Air-Tunisair (Tunisair) is Tunisia's state-sponsored international airline.
Spec's Music, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
One of the largest retailers of prerecorded music and related products in Florida and Puerto Rico, Spec's Music, Inc.
Stuart Entertainment Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Stuart Entertainment Inc.
Tati SA →
Active · founded 1948 · France
A Parisian legend, Tati SA is on its way to becoming a worldwide name.
The Buckle, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Based in the north-central United States, The Buckle, Inc.
The Pew Charitable Trusts →
Active · founded 1948
The Pew Charitable Trusts, established in 1948, is one of the nation's largest private foundations.
Trammell Crow Company →
Active · founded 1948
Trammell Crow Company is one of the world's largest real estate management companies.
Varian, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Varian, Inc.
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH is the holding company for Germany's fourth largest publishing and media…
Vermeer Manufacturing Company →
Active · founded 1948
An industrial leader in the design and production of specialized machinery for agriculture, construction, and tree…
Vita Plus Corporation →
Active · founded 1948
Computerized formulas, which Vita Plus provided to individual farmers, continued to play a central role in the…
Walkers Snack Foods Ltd. →
Active · founded 1948 · United Kingdom
Walkers Snack Foods Ltd., a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., is the United Kingdom's leading manufacturer of crisps, or potato…
Wham-O, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Wham-O, Inc.
Winchell's Donut Houses Operating Company, L.P. →
Active · founded 1948
Winchell's Donut Houses Operating Company, L.P.
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.
ASDA Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
ASDA Group Ltd.
ASICS Corporation →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
ASICS Corporation is one of Japan's top makers of sport shoes and other equipment.
Aegek S.A. →
Active · founded 1949 · Greece
Aegek S.A.--the company's full name is Aegek Anonymous Company of General Construction and Maritime, Tourist,…
Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A. →
Active · founded 1949 · Argentina
Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
A leader in glass fabrication and installation, Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Asahi Breweries, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Association des Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc →
Active · founded 1949 · France
Retailing powerhouse Association des Centres Distributeurs E.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
The undisputed number one paymaster to the nation, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Baker & McKenzie →
Active · founded 1949
Baker & McKenzie is the world's largest law firm, with 49 offices in 31 countries.
Blount International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Blount International, Inc.
C. H. Heist Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
C.
Cianbro Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
Although Cianbro Corporation is one of the smaller construction firms in the United States, its influence on trends…
Circuit City Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Circuit City Stores, Inc., is the nation's second largest retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, and…
Combe Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Combe Inc.
Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1949 · Italy
Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels S.p.A.
Duron Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Duron Inc.
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. →
Active · founded 1949 · Israel
In its 50-year history El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.
Ellen Tracy, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Ellen Tracy, Inc., which originally made blouses, is now a leading maker of bridge apparel--clothing that falls in…
Entergy Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
Entergy Corporation is a holding company for utilities that supply electrical energy to over 2.5 million customers in…
Environmental Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Originating as a retail landscape nursery in southern California, Environmental Industries, Inc.
First Virginia Banks, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
First Virginia Banks, Inc.
Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Frank J.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH →
Active · founded 1949 · Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH publishes the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung--FAZ for short.
Garuda Indonesia →
Active · founded 1949 · Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia is a major international and domestic airline that has been the flagship of Indonesia's airways for…
Gefco SA →
Active · founded 1949 · France
Gefco SA, based in Courvevoie, France, is one of Europe's leading logistics groups and one of the top ten in the…
HONSHU PAPER CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Honshu Paper Co., Ltd.
Harbert Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
After a long and successful history primarily in the construction and mining fields, Harbert Corporation has evolved…
Harlequin Enterprises Limited →
Active · founded 1949 · Canada
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the world's largest publisher of romance fiction, a market segment reckoned to account…
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Harry N.
Hazelden Foundation →
Active · founded 1949
A pioneer in its field, Hazelden Foundation is widely considered the most influential chemical dependency treatment…
Kotobukiya Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Founded shortly after the end of World War II, Kotobukiya Co., Ltd.
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., a fourth generation family-owned company, is one of the oldest and best-known manufacturers of…
Liebherr-International AG →
Active · founded 1949 · Switzerland
Liebherr-International AG is the Swiss holding company of the Liebherr Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers…
Marubeni Corporation →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Marubeni Corporation is one of the largest of Japan's general trading companies, known as sogo shosha.
