Hoover's Handbook of American Business has become the standard for accessible and interesting information about companies. This comprehensive volume contains in-depth profiles of 750 of America's largest and most influential companies. You'll find major corporate giants like Coca-Cola, General Motors, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, plus a selection of more than 50 of the largest privately owned companies, including Cargill and Mars. Unlike any other business resource on the market, Hoover's examines the personalities, events and strategies that have made these enterprises leaders in their fields.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2008 (Hoover's Handbook of American Business)

Business & Money

Alex Biesada

Economics

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Perfect for small and branch libraries, Hoover's MasterList of U.S. Companies is the most affordable source of information on America's 10,000 most important companies. In this two-volume set, you'll find: 5,280 publicly traded companies, including all companies on the New York, American, and Nasdaq National Market exchanges, plus a selection of over-the-counter stocks 2,510 private companies, partnerships, and mutual companies 1,760 subsidiaries and business segments of large corporations 450 associations, foundations, cooperatives, universities, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies Hoover's MasterList is indexed by industry, headquarters location, and stock symbol.

Hoover's Masterlist of U.S. Companies 2010 (Hoover's Masterlist of Major Us Companies) 2 Vol Set

Margaret L. Harrison

Education & Reference

This comprehensive volume contains in-depth profiles of 750 of America's largest and most influential companies. A trusted resource since 1991, Hoover's Handbook of American Business is a gold mine of information for anyone who sells to, buys from, invests in, works for, or competes against America's most important companies. In this information-packed volume, you'll find in-depth coverage of 750 of America's larg-est and most influential companies. Unlike any other source of business information, Hoover's examines the people, events, and strategies that have made these enterprises leaders in their fields. Learn the story behind household names like Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Wal-Mart, and uncover details on lesser known companies like neighborCare, Performance Food Group, and Lubrizol. Also profiled are more than 50 of the largest privately owned companies, including highly secretive Mars, industrial conglomerate Koch, and agricultural powerhouse Cargill. As an added bonus, you'll get 60 pages of business lists, including the FORTUNE 500 list of the largest u.s. corporations, Software Magazine's Top 50 software Companies, and Advertising Age's Top 50 Media Companies. indexes are by headquarters location, industry, and company executives.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2010

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Many privately held enterprises are major players in the U.S. economy, but finding information about these often secretive companies can be a challenge. Hoover's exceptional coverage of private companies includes 900 non-public U.S. enterprises. You'll get the scoop on large industrial and service corporations like PricewaterhouseCoopers; hospitals and health care organizations such as Blue Cross; charitable and membership organizations including the United Way; mutual and cooperative organizations such as Unified Western Grocers; joint ventures such as Motiva; government-owned corporations such as the United States Postal Service; and major university systems, including The University of Texas system. This valuable reference also includes lists of top companies ranked by sales and by number of employees, plus Inc.'s list of the fastest-growing private companies. It is indexed by headquarters location, industry and company executives.

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies 2010: Profiles of Major U.S. Private Enterprises

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Get the story behind 600 of today's most dynamic growth companies, including Crocs, maker of trendy footwear; Build-A-Bear Work-shop, where kids can design and outfit their own stuffed animals; and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a casual dining chain whose signature burger features bacon and a fried egg. Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies covers selected U.S. public companies with sales between $10 million and $1 billion, at least three years of reported sales, at least 20% sales growth during that time, and positive net income for the most recent fiscal year. We've made a few exceptions to these rules to include some really interesting companies that don't quite fit these criteria. The book also features lists of the fastest-growing companies from Inc. and other top business publications. As an added bonus, you'll get a combined index to all four Hoover's Handbooks, including indexes by headquarters locations, industry, and the people, companies and brand names mentioned in the profiles.

Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies 2010

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