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Preface page ix
List of Abbreviations ... xi
Company Histories
- A.L. Pharma Inc . 3
- Ace Hardware Corporation 6
- ADT Security Systems, Inc . 9
- AMC Entertainment Inc 12
- AmSouth Bancorporation 15
- Anschutz Corp 18
- Arbor Drugs Inc 21
- Banta Corporation 24
- Bath Iron Works Corporation 27
- BayBanks, Inc 30
- Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc 33
- Bloomingdale's Inc 36
- Blount, Inc . 39
- Boston Chicken, Inc . 42
- Boston Edison Company 45
- Bradlees Discount Department Store Company, 48
- Butler Manufacturing Co 51
- Caldor Inc 54
- Chanel 57
- Cheyenne Software, Inc 60
- Cifra, S.A. de C.V . 63
- Cincinnati Milacron Inc 66
- Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc 70
- Columbia TriStar Motion Pictures
- Companies 73
- Commercial Federal Corporation 77
- ConAgra, Inc 80
- Crain Communications, Inc . 83
- Culligan International Company 87
- Cummins Engine Co. Inc 89
- Danskin, Inc . 93
- Dean Witter, Discover & Co . 96
- Destec Energy, Inc 99
- The Dexter Corporation 102
- Di Giorgio Corp 105
- Dibrell Brothers, Incorporated 108
- Dillon Companies Inc . 111
- Dixon Ticonderoga Company 114
- Dominion Textile Inc . 117
- Donnelly Corporation ....... 120
- Doskocil Companies, Inc . 123
- Drackett Professional Products 126
- Drexel Heritage Furnishings Inc . 129
- Drug Emporium, Inc 132
- DSC Communications Corporation 135
- ECS S.A 138
- Educational Testing Service 141
- El Paso Natural Gas Company 144
- EMC Corporation 147
- Engraph, Inc . 150
- Etablissements Econorniques du Casino
- Guichard, Perrachon et Cie, S.C.A 152
- Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc 155
- The Eureka Company 158
- Exabyte Corporation 161
- First Bank System Inc 164
- Fisher-Price Inc . 167
- Flowers Industries, Inc 170
- Follett Corporation 172
- Foundation Health Corporation 175
- Frank's Nursery & Crafts, Inc 178
- Fritz Companies, Inc 180
- Future Now, Inc 183
- G.D. Searle & Company 186
- G.I.E. Airbus Industrie 190
- General Electric Company 193
- General Host Corporation 198
- George Wimpey PLC 201
- Gerber Scientific, Inc 204
- Gibson Greetings, Inc . 207
- Goldstar Co., Ltd . 211
- Goody Products, Inc . 214
- Grow Group Inc 217
- Hannaford Bros. Co . 220
- Harcourt Brace and Co . 223
- Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc . 227
- The Hartz Mountain Corporation 230
- Hechinger Company 233
- Hitachi Ltd . 237
- Holly Corporation 240
- Homestake Mining Company 243
- Honeywell Inc . 246
- The Hoover Company 250
- Howmet Corp . 253
- HSBC Holdings pIc 256
- The Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting
- Company, Limited 259
- Hunt Manufacturing Company 262
- Idaho Power Company 265
- Imperial Holly Corporation 268
- Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc . 271
- Interstate Bakeries Corporation 274
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc 277
- J. Crew Group Inc . 280
- Jockey International, Inc . 283
- K & B Inc 286
- Kaman Corp . 289
- Kia Motors Corp . 293
- Kimball International, Inc 296
- LADD Furniture, Inc 299
- Landmark Communications, Inc . 302
- The Lane Co., Inc 306
- Leaseway Transportation Corp . 309
- Lenox, Inc 312
- Lillian Vernon Corp . 314
- Loews Corporation 316
- The Longaberger Company 319
- Lucasfilm. Ltd 322
- Maxxim. Medical Inc 325
- MBNA Corporation 328
- McKesson Corporation 331
- Merisel, Inc 334
- Miller Brewing Company 337
- Mitsubishi Corporation 340
- Moen Incorporated 344
- Nalco Chemical Corporation 346
- National Power PLC 349
- National Steel Corporation 352
- Neiman Marcus Co 355
- News America Publishing Inc 358
- The North West Company, Inc . 361
- Novacor Chemicals Ltd 364
- Omni Hotels Corp 367
- Oscar Mayer Foods Corp 370
- Outback Steakhouse, Inc . 373
- Packaging Corporation of America 376
- Pan American World Airways, Inc 379
- The Paul Revere Corporation 382
- Pella Corporation 384
- Perrigo Company 387
- Phar-Mor Inc 390
- Pier 1 Imports, Inc . 393
- Ply Gem Industries Inc . 396
- Polaris Industries Inc 399
- Polo/Ralph Lauren Corporation 403
- Pope and Talbot, Inc 406
- Quaker Oats Company 409
- Quebecor Inc 412
- Remington Arms Company, Inc 415
- Resorts International, Inc . ..... 418
