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Auto-Owners Insurance is a Fortune 500 Company, and has been every year since 2002. The company was founded in 1916 by Vernon Moulton in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Today, it is headquartered in Delta Township, Michigan and has over 65 full service and claims branches nationwide. Although the name...

AutoNation, the largest Auto Retailer in the USA,[3] was founded by entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga,[4] also founder of Blockbuster and Waste Management.[5] The company, founded in 1996, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current Chairman and CEO is Mike Jackson, former CEO of...

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) is a global provider of integrated computing and business outsourcing. ADP has nearly $9 billion in revenues[2] and approximately 570,000 clients.[3] ADP offers a range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration. ADP is headquartered in...

Autoliv is a Swedish-American company with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, that in 1997 sprung from the merger of the Swedish company Autoliv AB and Morton Automotive Safety Products, Inc., a division of the American firm Morton International. Autoliv develops and manufactures automotive...

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D[2] design software for use in architecture, engineering and building construction, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. Autodesk was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of early versions of...

Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA (ASA).[1] The original Atari Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a...

Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) is an American consumer electronics company founded in 1965 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York. Among the domestic brands now owned by Audiovox are: Acoustic Research, Advent, Code Alarm, Invision, Jensen, Prestige, RCA, and Terk. The international...

AT&T Inc. is the largest provider of fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services. As of 2010, AT&T is the 7th largest company in the United States by total revenue, as well as the 4th largest non-oil company in the US (behind...

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO), headquartered in Dallas, Texas,[1] is the largest distributor of natural gas in the United States, serving 3.2 million customers nationwide.[2][3] Atmos acquired TXU's natural gas and pipeline holdings in 2004. The company began as Energas in 1983, a spinoff...

Assurant is a specialty insurance company headquartered in New York City. Assurant’s four businesses provide a wide range of insurance products and related services, including creditor-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing homeowners insurance, credit insurance, individual health and...

Aspyr Media, Inc. (pronounced /əˈspaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS. It has been in business since 1996, and as of 2003 owns 60 percent of the Mac entertainment market. Aspyr has worked with partners like Universal, Paramount, Warner...

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a Fortune 500 company which operates in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Presently based in Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, the company traces its roots back to Ashland, Kentucky (for which it is named). Ashland was founded in 1924 as Ashland...

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG) is a Fortune 500 company based in [Atlanta], and was founded in 1995 by who also The company operates auto dealerships in various parts of the United States. In 2006 it ranked 364 out of 500 [1] As of First Quarter 2008, it is one of the largest automobile...

ASARCO LLC is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona that mines and processes primarily copper. The company, a subsidiary of Grupo México, is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ASARCO planned to emerge from bankruptcy in 2008, and opposes calls for it to totally...

Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) is a corporation headquartered in Troy, Michigan which manufactures automobile components for light service vehicles, trucks, and trailers. Meritor is a Fortune 500 company.[1] In 1997, Rockwell International spun off its automotive business as Meritor. In 2000...

Arryx, Inc. develops tools and technology for manipulation and measurement on the micro and nano lengthscales. Arryx's technology and products center around optical trapping. They specialize in holographic optical trapping, a technique for creating and moving many optical traps at once. Their...

Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Melville, New York. The company specializes in distribution and value added services relating to electronic components and computer products. Manufacturer Products 3M Interconnect Solutions Alpha & Omega Altera AMD...

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI) is an international designer and manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Armstrong operates 40 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 12,300 employees worldwide. In 2006, Armstrong’s net sales were $3.42...

Arkeia Software provides worldwide network backup solutions for both physical and virtual environments. Arkeia Software is a private company that was founded in 1996 by three French engineers and is currently based in Carlsbad, California. The company has 50 employees. The company’s backup...

Ariba (NASDAQ: ARBA) is a software and information technology services company located in Sunnyvale, California. Ariba was founded in 1996 by Bobby Lent, Boris Putanec, Paul Touw, Rob Desantis, Ed Kinsey, Paul Heggarty, and Keith Krach on the idea of using the Internet to enable companies to...