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BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) is a multinational corporation specializing in Business Service Management (BSM) software, with record annual revenue in fiscal 2009 of $1.87 billion. BMC is one of the largest software companies in the world[2] and has grown total revenue each fiscal year since...

Blyth, Inc. is a Greenwich, Connecticut based marketing and manufacturing company that sells personal and decorative products. The company reported having 4,000 employees as of January 2007 and is incorporated in Delaware. In 2001, it was the largest candlemaker in the United States.[3]...

BlueLinx Holdings NYSE: BXC is a Fortune 1000 company based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the largest building products wholesaler in the country. History The distribution division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation began operations in 1954 with 13 warehouses utilized for the storage and distribution...

Black & Decker Corporation was a corporation based in Towson, Maryland, United States, that designed and imported power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. On March 12, 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become...

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ), commonly referred to simply as BJ's, is a membership-only warehouse club chain operating on the United States East Coast, as well as in the state of Ohio.[1] The company is ranked #232 on Fortune magazine's 2010 listing of America's 500 largest public...

BJ Services Company was a oil and gas equipment and services company that is now a subsidiary of Baker Hughes. It was founded in 1872 as the Byron Jackson Company by inventor Byron Jackson and at its peak operated in more than 50 countries worldwide. BJ Services Company is a leading worldwide...

Biomet, Inc. is one of the world leading medical device manufacturer located in the Warsaw, Indiana business cluster.[1] The company specializes in reconstructive products for hips, knees and shoulders, fixation devices, orthopedic support devices, dental implants, spinal implants and operating...

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. NYSE: BIO, was founded in 1952 in Berkeley, California. The company was initially engaged in the development and production of specialty chemicals used in biochemical, pharmaceutical, and other life science research applications. Today, Bio-Rad manufactures and...

BIGGBY COFFEE offers the finest selections of coffee beans around. The proprietors of BIGGBY have meticulously searched the world for the best quality beans available and offer them to you. All our coffees are specially micro-roasted, including our very own BIGGBY Best Blend. At BIGGBY, we...

Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is a Fortune 500 retail corporation with annual revenues well over $4 billion. Its department stores focus mainly on selling closeout and overstock merchandise. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio, USA and currently operates over 1,400 stores in 47 states. A typical...

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada, China, Turkey and the United Kingdom.[3] The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video...

The company is the major subsidiary of BPC Holding Corporation. In September 2006, Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners completed acquisition of BPC Holding Corporation from Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.[1] Agricultural Film We are a world leader in the manufacturing of agricultural...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) is an American conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44...

W. R. Berkley NYSE: WRB is a Fortune 500 company founded in 1967, and based in Greenwich, Connecticut. W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is a commercial lines property casualty insurance holding company. In 2008, W.R. Berkley's total revenue was $4.71 Billion, of which $1.62 Billion...

Benchmark Electronics Inc (NYSE: BHE) is an EMS, ODM, and OEM company[5] based in Angleton, TX.[6] It provides contract manufacturing services. Initially a subsidiary of Intermedics, a medical implant manufacturer, Benchmark was sold to Electronic Investors Corporation in 1986.[6] The company...

The Bemis Manufacturing Company is based in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin and is best known for its toilet seat products. Bemis also manufactures suction canisters, sharps containers, gas caps, gauges, fluid management systems, and various contracted plastic parts from extrusion and injection...

Bellwether Technology Corporation is a New Orleans-based IT company. Also known as "Bellwether Technology" or "Bellwether," the company provides a wide range of managed information technology services to organizations of all sizes throughout southeast Louisiana. Bellwether is also an official...

Belkin International, Inc., is a U.S. manufacturer of computer hardware that specializes in connectivity devices, headquartered in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California.[2] Belkin sells in both the consumer and the commercial business-to-business (B2B) market, with various product lines including...

Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA,[1] with its stores primarily located in the...

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) (NYSE: BDX), is an American medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD does business in nearly 50 countries and has 28,803...