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Associated British Foods plc (LSE: ABF) is a global food, ingredients and retail company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its ingredients division is the world's second largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers...

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (BIT: G) is the largest insurance company in Italy and one of the largest in Europe.[2] It has its headquarters in Trieste.[3] In 2007, Assicurazioni Generali Group was the fourth largest insurance group in the world by revenue after AXA (France), Allianz (Germany)...

Asplundh Tree Expert Co. is a utility contractor specializing in tree trimming. The company also does billboard maintenance, traffic signal and highway lighting construction, and vegetation control for railroads and pipelines.[1] Asplundh was established in 1928, the first company to specialize...

The Aspen Skiing Company, known locally as "Ski Co", is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado in the United States. Founded in 1946 by Walter Paepcke, it operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas near the town of Aspen. The history of the company has in...

Aspect Telecommunications Corporation Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1985 Employees: 1,400 Sales: $309 million (1996) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ SICs: 3661 Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus Company Perspectives: In addition to adhering to core values, including satisfying customers...

Ask (known as Ask Jeeves in the UK) was a search engine founded in 1996 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen in Berkeley, California. The original search engine software was implemented by Gary Chevsky from his own design. Warthen, Chevsky, Justin Grant, and others built the early AskJeeves.com...

Asia Pacific Breweries (SGX: A46) is an Asian brewery company founded as Malayan Breweries Limited (MBL) in 1931, in a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, and given its present name in 1990. It currently controls 30 breweries in 12 countries in the Asia Pacific...

Ashworth is a golf-apparel company, maker of Ashworth, The Game, Kudzu and Callaway Golf Apparel. On October 14, 2008, Ashworth was acquired by TaylorMade-adidas. Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1987 as Charter Golf, Inc. Employees: 574 Sales: $89.1 million (1997) Stock Exchanges...

Associated Estates Realty Corporation Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1964 as Associated Estates Group Employees: 1,200 Sales: $108.8 million (1997) Stock Exchanges: New York Ticker Symbol: AEC SICs: 6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts; 6513 Operators of Apartment Buildings; 6512...

Ashtead Group plc (LSE: AHT) is a British industrial equipment rental company formerly based in Leatherhead, Surrey but which has since moved to new offices in the City of London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Statistics: Public Company...

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is a furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin. The company is owned by father and son team Ron and Todd Wanek. Ashley Furniture manufactures and distributes home furniture products throughout the world.[1] Ashley Furniture Industries...

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). Statistics: Public Company...

Ascom Holding AG is a Telecommunications company specializing in Mission-Critical Communication. The company focuses on the areas of Wireless Solutions (high-value, customer-specific on-site communications solutions), Network Testing (a global leader in testing and optimization solutions for...

Ascential Software Corporation Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 2001 Employees: 900 Sales: $113.0 million (2002) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ Ticker Symbol: ASCL NAIC: 511210 Software Publishers Company Perspectives: Ascential Software Corporation is the leading provider of enterprise...

Ascend Communications was an Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment that was later purchased by Lucent Technologies in 1999. Ascend Communications designed and manufactured equipment for high density dialup installations, most notably the MAX TNT, which allowed for a...

Asbury Carbons, Inc. Statistics: Private Company Employees: 150 Sales: $18 million (2004 est.) NAIC: 335991 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing Company Perspectives: Asbury Carbons exists to achieve three simple, clear goals: to be increasingly creative in carbons; to be continually...

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG) is a Fortune 500 company based in New York City, and was founded in 1995. 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 retailers...

Asanté Technologies, Inc. Statistics: Public Company Founded: 1988 Employees: 197 Sales: $67 million (1996) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ SICs: 3577 Computer Peripheral Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified Company Perspectives: Asanté Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance...

Asahi National Broadcasting Company, Ltd. Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1957 as Nippon Educational Television Employees: 1,300 Sales: ¥177.7 billion (US$1.6 billion) Stock Exchanges: Tokyo SICs: 4833 Television Broadcasting Stations Company History: The Asahi National...

Asahi Denka Kogyo KK Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1917 as Asahi Denka Kogyo Employees: 2,135 Sales: ¥104.53 billion ($1.15 billion)(2003) Stock Exchanges: Tokyo Ticker Symbol:4401 NAIC: 325192 Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing; 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending...