COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Land Subdividers and Land Development

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

16companies1882–1987founding years16still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedThe Chubb Corporation
1882
FoundedSunoco, Inc.
1890
FoundedWeyerhaeuser Company
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedChesapeake Corporation
1918
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedMinyard Food Stores, Inc.
1932
FoundedTejon Ranch CompanyFoundedThe St. Joe Company
1936
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedEmpresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedFairfield Communities, Inc.FoundedMaui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
1969
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
FoundedThe Rottlund Company, Inc.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
FoundedRedrow Group plcFoundedThe Trump Organization
1974
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.FoundedLarry H. Miller Group
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedBAA plc
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.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
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

The Chubb Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
s: 52321 Security and Commodity Exchanges; 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers; 52413 Reinsurance Carriers; 524114…
Sunoco, Inc. →
Active · founded 1890
Sunoco, Inc.
Weyerhaeuser Company →
Active · founded 1900
Weyerhaeuser Company is the world's largest private owner of softwood timber and the world's largest producer of…
Chesapeake Corporation →
Active · founded 1918
Once a broader-based paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation repositioned itself in the late 1990s to be a…
Minyard Food Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1932
Minyard Food Stores, Inc.
Tejon Ranch Company →
Active · founded 1936
The Tejon Ranch Company, at the southern end of California's Central Valley, is the largest and one of the oldest…
The St. Joe Company →
Active · founded 1936
The St.
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1947 · Mexico
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A.
Fairfield Communities, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Fairfield Communities, Inc.
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
One of Hawaii's oldest and largest corporations, Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
The Rottlund Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1973
Through its subsidiaries, The Rottlund Company, Inc.
Redrow Group plc →
Active · founded 1974 · United Kingdom
Flintshire-based Redrow Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's largest home builders and developers.
The Trump Organization →
Active · founded 1974
The Trump Organization presides over the assets of the Trump family and serves as the umbrella for the many business…
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Larry H. Miller Group →
Active · founded 1979
The Larry H.
BAA plc →
Active · founded 1987 · United Kingdom
BAA plc is a holding company for the world's largest organization of airports.
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