COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Offices of Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified

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

284companies1828–1998founding years284still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedWillis Corroon Group plc
1828
FoundedKansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
1887
FoundedGenesee & Wyoming Inc.
1899
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedThe British Petroleum Company plc
1909
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedHealth O Meter Products Inc.
1919
FoundedAbrams Industries Inc.
1925
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedThe Allstate Corporation
1931
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedKaman Corp.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedChampion Enterprises, Inc.
1953
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedIMI plc
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedCeradyne, Inc.
1967
FoundedPrince Sports Group, Inc.
1970
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedThe Really Useful Group
1977
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
FoundedRiklis Family Corp.
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedSanta Fe Gaming Corporation
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedOrchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation
1986
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
FoundedSuiza Foods Corporation
1988
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedFoamex International Inc.
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

Yucaipa Cos. →
Active
Yucaipa Cos.
Willis Corroon Group plc →
Active · founded 1828 · England
Willis Corroon Group plc.
Assicurazioni Generali SpA →
Active · founded 1831 · Italy
Founded in Trieste in 1831, Assicurazioni Generali SpA is the largest insurance company in Italy and the fifth-largest…
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. →
Active · founded 1847
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.
The Associated Press →
Active · founded 1848
The Associated Press (AP) describes itself as the largest newsgathering organization in the world.
Worms et Cie →
Active · founded 1848 · France
One of the most illustrious names in French financial history, Worms et Cie has functioned since the 1980s primarily as…
Illinois Central Corporation →
Active · founded 1851
Illinois Central Corporation owns and operates the oldest land-grant railroad in the United States, the Illinois…
The St. Paul Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1853
The St.
Société du Louvre →
Active · founded 1855 · France
Société du Louvre does not run that Paris museum, but its properties are almost as distinguished.
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company →
Active · founded 1867
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a prominent regional and specialty beer brewer.
The Scotts Company →
Active · founded 1868
With just over half of the do-it-yourself lawn care market, The Scotts Company is America's leading producer and…
Heidelberger Zement AG →
Active · founded 1873 · Germany
Heidelberger Zement AG is one of the world's five largest producers of construction materials.
Giant Cement Holding, Inc. →
Active · founded 1883
Giant Cement Holding, Inc.
Vorwerk & Co. →
Active · founded 1883 · Germany
For more than 100 years, Vorwerk & Co.
Bulgari S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1884 · Italy
Bulgari S.p.A.
Robert Bosch GmbH →
Active · founded 1886 · Germany
One of the ten largest companies in Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH is best known as a worldwide supplier of automotive…
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1887
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
Amoco Corporation →
Active · founded 1889
Amoco Corporation is active in three main fields within the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries:…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. →
Active · founded 1889
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Lukens Inc. →
Active · founded 1890
Lukens Inc.
SunAmerica Inc. →
Active · founded 1890
SunAmerica Inc., among the nation's largest life insurers, is also a financial services company, offering retirement…
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1891
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) is a diversified electric utility holding company formed in 1983.
Peebles Inc. →
Active · founded 1891
With 65 stores in ten Mid-Atlantic states ranging from South Carolina to New York, Peebles Inc.
Christensen Boyles Corporation →
Active · founded 1895
Christensen Boyles Corporation (CBC) operates as a leading holding company overseeing 19 internationally integrated…
Daily Mail and General Trust plc →
Active · founded 1896 · England
The Daily Mail and General Trust plc is one of the largest media holding companies in the world.
Rooney Brothers Co. →
Active · founded 1896
A privately held company, Rooney Brothers Co.
National Grape Co-operative Association, Inc. →
Active · founded 1897
Best known as the parent company of Welch Foods, Inc., National Grape Co-operative Association, Inc.
Yamaha Corporation →
Active · founded 1897 · Japan
Yamaha Corporation, one of Japan's most diversified companies, is the world's largest maker of musical instruments.
Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Générale d'Electricité →
Active · founded 1898 · France
With operations in more than 100 countries, Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Générale d'Electricité was the second-largest…
Herman Goelitz, Inc. →
Active · founded 1898
Herman Goelitz, Inc.