Maxwell Shoe Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Maxwell Shoe Company, Inc.
Mervyn's California →
Active · founded 1949
Mervyn's California, owned by retail giant Target Corporation, operates 267 department stores in 14 states.
Mirage Resorts, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1949
Mirage Resorts, Incorporated is one of the largest developers and operators of casinos in the world, with a focus on…
NIPPON MEAT PACKERS, INC. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Luxembourg Paris Nippon Meat Packers is one of Japan's leading processors of packaged hams,…
Norm Thompson Outfitters, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Norm Thompson Outfitters, Inc.
Northern Foods plc →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
Northern Foods plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading manufacturers of high-quality fresh foods, supplying the…
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Employees 5,963 Sales: ¥468.95 billion (US$3.45 billion) Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Oji Paper Co., Ltd., a member…
Otto Versand (GmbH & Co.) →
Active · founded 1949 · Germany
While Otto Versand (GmbH & Co.) is the world's largest mail-order company with subsidiaries and affiliates in Europe,…
Owens Corning Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
Owens Corning Corporation is the undisputed world leader in fiberglass products for industry and insulation for homes,…
Petersen Publishing Company →
Active · founded 1949
A rising force in the publishing industry, Petersen Publishing Company publishes a host of monthly, bimonthly,…
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
SUMITOMO REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
Sapporo Breweries Limited →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Over the course of its more than 120-year history, Sapporo Breweries Limited has evolved from a government-owned beer…
Seneca Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
A familiar name to consumers throughout the United States, Seneca Foods Corporation processes vegetables and fruits,…
Signet Group PLC →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
Signet Group PLC is the world's leading retail jewelry specialist.
Skyline Chili, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Skyline Chili, Inc.
Stevedoring Services of America Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
One of the largest stevedoring companies in the world, Stevedoring Services of America Inc.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Sun Television & Appliances Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Sun Television & Appliances Inc., Ohio's leading consumer electronics and appliance discounter, expanded its operations…
TOYO SASH CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Toyo Sash Co., Ltd.
The Arbitron Company →
Active · founded 1949
The Arbitron Company is a market research firm that gathers information about broadcast media and consumer spending for…
Wacoal Corp. →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Wacoal Corp.
adidas-Salomon AG →
Active · founded 1949 · Germany
German-based adidas-Salomon AG is the second largest manufacturer of sporting goods in the world.
A & W Brands, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
A&W Brands, Inc.
ARD →
Active · founded 1950 · Germany
Operating Budget: DM 11.4 billion ($5.82 billion) (1999) NAIC: 51312 Television Broadcasting; 513112 Radio Stations ARD…
Amer Group plc →
Active · founded 1950 · Finland
Finland's Amer Group plc is building a world-leading portfolio of sporting goods companies.
Bandai Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Bandai Co., Ltd.
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., located in Old Bridge, New Jersey, manufacturers a comprehensive line of electronic…
CDI Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
CDI Corporation provides temporary technical, engineering, and support staffing services for companies that wish to…
Callon Petroleum Company →
Active · founded 1950
Callon Petroleum Company has been searching the Gulf Coast for oil since 1950.
Centex Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Centex Corporation is one of the most successful diversified building companies in the United States, with products and…
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited →
Active · founded 1950 · Hong Kong
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited is among Hong Kong's leading property and investment development companies.
Elektra Entertainment Group →
Active · founded 1950
Elektra Entertainment Group is a division of Atlantic Records Group, a business unit of Warner Music Group, the largest…
Flanders Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Flanders Corporation designs and manufactures air filters that are used in residences, commercial office buildings, and…
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1950
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Freedom Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Grow Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Grow Group Inc.
Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1950 · Mexico
Grupo Elektra, S.A.
Gulf Air Company →
Active · founded 1950 · Bahrain
Gulf Air Company is the national airline of Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited →
Active · founded 1950 · South Africa
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Address: Harmony Farm 222, Private Road Glen Harmony, Virginia, Free State South…
Head N.V. →
Active · founded 1950 · The Netherlands
With its headquarters located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Head N.V.
Henkel Manco Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Headquartered in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Henkel Manco Inc.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP →
Active · founded 1950
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP has grown from a small partnership into one of the largest law firms in Colorado's Rocky…
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Sapporo Niigata Kyoto Hiroshima Fukuoka Frankfurt Among the world's top steel producers…
Kimball International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Once a leading piano manufacturer, Kimball International, Inc.
