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Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1996 Employees: 285 Sales: $78.6 million (1997) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ Ticker Symbol: CYBR SICs: 7372 Prepackaged Software Company Perspectives: Cybermedia's mission is to help computer users, anytime, anywhere with a complete set of products and...

Cutter & Buck (formerly NASDAQ: CBUK) is a manufacturer of upscale apparel for golf and other sports. Founded in 1990, the company went public in 1995 and was sold to New Wave Group AB, a Swedish-based corporation, on April 13th, 2007. The company sells its products primarily in the golf and...

Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1970 as Custom Chrome Employees: 369 Sales: $93.9 million (1996) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ SICs: 5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts Company History: Custom Chrome, Inc. is the world's largest independent supplier of aftermarket parts and accessories...

Curves International, also known as Curves for Women, Curves Fitness, or just Curves, is an international fitness franchise co-founded by Gary and Diane Heavin in 1995. Curves currently has 10,000 locations worldwide and an estimated 4 million plus members (as of October 2006).[1] The company...

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States at the end of World War II, but has evolved to become a component manufacturer, specializing in actuators, controls, valves, and metal treatment. Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1929...

Current USA, Inc. is an American giftware producer. Statistics: Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Taylor Corporation Incorporated: 1947 Employees: 1,250 Sales: $231 million (1997) NAIC: 323119 Other Commercial Printing; 454110 Electronic Shopping and Mail-order Houses; 511191 Greeting Card...

Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century. In 1839, Canadian-born Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British...

Cumulus Media, Inc. (and its operating subsidiary, Cumulus Broadcasting) is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 347 stations in 68 markets as of December 31, 2008.[1] The Company's headquarters are...

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is a corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United...

Cumberland Packing Corporation [1] is privately owned company located at 2 Cumberland Street Brooklyn, New York City. The company was founded in 1957 by Benjamin Eisenstadt and is best known as the manufacturer, distributor and marketer of Sweet'n Low[2], the saccharin-based zero calorie...

Cumberland Farms (informally known as Cumby's) is a regional chain of convenience stores based in Framingham, Massachusetts, and operating primarily in the eastern United States and Florida. Cumberland Farms operates roughly 900 retail stores, gas stations, and a support system including...

Culver’s is a privately owned and operated fast casual restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwestern United States. The first Culver’s opened in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Since then, it has grown to over 400 restaurants stretching from Kentucky and Ohio to Wyoming, and from...

Statistics: Public Company Incorporated:1972 as R.G. Culp and Associates Employees: 4,300 Sales: $477 million (1998) Stock Exchanges:New York Ticker Symbol:CFI NAIC: 31321 Broadwoven Fabric Mills Company Perspectives: Design is an essential factor in the complex equation Culp's customers use...

Frost National Bank is a nationally chartered bank founded in 1868 and based in San Antonio, Texas with more than 110 financial centers across Texas. Frost is the largest Texas-based bank with operations only in Texas, and is the 62nd largest U.S. bank by asset size. The company offers a full...

Cuisinart is a brand for small kitchen appliances, especially the food processor of the same name, one of the first to become popular in the United States. It was founded by Carl Sontheimer in 1971, and became a leading brand in the United States and Canada. It was endorsed early on by Julia...

Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) is the parent company of Cubic Defense Applications and Cubic Transportation Systems. Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1951 as Cubic Corporation Employees: 3,300 Sales: $407.6 million (1996) Stock Exchanges: American SICs: 3663 Radio & T.V. Communications...

Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1970 Employees: 4,900 Sales: $589 million Stock Exchanges: New York SICs: 2329 Men's and Boys' Clothing Nec; 2339 Women's, Misses', and Junior's Outerwear Nec; 5611 Men's and Boys' Clothing and Accessory Stores; 5621 Women's Clothing Stores Company...

Croda International plc (LSE: CRDA) is a chemicals company based at Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Statistics: Public Company Incorporated: 1925 Employees: 4,000 Sales: £365.9 million...

Crowley Maritime Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Florida, and founded in 1892, is primarily a family and employee-owned company that provides transportation and logistics services in U.S. and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner...

Cruise America is a privately held recreational vehicle rental and sales company based in Mesa, Arizona. The company was founded in 1972 and was publicly traded in the American Stock Exchange under the ticker “RVR” until 1997. [1] It then merged with Budget Rent a Car. Today the company is once...