Insilco Corporation →
Active · founded 1898
Formerly the largest silver company in the world, Insilco Corporation is no longer involved in the silver business, but…
Florida Progress Corporation →
Active · founded 1899
Florida Progress Corporation is a diversified holding company whose primary businesses are fuel supply and power.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. →
Active · founded 1899
Through its subsidiaries, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
USG Corporation →
Active · founded 1901
Gypsum products are the principal goods manufactured by USG Corporation, the largest maker of such products in the…
Saks Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1902
The name "Saks" is known throughout the retail world, synonymous with luxurious haute couture.
DTE Energy Company →
Active · founded 1903
DTE Energy Company serves roughly 2 million electrical customers in southeastern Michigan.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. →
Active · founded 1903
The only motorcycle manufacturer in the United States, Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Kerr Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1903
Kerr Group Inc., formerly Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp., is a nearly 100-year-old company that is a major producer and…
Acme-Cleveland Corp. →
Active · founded 1904
For over a century, Acme-Cleveland Corp.
The King Arthur Flour Company →
Active · founded 1904
The King Arthur Flour Company celebrates its 210th anniversary in the year 2000.
Defiance, Inc. →
Active · founded 1905
With approximately half of its annual sales to automakers General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler…
Lincoln National Corporation →
Active · founded 1905
With origins in life insurance, Lincoln National Corporation has evolved into a financial services company whose…
PG&E Corporation →
Active · founded 1905
PG&E Corporation is one of the largest power and gas distributors in the United States, with several energy-related…
The Liberty Corporation →
Active · founded 1905
The Liberty Corporation provides several types of insurance services and owns Cosmos Broadcasting, which operates…
ONEOK Inc. →
Active · founded 1906
ONEOK Inc.
Hankyu Corporation →
Active · founded 1907 · Japan
Hankyu Corporation is one of Japan's largest private railway operators.
Otter Tail Power Company →
Active · founded 1907
Otter Tail Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility, serves a 50,000-square-mile territory in western…
Kingfisher plc →
Active · founded 1909 · United Kingdom
Based in London, Kingfisher plc is a major European retailing and property group.
The British Petroleum Company plc →
Active · founded 1909 · England
One of the five largest oil companies in the world, The British Petroleum Company plc (BP) is the United Kingdom's…
Blue Diamond Growers →
Active · founded 1910
Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut marketer and also ranks as one of the largest agricultural…
Mike-Sell's Inc. →
Active · founded 1910
Mike-Sell's Inc.
PacifiCorp →
Active · founded 1910
Owner of Pacific Power & Light, Utah Power & Light, and the Australian utility Powercor, PacifiCorp is one of the…
Finlay Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1911
Finlay Enterprises, Inc.
Hartmarx Corporation →
Active · founded 1911
Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1911 · Japan
Kobe Steel, Ltd., is Japan's 5th-largest and the world's 15th-largest steelmaker.
Sealy Inc. →
Active · founded 1912
Sealy Inc.
The Lane Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1912
The Lane Co., Inc.
Schott Brothers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
Schott Brothers, Inc.
Ameriwood Industries International Corp. →
Active · founded 1915
Ameriwood Industries International Corp.
Wolverine Tube Inc. →
Active · founded 1916
Wolverine Tube Inc.
Coles Express Inc. →
Active · founded 1917
Coles Express Inc.
Lutheran Brotherhood →
Active · founded 1917
Lutheran Brotherhood is the second-largest fraternal benefit society in the United States.
Union Carbide Corporation →
Active · founded 1917
Union Carbide Corporation is the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and is a…
Health O Meter Products Inc. →
Active · founded 1919
Health O Meter Products Inc.
Ohio Casualty Corp. →
Active · founded 1919
Ohio Casualty Corp., which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1994, ranks as one of the United States's top 35 stock…
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1919 · Japan
Shionogi & Co., Ltd., ranks among Japan's leading developers, producers, and exporters of pharmaceuticals.