Kitchell Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Kitchell Corporation is one of the most prominent construction companies operating in the western part of the United…
MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD. →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hiroshima Kyoto Niigata Sapporo Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Microdot Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Microdot traces its history to a small fastener manufacturer based in southern California called the Felts Corporation.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) was formed by the 1994 merger of Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.
Murphy Oil Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Murphy Oil Corporation is one of the smallest of the U.S.-based integrated oil companies.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Since its formation in 1950, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., has provided natural gas and propane to customers…
Pittway Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Pittway Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of professional fire and burglar…
RACAL ELECTRONICS PLC →
Active · founded 1950 · United Kingdom
Stock Index: London Racal Electronics PLC is a multinational manufacturer and service provider in telecommunications,…
ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION →
Active · founded 1950
A relatively small, independent public utility company, RG&E serves approximately 300,000 customers in a nine county…
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1950 · Japan
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
School Specialty, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
School Specialty, Inc., is a publicly traded, direct marketing education company based in Greenville, Wisconsin.
Snow Brand Milk Products Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Snow Brand Milk Products Company, Ltd.
Southwire Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Southwire Company, Inc., is the largest manufacturer of copper and aluminum rod, wire, and cable in the United States.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
T.
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. →
Active · founded 1950 · Israel
Taro Pharmaceutical Industrials Ltd.
Titanium Metals Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) is the world's largest fully integrated producer of high quality titanium metal…
URS Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1950
Ranked number one on ENR's list of the top U.S.
UniFirst Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
UniFirst Corporation is a national leader in the fast-growing industrial and commercial garment industry.
Virco Manufacturing Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Virco Manufacturing Corporation is the country's largest producer of furniture for the classroom, with a market share…
Vitro Corp. →
Active · founded 1950
Vitro Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tracor Inc.
Walbro Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Walbro Corporation, a manufacturer and designer of fuel systems for automotive and outdoor power equipment, is…
Washington Scientific Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Washington Scientific Industries, Inc.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Aiwa Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Aiwa Co., Ltd.
Caldor Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Caldor Inc.
Carson, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Carson, Inc.
Chugoku Electric Power Company Inc. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
The Chugoku Electric Power Company Inc.
Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1951 · Mexico
Consorcio G Grupo Dina , S.A.
Cubic Corporation →
Active · founded 1951
A leader in its two diverse businesses, Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major business segments: Cubic…
Daihatsu Motor Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Daihatsu Motor Company, Ltd.
Denbury Resources, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Denbury Resources, Inc.
Djarum PT →
Active · founded 1951 · Indonesia
Djarum PT is one of Indonesia's top three producers of "kretek" cigarettes, the dominant form of tobacco in a country…
EMPRESA COLOMBIANA DE PETRÓLEOS →
Active · founded 1951 · Colombia
Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos, the state oil company of Colombia, is wholly owned by its government and is usually…
Elano Corporation →
Active · founded 1951
Elano Corporation is one of the most successful manufacturers of castings, pipings, tubings, and various other…
FlightSafety International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
FlightSafety International, Inc.
Fretter, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Fretter, Inc.
Grupo Lladró S.A. →
Active · founded 1951 · Spain
Grupo Lladró S.A.
HOKURIKU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Hokuriku Electric Power Company is one of the nine regional power companies that generate,…
Hach Co. →
Active · founded 1951
Hach Co.
Hokkaido Electric Power Company Inc. (HEPCO) →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Hokkaido Electric Power Company Inc.
Iron Mountain, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Iron Mountain, Inc., is the largest records and information management company in the world.
Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. →
Active · founded 1951
With its home office in Dallas, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Formerly known as Fabri-Centers of America, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., is the country's largest fabric retailer, with sales…
KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Fukuoka The Kyushu Electric Power Company (KEPCO) supplies electricity and other services to…
Liberty Travel, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Liberty Travel, Inc.
Lillian Vernon Corp. →
Active · founded 1951
The Lillian Vernon Corporation is a mail-order catalog company specializing in household, gardening, and decorative…
McJunkin Corporation →
Active · founded 1951
Located in Charleston, West Virginia, McJunkin Corporation is a major distributor of carbon steel; stainless steel and…
Moog Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Moog Inc.
National Iranian Oil Company →
Active · founded 1951 · Iran
The second largest producer of oil among Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) companies in 2003,…
Nippon Shinpan Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
One of Japan's leading consumer lending companies, Nippon Shinpan Co., Ltd.
ODL, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
ODL, Inc.
