COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 111421

Nursery and Tree Production

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

12companies1907–1998founding years12still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedSuntory Ltd.FoundedSuntory Ltd.
1907
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedEmpresas CMPC S.A.FoundedEmpresas CMPC S.A.
1920
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedEnvironmental Industries, Inc.FoundedEnvironmental Industries, Inc.
1949
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedEvergreen International Aviation, Inc.FoundedEvergreen International Aviation, Inc.
1960
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
FoundedBear Creek CorporationFoundedBear Creek Corporation
1972
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
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.
FoundedVilmorin Clause et CieFoundedVilmorin Clause et Cie
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
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

Suntory Ltd. →
Active · founded 1907 · Japan
1950s:The company develops the Torys bar chain, which grows into more than 1,500 bars.
Suntory Ltd. →
Active · founded 1907 · Japan
1950s:The company develops the Torys bar chain, which grows into more than 1,500 bars.
Empresas CMPC S.A. →
Active · founded 1920 · Chile
Empresas CMPC S.A.
Empresas CMPC S.A. →
Active · founded 1920 · Chile
Empresas CMPC S.A.
Environmental Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Originating as a retail landscape nursery in southern California, Environmental Industries, Inc.
Environmental Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Originating as a retail landscape nursery in southern California, Environmental Industries, Inc.
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
The "airline's airline," Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
The "airline's airline," Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Bear Creek Corporation →
Active · founded 1972
Bear Creek Corporation is one of the nation's leading direct-mail marketers with facilities in Oregon's Rogue River…
Bear Creek Corporation →
Active · founded 1972
Bear Creek Corporation is one of the nation's leading direct-mail marketers with facilities in Oregon's Rogue River…
Vilmorin Clause et Cie →
Active · founded 1998 · France
Vilmorin Clause & Cie is the world's leading supplier of seeds for the professional gardener and the consumer home…
Vilmorin Clause et Cie →
Active · founded 1998 · France
Vilmorin Clause & Cie is the world's leading supplier of seeds for the professional gardener and the consumer home…
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