Bongrain SA →
Active · founded 1920 · France
In France, cheese is spelled with a "B"--for Bongrain, Besnier, and Bel, the country's top three cheese and dairy…
Legal & General Group plc →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Legal & General Group plc is one of Great Britain's largest insurance concerns.
Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. (Cintra) →
Active · founded 1921 · Mexico
Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A.
Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. (Cintra) →
Active · founded 1921 · Mexico
Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A.
General Re Corporation →
Active · founded 1921
General Re Corporation is a holding company for General Reinsurance Corporation and National Reinsurance Corporation,…
Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Alexander & Alexander Services Inc.
Zatarain's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.
General Instrument Corporation →
Active · founded 1923
The General Instrument Corporation is the leading American provider of cable television equipment.
Groupe Rougier SA →
Active · founded 1923 · France
Groupe Rougier SA is the holding company for a forestry products group specializing in the logging and processing of…
Washington National Corporation →
Active · founded 1923
Through its two primary operating companies, Washington National Insurance Company and United Presidential Life…
Advance Publications Inc. →
Active · founded 1924
Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.
PACCAR Inc. →
Active · founded 1924
As the second largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer in the world, PACCAR Inc.
Weis Markets, Inc. →
Active · founded 1924
Weis Markets, Inc.
Abrams Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
Atlanta-based Abrams Industries Inc.
NACCO Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
NACCO Industries, Inc.
Roadmaster Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
Roadmaster Industries Inc.
Consumers Water Company →
Active · founded 1926
Consumers Water Company is one of the best managed utilities in the United States.
Haggar Corporation →
Active · founded 1926
When it comes to casually dressy clothing for men, few companies are in the same league as Haggar Corporation.
Harris Corporation →
Active · founded 1926
The origin of the Harris Corporation, a leading American electronics company, is actually to be found in the printing…
Rayonier Inc. →
Active · founded 1926
Rayonier Inc.
The Columbia Gas System, Inc. →
Active · founded 1926
The Columbia Gas System, Inc., is one of the largest integrated natural gas systems in the United States.
The Seagram Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1928 · Canada
The Seagram Company Ltd., which is 32-percent owned by the Bronfman family, is a major international liquor giant…
Beneficial Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Beneficial Corporation is one of the oldest and largest consumer finance companies in the United States.
Dyersburg Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Dyersburg Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is a major textile manufacturer and the largest producer of knitted…
GAF Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
The GAF Corporation of the late 1990s essentially consists of its GAF Materials Corporation subsidiary, the largest…
AMETEK, Inc. →
Active · founded 1930
AMETEK, Inc.
Kubota Corporation →
Active · founded 1930 · Japan
Kubota Corporation prides itself on being flexible and adjusting as necessary to compete under changing economic…
Southdown, Inc. →
Active · founded 1930
One of the largest producers of cement and ready-mix concrete in the United States, Southdown, Inc.
Porsche AG →
Active · founded 1931 · Germany
Porsche AG is legendary for its innovative and beautiful automobile designs.
The Allstate Corporation →
Active · founded 1931
The Allstate Corporation is the holding company for Allstate Insurance Company, the second largest property and…
Value Line, Inc. →
Active · founded 1931
Value Line, Inc.
The Rival Company →
Active · founded 1932
The Rival Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of small household and personal care appliances, as well as…
Besnier SA →
Active · founded 1933 · France
Besnier SA is France's largest dairy products producer and one of the largest dairy products producers in Europe.
Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1933 · Italy
Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale S.p.A.
Central Newspapers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1934
Central Newspapers, Inc.
Donnkenny, Inc. →
Active · founded 1934
Donnkenny, Inc., a holding company, designs, manufactures, imports, and markets a broad line of moderately priced…
Associated British Foods plc →
Active · founded 1935 · United Kingdom
With high-ranking positions in several categories of foodstuffs, Associated British Foods plc (ABF) stands as one of…
Valores Industriales S.A. →
Active · founded 1936 · Mexico
The holding company Valores Industriales S.A.
Richfood Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1937
Richfood Holdings, Inc.
Waddell & Reed, Inc. →
Active · founded 1937
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Carlson Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1938
Carlson Companies, Inc.
World's Finest Chocolate Inc. →
Active · founded 1939
World's Finest Chocolate Inc.