Ore-Ida Foods Incorporated →
Active · founded 1951
Best known for its Tater Tots, Ore-Ida Foods Incorporated is the leading retail brand of frozen potato products in the…
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP →
Active · founded 1951
With over 630 attorneys in early 1999, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP is a major international law firm…
Pemco Aviation Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Pemco Aviation Group Inc.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic →
Active · founded 1951
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit organization based in Princeton, New Jersey,…
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
Sierra Pacific Industries →
Active · founded 1951
The largest timber company in California, Sierra Pacific Industries harvests and mills timber in northern California.
Strix Ltd. →
Active · founded 1951 · Isle Of Man
Strix Ltd.
THE TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INCORPORATED →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Niigata The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is the world's largest privately-owned…
TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED →
Active · founded 1951 · Canada
Stock Index: Toronto Montreal Vancouver Alberta Winnipeg New York TransCanada PipeLines Limited (TCPL) is a major North…
Tetra Pak International SA →
Active · founded 1951 · Switzerland
Tetra Pak International SA makes laminated containers such as juice boxes.
Texas Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Texas Industries, Inc.
The Circle K Company →
Active · founded 1951
The Circle K Company, which became a division of Tosco Corporation in 1996, is the third-largest convenience store…
The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1951 · Japan
The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.
The Nature Conservancy →
Active · founded 1951
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is the star performer among environmental groups, in size, growth, effectiveness, and…
WGBH Educational Foundation →
Active · founded 1951
WGBH Educational Foundation is an umbrella organization overseeing a number of public broadcasting properties.
Warners' Stellian Inc. →
Active · founded 1951
Headquartered in St.
Williams & Connolly LLP →
Active · founded 1951
Gross Billings: $126 million (2000 est.) NAIC: 541110 Offices of Lawyers Late 1990s:The firm represents President…
Adolfo Dominguez S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · Spain
Adolfo Dominguez S.A.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1952 · Japan
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Aral AG →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Aral AG, under the parentage of Deutsche BP AG, is Germany's largest operator of gas stations.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Since the company's founding in 1865, Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik AG (now known as BASF Aktiengesellschaft) has…
Bayer A.G. →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Bayer A.G., along with BASF and Hoechst, is heir to the German chemical cartel known as I.G.
Bell Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Bell Industries, Inc.
Boston Professional Hockey Association Inc. →
Active · founded 1952 · Web Sit: http://www.bostonbruins.com
The Boston Professional Hockey Association Inc.
Bouygues S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · France
Bouygues S.A.
Bridgford Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
Bridgford Foods Corporation manufactures and distributes frozen, refrigerated, and snack food products for both retail…
Chemi-Trol Chemical Co. →
Active · founded 1952
Headquartered in a small, northwest Ohio community of 2,500 people, Chemi-Trol Chemical Co.
Compagnie Financière Sucres et Denrées S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · France
By 1990, Sucden suffered losses of more than FFr476 million, the first loss in the company's history.
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A. CEMIG →
Active · founded 1952 · Brazil
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A.
CompuDyne Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
CompuDyne Corporation is the leading U.S.
Dominion Homes, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Headquartered in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Dominion Homes, Inc.
Edelman →
Active · founded 1952
Edelman, formerly known as Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, is counted among the world's leading public relations…
Fruth Pharmacy, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Fruth Pharmacy, Inc., operates 22 drugstores, generally 10,000 square feet in…
G.I. Joe's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
A regional retailer with a unique merchandise mix, G.I.
Grupo Ferrovial, S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · Spain
Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.
Grupo Portucel Soporcel →
Active · founded 1952 · www.portucelsoporcel.com
The addition of Soporcel also allowed the company to shift away from its reliance on the pulp market, which had come…
Haskel International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
To enhance shareholder value, management decided in the fall of 1998 to engage investment banker Schroder & Co.
Hoechst A.G. →
Active · founded 1952 · Federal Republic of Germany
With operations in 120 nations around the globe, Hoechst (pronounced "herckst") A.G.
Home Products International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Home Products International, Inc.
Hughes Markets, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
A respected operator in the southern California supermarket industry, Hughes Markets, Inc.
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1952 · Mexico
Industrias Bachoco, S.A.
LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. →
Active · founded 1952 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) is one of only three Japanese banks licensed to…
Lowe's Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Lowe's Companies, Inc., is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the United States (trailing Home Depot…
National Envelope Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1952
National Envelope Corporation is the largest privately held envelope manufacturing company in the United States,…
New England Business Services, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
As small offices across North America become increasingly automated because of the advances in computer software and…
Paul Harris Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Paul Harris Stores, Inc.
SPAR Handels AG →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
SPAR Handels AG is Germany's seventh largest company active in grocery wholesale and retail with a market share of…
Seigle's Home and Building Centers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Seigle's Home and Building Centers, Inc.--with six retail showrooms, four lumberyards, three manufacturing plants, and…
Southern Peru Copper Corporation →
Active · founded 1952 · Peru
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, a holding company, is Peru's largest privately owned concern.
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc →
Active · founded 1952 · United Kingdom
By then, Spirax-Sarco had been forced to overcome a bump in the late 1990s, after the company shut down its Allentown…
Tapemark Company Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Tapemark Company Inc.
The Stephan Company →
Active · founded 1952
The Stephan Company, operating out of Fort Lauerdale, Florida, is a small manufacturer and distributor of haircare and…
The Todd-AO Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
The Todd-AO Corporation is famous for providing a wide range of post production services to the motion picture,…
Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A. (TAMSA) →
Active · founded 1952 · Mexico
Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A., which is generally referred to by its acronym TAMSA, is one of the world's leading…
UnionBanCal Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
San Francisco-based UnionBanCal Corporation is a commercial bank holding company that was incorporated in California in…
Weeres Industries Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
c.
Wincor Nixdorf Holding GmbH →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Wincor Nixdorf Holding GmbH is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automated teller (ATM) and electronic…
Zero Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
Zero Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of enclosure, cooling, and other systems, primarily for the…
Audio King Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
Audio King Corporation, which operated high-end consumer electronics specialty stores and the Midwest's largest…
BBN Corp. →
Active · founded 1953
BBN Corp.
Baltimore Orioles L.P. →
Active · founded 1953 · United States
The Baltimore Orioles L.P.
Bristow Helicopters Ltd. →
Active · founded 1953 · United Kingdom
Bristow Helicopters Ltd.
C-COR.net Corp. →
Active · founded 1953
Based in State College, Pennsylvania, C-COR.net Corp.
CJ Corporation →
Active · founded 1953 · South Korea
South Korea's largest food manufacturer, CJ Corporation, is also one of the world's leading producers of such food…
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation is a gas distribution company that serves more than 100,000 customers in nearly 90…
Cetelem S.A. →
Active · founded 1953 · France
Cetelem S.A.
Champion Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
One of the fastest growing companies in the manufactured housing industry, Champion Enterprises, Inc.
Cosmair, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Cosmair, Inc.
Cybex International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Cybex International, Inc.
Decorator Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Decorator Industries Inc.
ENI S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1953 · Italy
ENI S.p.A., the former Italian state-owned Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, is one of the world's top ten oil and natural…
Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Dissolved: 1997 Final Sales: $1.1 billion (1996) NAIC:31321 Broadwoven Fabric Mills; 314129 Other Household Textile…
First Albany Companies Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
First Albany Companies Inc., acting through its subsidiaries, conducts a full-service investment banking and brokerage…
Fluke Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
Fluke Corporation is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and seller of commercial electronic test and…
Hammerson plc →
Active · founded 1953 · United Kingdom
Hammerson plc's more than £3.3 billion in property assets in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany make it one of…
Hanwha Group →
Active · founded 1953 · South Korea
Hanwha Group is one of South Korea's top ten chaebols--or conglomerates--with diversified holdings stretching from…
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
Hollander Home Fashions Corp. →
Active · founded 1953
Hollander Home Fashions Corp.
International Speedway Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
International Speedway Corporation is one of the largest and most prestigious promoters of car and motorcycle racing in…
Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. →
Active · founded 1953 · Israel
Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.
Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1953 · Japan
Japan Airlines Company, Ltd.
Koss Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
Koss Corporation is the leading U.S.
LaBarge Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
LaBarge Inc.
LeaRonal, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
LeaRonal, Inc.
Litton Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
The U.S.
Loctite Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
The manufacturer of Super Glue, Loctite Corporation sells more than 1,000 types of high-technology sealants, adhesives,…
Mac Frugal's Bargains - Closeouts Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
When many manufacturers need to unload products--discontinued items, production overruns, canceled orders, inventory…
Moulinex S.A. →
Active · founded 1953 · France
Moulinex S.A., the once proud leader of the European small household appliance market, has seen troubled times for most…
NICOR INC. →
Active · founded 1953
NICOR Inc.
Opus Group →
Active · founded 1953
Opus Group ranks among the top ten U.S.
Outrigger Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. →
Active · founded 1953 · Brazil
Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobr´s) is the Southern Hemisphere's largest company.
PHH Arval →
Active · founded 1953
PHH Arval, formerly PHH Vehicle Management Services, operates as the second-largest fleet management company in the…
Pez Candy, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Pez Candy, Inc.
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association →
Active · founded 1953
The Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA) is one of the largest cotton handlers in the United States,…
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Publishers Clearing House →
Active · founded 1953
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is one of the largest magazine subscription agencies in the United States.
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., is one of the few publicly traded venture capital firms in the United States.
Schawk, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Schawk, Inc.
School-Tech, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
School-Tech, Inc.
TOKYU LAND CORPORATION →
Active · founded 1953 · Japan
Stock Index: Tokyo Osaka Singapore Tokyu Land Corporation is the third-largest real estate company in Japan.
The Marmon Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
The Marmon Group, Inc., one of the largest privately owned organizations in the United States, is in essence a holding…
The NPD Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
The NPD Group, Inc., is a global market research firm operating out of Port Washington, New York.
The Riese Organization →
Active · founded 1953
The Riese Organization is composed of a group of private corporations--perhaps 200 or more--that owns and operates…
Thomas Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Thomas Industries Inc.
Tomy Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1953 · Japan
Tomy Company Ltd.
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc.
United States Filter Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
United States Filter Corporation (USF) is the world's largest and fastest-growing water and wastewater treatment…
WD-40 Company →
Active · founded 1953
Since the 1950s, the San Diego-based WD-40 Company has dominated the U.S.
Wyle Electronics →
Active · founded 1953
Wyle Electronics is one of the leading U.S.
Zapata Corporation →
Active · founded 1953
Slated to become one of the ten largest Internet companies in the world, Zapata Corporation is involved in Internet and…
American Biltrite Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
A leader in its field, American Biltrite Inc.
Apache Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
Apache Corporation is one of the leading independent crude oil and natural gas producers in the United States.
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd. →
Active · founded 1954 · Scotland
In the meantime, Arnold Clark remained solidly at the helm of the company he'd founded nearly 50 years before.
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group →
Active · founded 1954
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, a customer-owned cooperative, serves over 20,000 consumers in eight counties in…
Burger King Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
Burger King Corporation is the second largest fast-food chain in the United States, trailing only McDonald's.
Cazenove Group plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital…
DeMoulas / Market Basket Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
DeMoulas / Market Basket Inc.
Dogi International Fabrics S.A. →
Active · founded 1954 · Spain
Dogi International Fabrics S.A.
Donruss Playoff L.P. →
Active · founded 1954
Donruss Playoff L.P.
Essef Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
A market leader and industry innovator, Essef Corporation designs and manufactures components to move, store, and treat…
FNAC →
Active · founded 1954 · France
The FNAC chain of retail stores is France's leading purveyor of what the company refers to as "cultural goods." The…
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. →
Active · founded 1954
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
Formosa Plastics Corporation →
Active · founded 1954 · Taiwan
A pioneer of the Taiwanese plastics industry, Formosa Plastics Corporation is the world's largest producer and…
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc., is a value-priced chain with over 335 locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,…
Kuwait Airways Corporation →
Active · founded 1954 · State of Kuwait
Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) is the flag carrier of Kuwait.
Laura Ashley Holdings plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Laura Ashley Holdings plc is an international designer and retailer of clothing and home furnishings.
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. →
Active · founded 1954 · Japan
Mabuchi Motor Co.
Millipore Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1954
Millipore Corporation, a multinational high-technology company, is a world leader in membrane separations technology…
Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Motor Cargo Industries, Inc.
NOVA CORPORATION OF ALBERTA →
Active · founded 1954 · Canada
Stock Index: Toronto Montreal Alberta New York London Geneva Zürich Basel Nova Corporation of Alberta is the primary…
O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.
PR Newswire →
Active · founded 1954
PR Newswire is among the world leaders in the electronic delivery of information directly from companies, institutions,…
Panavision Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Panavision Inc.
Parker Drilling Company →
Active · founded 1954
Parker Drilling Company is a leading provider of contract drilling and drilling-related services--including land,…
Pillowtex Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
With nearly half a billion dollars in sales in 1996, Dallas-based Pillowtex Corporation is a leading manufacturer and…
Polaris Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Polaris Industries Inc.