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. →
Active · founded 1942 · Japan
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation →
Active · founded 1945
An insurance holding company, Horace Mann Educators Corporation is a leading insurer serving educators in the United…
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Jos.
Kaman Corp. →
Active · founded 1945
Kaman Corp.
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…
Texas Utilities Company →
Active · founded 1945
Texas Utilities Company is a holding company with six wholly owned subsidiaries, the largest of which is Texas…
Iams Company →
Active · founded 1946
Iams Company is a manufacturer of premium dog and cat foods which are distributed only through veterinarians, animal…
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…
Maxco Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Maxco Inc., is a mini-conglomerate of four active subsidiaries and two divisions that has invested in three primary…
Premier Industrial Corporation →
Active · founded 1946
Premier Industrial Corporation is one of the United States' largest broad-line electronics distributors.
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…
Dal-Tile International Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Dal-Tile International Inc.
Tenneco Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Tenneco Inc.
Johnston Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold) →
Active · founded 1948 · The Netherlands
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
Sun Television & Appliances Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Sun Television & Appliances Inc., Ohio's leading consumer electronics and appliance discounter, expanded its operations…
Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1951 · Mexico
Consorcio G Grupo Dina , S.A.
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.
Champion Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
One of the fastest growing companies in the manufactured housing industry, Champion Enterprises, Inc.
WD-40 Company →
Active · founded 1953
Since the 1950s, the San Diego-based WD-40 Company has dominated the 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…
Dover Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…
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…
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…
Industrie Natuzzi S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1956 · Italy
With an estimated two percent of the global market for leather furniture, Industrie Natuzzi S.p.A.
S-K-I Limited →
Active · founded 1956
A holding company of several ski resorts, S-K-I Limited is best known for founding the Killington ski area, located in…
Burelle S.A. →
Active · founded 1957 · France
Burelle S.A., based in Lyons, France, is a holding company for two principal businesses: Compagnie Plastic Omnium and…
Framatome SA →
Active · founded 1958 · France
Framatome SA is a diversified, international manufacturing company and also the world leader in nuclear power…
Resorts International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1958
Resorts International, Inc., operates a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and a vacation destination on…
International Controls Corporation →
Active · founded 1959
International Controls Corporation (ICC), is the holding company of Checker Motors Corp.
K2 Inc. →
Active · founded 1959
A thriving recreational and industrial products company, K2 Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1959
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Preussag AG →
Active · founded 1959 · Germany
Preussag AG is the holding company for an international group of firms operating in five major business areas: the…
Duane Reade Holding Corp. →
Active · founded 1961
Privately owned Duane Reade Holding Corp.
IMI plc →
Active · founded 1962 · England
IMI plc--formed in 1962 under the name Imperial Metal Industries Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of British…
Jefferies Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
Jefferies Group, Inc.
Pamida Holdings Corporation →
Active · founded 1963
Owner of a leading discount general merchandise chain, Pamida Holdings Corporation operates 181 stores in 15…
International Data Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1964
Over the course of some 30 years, Patrick J.
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc. →
Active · founded 1964
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.
National Picture & Frame Company →
Active · founded 1964
National Picture & Frame Company is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide variety of low-priced…
Paris Corporation →
Active · founded 1964
Paris Corporation is a holding company with, in 1997, two operating companies of its main subsidiary manufacturing…
American Stores Company →
Active · founded 1965
Built largely through the drive and ambition of one family, American Stores Company has developed into one of the…
Levitz Furniture Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
A pioneer of the warehouse-showroom concept, in which both facilities are within a single building, Levitz Furniture…
Ruth's Chris Steak House →
Active · founded 1965
Ruth's Chris Steak House is an international chain of upscale restaurants.
Arkansas Best Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Parent company of one of the leading truckers in the United States, Arkansas Best Corporation (ABC) ships general…
Montedison S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1966 · Italy
Montedison S.p.A.
Navistar International Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Navistar International Corporation is America's largest manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty diesel trucks.
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. →
Active · founded 1966
Founded in Berkeley, California, in the mid-1960s, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.