Promus Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Promus is one of the United States' leading hotel and casino companies, although it is known to the public mainly…
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc.
Quality Food Centers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
The largest independent supermarket chain in the Seattle/Puget Sound area of Washington State, Quality Food Centers,…
Regis Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
Regis Corporation is the world's largest owner and operator of mall-based hair and retail salons.
Roularta Media Group NV →
Active · founded 1954 · Belgium
Roularta Media Group NV is a Belgian-based media conglomerate.
Saputo Inc. →
Active · founded 1954 · Canada
Saputo restructured in 2001, creating four operating divisions, Cheese (Canada), Cheese (USA), Milk, and Bakery, to…
Shelby Williams Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Shelby Williams Industries, Inc., is a leading supplier of furnishings for the contract furniture market.
Southwest Water Company →
Active · founded 1954
Southwest Water Company owns and operates water and wastewater treatment systems, manages and operates water and…
TAB Products Co. →
Active · founded 1954
TAB Products Co.
TAROM S.A. →
Active · founded 1954 · Romania
TAROM S.A.
The Humane Society of the United States →
Active · founded 1954
The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) is the largest animal protection organization in the world, with…
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago →
Active · founded 1954
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago is one of the premiere dance companies in the United States.
The Rouse Company →
Active · founded 1954
One of the largest publicly held real estate development and management firms in the United States, The Rouse Company…
U.S. Home Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
U.S.
Universal Compression, Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
2001Weatherford Global Compression Services and others are acquired.
Village Roadshow Ltd. →
Active · founded 1954 · Australia
Village Roadshow Ltd.
Westaff Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Westaff Inc., based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the oldest temporary employment company on the West Coast.
Winegard Company →
Active · founded 1954
Based in Burlington, Iowa, Winegard Company manufactures a wide variety of reception equipment for home, commercial,…
AAR Corp. →
Active · founded 1955
A leading aftermarket support company to the aviation industry, AAR Corp.
Alberto-Culver Company →
Defunct · founded 1955
Alberto-Culver Company markets a range of toiletry, grocery, and household brands.
Alexander's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Alexander's, Inc.
Andronico's Market →
Active · founded 1955
Andronico's Market is a chain of supermarkets in Northern California.
Avnet Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Avnet Inc.
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation is an El Segundo, California-based regional chain of approximately 275 value-oriented…
Central Garden & Pet Company →
Active · founded 1955
From its position as the largest distributor of lawn and garden and pet supplies in the United States in the late…
ChartHouse International Learning Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
ChartHouse International Learning Corporation's series of Fish!
Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Chesebrough-Pond's USA, Inc.
Columbia House Company →
Active · founded 1955
Columbia House Company is the leading club-based, direct-to-consumer marketer of music and movies in North America,…
Cott Corporation →
Active · founded 1955 · Canada
Toronto-based Cott Corporation is the world's top supplier of private label (although the company prefers to call it…
Doman Industries Limited →
Active · founded 1955 · Canada
Doman Industries Limited is one of the largest forest products companies in Canada.
Dover Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…
Fab Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Fab Industries, Inc.
Findel plc →
Active · founded 1955 · United Kingdom
Despite an attempt by Novara's management to take over the company through a management buyout, Novara's shareholders…
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of family apparel, is America's biggest seller of men's…
Furon Company →
Active · founded 1955
Furon Company is the world's leader in the design and manufacture of specialized polymer components and parts for a…
General Atomics →
Active · founded 1955
General Atomics is involved in a number of high-tech ventures, including fusion research and gas-cooled nuclear…
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
With assets of more than $950 million, Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Great Western Financial Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
True to its name, Great Western Financial Corporation is one of the largest financial services companies in the western…
H & R Block, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1955
The name of H & R Block, Incorporated has become synonymous with the business of preparing income tax returns, and…
HOK Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
HOK's projects during the 1990s solidified the firm's reputation as a prominent architectural and engineering firm…
Harveys Casino Resorts →
Active · founded 1955
Founded in 1944, Harveys Casino Resorts is an established owner, operator, and developer of high quality hotel/casinos…
Hensley & Company →
Active · founded 1955
Hensley & Company is one of the largest beer distributors in the United States.
John Fairfax Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1955 · Australia
John Fairfax Holdings Limited is the holding company for an Australian publishing enterprise established more than 150…
KFC Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
KFC Corporation is the largest fast-food chicken operator, developer, and franchiser in the world.
Keithley Instruments Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1996, Keithley Instruments Inc.
LTU Group Holding GmbH →
Active · founded 1955 · Germany
LTU Group Holding GmbH is Germany's third-largest leisure travel tour operator and one of Europe's leading charter…
Lotus Cars Ltd. →
Active · founded 1955 · England
Lotus Cars Ltd.
MAXXAM Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
MAXXAM Inc.
MNS, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1955
MNS, Ltd.
McDonald's Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Since its incorporation in 1955, McDonald's Corporation has not only become the world's largest quick-service…
Medical Management International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Medical Management International, Inc., which prefers to be known by the name under which it does business, Banfield,…
Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1955 · Japan
Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd., also known as Mitsui Sekka, is one of Japan's leading petrochemical companies.
Myers Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
By many accounts, Myers Industries, Inc.
Nucor Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Nucor Corporation is the second-largest steel manufacturer in the United States.
Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
With offices in Portland, Milwaukie, and La Grande, Oregon, Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc.
Oregon Metallurgical Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Oregon Metallurgical Company, known as Oremet, is one of only two companies in the United States that produce titanium…
PACIFIC TELECOM, INC. →
Active · founded 1955
Pacific Telecom is a telecommunications company that provides local telephone service in 11 states in the Midwest and…
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation →
Active · founded 1955 · Pakistan
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) is the flag carrier of Pakistan, whose government owns 85 percent of…
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP →
Active · founded 1955
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP, based in New York City, is one of the world's leading architectural firms.
Physio-Control International Corp. →
Active · founded 1955
Physio-Control International Corp.
Pueblo Xtra International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, Pueblo Xtra International, Inc.
Pulaski Furniture Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
The Pulaski Furniture Corporation manufactures mid-priced dining room and bedroom furniture, curio cabinets, occasional…
Racal-Datacom Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Racal-Datacom Inc.
Regal-Beloit Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Regal-Beloit Corporation is the fifth-largest firm in the U.S.
Renault Argentina S.A. →
Active · founded 1955 · Argentina
Of Argentina's ten automakers, almost all are closely held subsidiaries or affiliates of their American, European, or…
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, operating out of Roanoke, Virginia, converts scrap metal into a variety of merchant…
Sanderson Farms, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Sanderson Farms, Inc., produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh and frozen chicken and other prepared food…
Sheldahl Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Sheldahl Inc.
Standex International Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Standex International Corporation operates as a global multi-industry conglomerate that manufactures over 48,000…
TTX Company →
Active · founded 1955
TTX Company, which is privately owned by the six leading railroads in the United States and Canada, manages a fleet of…
The Coastal Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
The Coastal Corporation, based in Houston with operations in several energy markets, is a Fortune 500 energy company…
The Hillhaven Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
One of the largest diversified health care providers in the United States, The Hillhaven Corporation owned, leased, and…
The Toronto-Dominion Bank →
Active · founded 1955 · Canada
The Toronto-Dominion Bank (commonly called TD Bank) ranks as Canada's second largest bank in terms of assets, trailing…
Tosco Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Tosco Corporation is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States.
Town & Country Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Town & Country Corporation is a noted designer, manufacturer, and marketer of fine jewelry.
Tracor Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Tracor Inc.
TransBrasil S/A Linhas Aéreas →
Active · founded 1955 · Brazil
TransBrasil S/A Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's third-largest airline, flies about three million passengers a year.
Universal Forest Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
Village Super Market, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Village Super Market, Inc., ranks among the top 100 grocery store companies in the United States.
WANG LABORATORIES, INC. →
Active · founded 1955
Wang Laboratories, Inc.
Waffle House Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
According to a 2000 Nation's Restaurant News article, Joe Rogers, Jr., claimed that Waffle House had "successfully…
Walter Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Walter Industries, Inc., is a holding company that owns home building, natural resources development, and industrial…
Washington Natural Gas Company →
Active · founded 1955
Washington Natural Gas Company, the largest natural gas utility in the State of Washington, is one of the fastest…
William L. Bonnell Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Based in Newnan, Georgia, William L.
Worthington Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Worthington Industries, Inc., is the leading intermediate processor of flat rolled steel in North America, processing…
Zions Bancorporation →
Active · founded 1955
Through its various subsidiaries, the Salt Lake City-based Zions Bancorporation provides a full range of banking and…
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