Schneider S.A. →
Active · founded 1966 · France
After a dizzying series of complicated restructurings, acquisitions, and divestments that began in 1980 when the…
Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc.
Ceradyne, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
Ceradyne, Inc.
Kemper Corporation →
Active · founded 1967
Kemper Corporation is a holding company consisting of life insurance and real estate investment operations.
Central Parking Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
Central Parking Corporation is the leading parking services company in the United States, operating nearly 1,500…
Ground Round, Inc. →
Active · founded 1968
A pioneer in casual dining restaurant chains, Ground Round, Inc.
Sybron International Corp. →
Active · founded 1968
Sybron International Corp.
WMX Technologies Inc. →
Active · founded 1968
WMX Technologies Inc., a holding company, is a leading international provider of environmental and related services.
Bond Corporation Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1969 · Australia
Bond Corporation Holdings, Limited, was an international conglomerate with operations in four primary fields: real…
CML Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
The CML Group, Inc.
Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.
Franklin Resources, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
California-based Franklin Resources, Inc.
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., is the largest manufacturer of caskets and hospital beds in the world, and also supplies…
Lennar Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
Florida's largest home builder and one of the largest residential builders in the country, Lennar Corporation began as…
Offshore Logistics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Offshore Logistics, Inc., with headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides a variety of services to the petroleum…
Graphic Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
One of the ten highest-volume commercial printing operations in the United States, Graphic Industries was founded in…
PaineWebber Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
PaineWebber Group Inc.
Prince Sports Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
Prince Sports Group, Inc.
Red Apple Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
Under the names Gristede's, Sloan's, and Red Apple, Red Apple Group, Inc., wholly owned by John A.
Fisher Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1971
The owner of an unusual combination of businesses, Fisher Companies Inc.
Simon Transportation Services Inc. →
Active · founded 1972
Simon Transportation Services Inc.
SkyWest, Inc. →
Active · founded 1972
SkyWest, Inc.
Sommer-Allibert S.A. →
Active · founded 1972 · France
Since the early 1990s, the European plastics giant Sommer-Allibert S.A.
Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. →
Active · founded 1972
Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc., owns, operates, and franchises full-service, family-style Italian restaurants.
Desc, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1973 · Mexico
Desc, S.A.
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1973
The Yankee Candle Company Inc.
Alfa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1974 · Mexico
Alfa, S.A.
GIB Group →
Active · founded 1974 · Belgium
GIB Group, Belgium's top retailer, is active in four sectors: supermarkets and hypermarkets; do-it-yourself (DIY) home…
The Charles Schwab Corporation →
Active · founded 1974
The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its operating subsidiary Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., is the largest discount…
The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1974
The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc.
The Summit Bancorporation →
Active · founded 1974
The Summit Bancorporation is the holding company for Summit Bank, New Jersey's fourth largest bank.
Hillsdown Holdings plc →
Active · founded 1975 · United Kingdom
Hillsdown Holdings plc is a somewhat obscure holding company for a wide range of food, homebuilding, furniture, and…
Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile →
Active · founded 1976 · Chile
: 212234 Copper Ore & Nickel Ore Mining; 331411 Primary Smelting & Refining of Copper Ore The state-owned Corporacion…
The Really Useful Group →
Active · founded 1977 · United Kingdom
The Really Useful Group is the umbrella corporation over a welter of entertainment and leisure companies that operate…
Baan Company →
Active · founded 1978 · The Netherlands
The Baan Company is one of the world's top producers of enterprise business management and client/server software…
CSX Corporation →
Active · founded 1978
CSX Corporation is a leading transportation-based holding company that operates one of the United States's leading rail…
CompDent Corporation →
Active · founded 1978
CompDent Corporation is a fully integrated dental management company that provides full-service dental benefits.
Daisytek International Corporation →
Active · founded 1978
Daisytek International Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of non-paper computer and office automation…
Gainsco, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
Gainsco, Inc.
Heartland Express, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
Heartland Express, Inc.
Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc., is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, operating 3,300…
BET Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
BET Holdings, Inc., with its centerpiece Black Entertainment Television cable television network, is well on its way to…
Energen Corporation →
Active · founded 1979
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Energen Corporation is a diversified holding company in natural gas distribution,…
GT Bicycles →
Active · founded 1979
GT Bicycles is the nation's leading supplier of dirt-track racing, or bicycle motocross "BMX," bicycles and one of the…
Great American Management and Investment, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
A cursory look at Great American Management and Investment, Inc.
Jacor Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Jacor Communications, Inc., a media holding company, is the second largest radio company in the United States measured…
Rodamco N.V. →
Active · founded 1979 · The Netherlands
Rodamco N.V.
Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1980 · Mexico
Grupo Carso, S.A.
Old America Stores, Inc. →
Active · founded 1980
One of a handful of retailers who redefined the arts and crafts industry during the 1980s and 1990s, Old America…
Riklis Family Corp. →
Active · founded 1980
Riklis Family Corp.
Apollo Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Apollo Group, Inc.
First Pacific Company Limited →
Active · founded 1981 · Hong Kong
In the somewhat murky world of Asian conglomerates, First Pacific Company Limited is one of the fastest-growing and…
Fletcher Challenge Ltd. →
Active · founded 1981 · New Zealand
Fletcher Challenge Ltd., New Zealand's largest group of companies, specializes in transforming resources into…
Paging Network Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Paging Network Inc., known as PageNet, is the largest provider of wireless digital messaging services in the United…
Primark Corp. →
Active · founded 1981
Primark Corp.
Pulsar Internacional S.A. →
Active · founded 1981 · Mexico 66265
Pulsar Internacional S.A.
Salomon Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Salomon Inc.
The Greenbrier Companies →
Active · founded 1981
The Greenbrier Companies is the largest manufacturer of railroad freight cars in North America through its Gunderson,…
Nimbus CD International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
In the mid-1990s Nimbus CD International, Inc.
TI Group plc →
Active · founded 1982 · United Kingdom
TI Group plc is a holding company for an international specialized engineering group of firms with three core business…
Totem Resources Corporation →
Active · founded 1982
Totem Resources Corporation is the holding company of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.
Ark Restaurants Corp. →
Active · founded 1983
Ark Restaurants Corp.
Bell Atlantic Corporation →
Active · founded 1983
Bell Atlantic Corporation is growing ever-more prominent in U.S.
Grameen Bank →
Active · founded 1983 · Bangladesh
Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus pioneered the concept of 'micro-credit'--minuscule loans to the very poor.
LCI International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
LCI International, Inc.
Santa Fe Gaming Corporation →
Active · founded 1983
Through its chairman and CEO, Paul W.
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
AirTouch Communications →
Active · founded 1984
AirTouch Communications, one of the world's leading wireless telecommunications organizations, serves the needs of over…
Altera Corporation →
Active · founded 1984
Founded in 1983, Altera Corporation is a leading maker of high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs), based on…
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1984 · Bermuda
Jardine Matheson is one of the oldest names in East Asia, and Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is an international…
Novellus Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Based in San Jose, California, Novellus Systems, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Questar Corporation →
Active · founded 1984
Questar Corporation is an integrated natural gas company whose major subsidiaries search for, produce, and market oil…
Sierra Health Services, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Overseeing the largest and oldest health maintenance organization (HMO) in Nevada, Sierra Health Services, Inc.
TNT Freightways Corporation →
Active · founded 1984
TNT Freightways Corporation is one of the most successful trucking firms in North America, crisscrossing the country…
American Classic Voyages Company →
Active · founded 1985
American Classic Voyages Company is parent company to two pleasure cruise companies, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company,…
Geotek Communications Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Geotek Communications Inc.
Primedex Health Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Primedex Health Systems, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, is engaged in the delivery and administration of managed…
The Middleby Corporation →
Active · founded 1985
The Middleby Corporation is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide range of commercial and…
E-Z Serve Corporation →
Active · founded 1986
As the seventh largest convenience store operator in the United States, E-Z Serve Corporation owns and operates 737…
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation →
Active · founded 1986
A leading home improvement retailer in California, Orchard Supply Stores Corporation operates a chain of hardware…
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1986
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
Budget Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987 · www.teamrental.com
Budget Group, Inc., is a holding company that, through subsidiary companies and their franchisees, operates Budget Car…
CMS Energy Corporation →
Active · founded 1987
CMS Energy Corporation is a diversified energy company with businesses engaged in electric and gas utility operations.
Catherines Stores Corporation →
Active · founded 1987
Catherines Stores Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of women's large-size clothing and accessories.
D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc.
D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc.
Michael Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Michael Foods, Inc., through its Egg Products Division, is the largest producer, processor, and distributor of extended…
Nu-kote Holding, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Based in Dallas, Texas, Nu-kote Holding, Inc.
Sun Distributors L.P. →
Active · founded 1987
Sun Distributors L.P.
Thermadyne Holding Corporation →
Active · founded 1987
Thermadyne Holding Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of welding, cutting, and welding safety products.
Black Box Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Black Box Corporation is a leading direct marketer of computer communications and networking equipment.
Burlington Resources Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Burlington Resources Inc., the nation's largest independent natural gas exploration and production company, functioned…
EXCEL Communications Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
EXCEL Communications Inc.
Playtex Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Playtex Products, Inc.
Riser Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Riser Foods, Inc., a holding company, controls northeast Ohio's largest grocery chain.
Suiza Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Suiza Foods Corporation has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of the leading fresh milk and dairy food…
Brightpoint, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Brightpoint, Inc.
Scotsman Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Scotsman Industries, Inc.
Alliance Entertainment Corp. →
Active · founded 1990
The largest full-service distributor of music and music-related products in the United States, Alliance Entertainment…
Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co. →
Active · founded 1990
The largest operator of food and drug stores in Montana, Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co.
Rooms To Go Inc. →
Active · founded 1990
Rooms To Go Inc., a low- to mid-priced furniture store chain, has rapidly expanded to more than 60 stores since opening…
Argosy Gaming Company →
Active · founded 1991
A market leader in a fast-growing industry, Argosy Gaming Company operates five riverboat gambling casinos on the…
Johnstown America Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
A rising manufacturing force, Johnstown America Industries, Inc.
Masland Corporation →
Active · founded 1991
A leading North American designer and manufacturer of car-interior components, Masland Corporation operates ten…
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., an international cosmetic laser company, is one of the most promising firms in the…
Powerhouse Technologies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Powerhouse Technologies, Inc.
Specialty Coatings Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Specialty Coatings Group Inc.
Chart Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
Chart Industries, Inc.
President Casinos, Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
President Casinos, Inc.
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
WellPoint Health Networks Inc.
Chancellor Media Corporation →
Active · founded 1993
Consolidation of radio station ownership accelerated dramatically following the passage of the Telecommunications Act…
Foamex International Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Foamex International Inc.
NetCom Systems AB →
Active · founded 1993 · Sweden
NetCom Systems AB is poised to become Scandinavia's leading private provider of telecommunications services,…
TIG Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
TIG Holdings, Inc.
The L.L. Knickerbocker Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1993 · www.knickerbocker.com
L.L.
Vendôme Luxury Group plc →
Active · founded 1993 · England
Vendôme Luxury Group plc is nearly synonymous with luxury.
West Marine, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
West Marine, Inc., is the leading distributor of marine supplies to recreational boaters, and the largest and most…
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation →
Active · founded 1994
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation is one of the great success stories in the history of American railroad.
EMI Group plc →
Active · founded 1996 · United Kingdom
EMI Group plc is the fourth largest of the world's "big six" music giants.
Footstar, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1996
Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…
SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
SABRE Group Holdings, Inc.
Thorn plc →
Active · founded 1996 · United Kingdom
Thorn plc is an international rental and rent-to-own group whose various chains rent electronics, personal computers,…
800-JR Cigar, Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
800-JR Cigar, Inc.
Toolex International N.V. →
Active · founded 1997 · The Netherlands
The merger/takeover of The Netherlands' ODME by Sweden's Toolex Alpha in October 1997 created Toolex International…
KeySpan Energy Co. →
Active · founded 1998
KeySpan Energy Co.
Weatherford International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc.
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