- The Royal Bank of Scotland Group pic 421
- Russ Berrie and Company, Inc . 424
- Russell Stover Candies Inc 427
- Salant Corporation 430
- Sauder Woodworking Co 433
- Scott Fetzer Company 435
- Sealy Inc 438
- Sevem Trent PLC 441
- Shaklee Corporation 444
- Sharp Corporation 447
- Solectron Corp 450
- Sony Corporation 453
- Starter Corp 457
- Sun Distributors L.P . 459
- Swedish Match S.A 462
- Synovus Financial Corp 465
- Tandy Corporation 468
- Taylor Publishing Company 471
- Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc . 474
- Thrifty PayLess, Inc . 477
- Tootsie Roll Industries Inc . 480
- Toshiba Corporation 483
- Trans World Airlines, Inc 487
- TSB Group plc 491
- Tyco Toys, Inc 494
- UGI Corporation 498
- Unifi, Inc . 501
- Varian Associates Inc . 504
- Venture Stores Inc . 507
- VICORP Restaurants, Inc 510
- Virgin Group PLC 513
- Wachovia Corporation 516
- The Wamaco Group Inc 521
- Washington National Corporation 524
- Waterford Wedgwood Holdings PLC 527
- Weight Watchers International Inc 530
- Wells Fargo & Company 533
- Westem Atlas Inc 538
- Western Resources, Inc . 541
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation 544
- Whirlpool Corporation 548
- White Castle Systems, Inc . 551
- World Book, Inc 554
- World Color Press Inc 557
- Ziff Communications Company 560
- Zions Bancorporation 564
Index to Companies and Persons 567
Index to Industries ....... 755
Notes on Contributors ...... 769
Preface .................. page ix
List of Abbreviations ........ xi
Company Histories
- A.C. Nielsen Company 3
- Acme-Cleveland Corp 6
- Adolph Coors Company 9
- AES Corporation 12
- AGCO Corp . 16
- Air Express International Corporation 19
- Akzo Nobel N.V . 21
- Aldi Group. 24
- Alfa Romeo 27
- Alpine Electronics, Inc . 30
- American Colloid Co . 32
- Amway Corporation 36
- Anchor Hocking Glassware 40
- Ann Taylor Stores Corporation 43
- Anthem Electronics, Inc 46
- Aramark Corporation 48
- Associated British Foods plc 51
- The Associated Press 54
- AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc . 57
- Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A 60
- Avco Financial Services Inc 63
- Aztar Corporation 66
- Banco Bradesco S-A 69
- Bayer A.G . 75
- Bearings, Inc 78
- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc . 81
- Benjamin Moore and Co . 84
- Bergen Brunswig Corporation 88
- Berlitz International, Inc . 91
- Big Bear Stores Co 94
- Birmingham Steel Corporation 97
- Bohemia, Inc 99
- Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc . 105
- Booker PLC 102
- Bose Corporation 108
- Bozzuto's, Inc . Ill
- Broderbund Software, Inc 113
- Brown & Root, Inc 117
- Bulova Corporation 120
- Burns International Security Services 123
- CalComp Inc 126
- Canadian Utilities Limited 130
- Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc . 133
- Cargill Inc 136
- Carpenter Technology Corporation 139
- Chaparral Steel Co . 142
- The Chase Manhattan Corporation 145
- Chemed Corporation 149
- Chi-Chi's Inc 151
- Clayton Homes Incorporated 154
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc . 156
- COBE Laboratories, Inc 159
- Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc 162
- Cole National Corporation 165
- Collins & Aikman Corporation 168
- Comair Holdings Inc 171
- Computerland Corp 174
- The Condé Nast Publications Inc 177
- Connecticut Light and Power Co 182
- Continental Grain Company 185
- Crown, Cork & Seal Company, Inc . 188
- Dallas Semiconductor Corp 191
- Dynatech Corporation 194
- Ecolab Inc 197
- Encore Computer Corporation 201
- Euro RSCG Worldwide S.A 203
- Eurotunnel PLC 206
- Evergreen Marine Corporation Taiwan Ltd 209
- Executone Information Systems, Inc 212
- Family Dollar Stores, Inc 215
- Ferrari S.p.A . 218
- Fifth Third Bancorp 221
- Fisher Controls International, Inc 224
- Flint Ink Corporation 227
- Formica Corporation 230
- Foxboro Company 233
- The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co 236
- Genzyme Corporation 239
- Gorton's 243
- Grinnell Corp 245
- Grossman's Inc . 248
- H.E. Butt Grocery Co . 251
- Heekin Can Inc . 254
- Heineken N.V . 257
- Hills Stores Company 260
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation 262
- HON INDUSTRIES Inc 266
- Hudson Foods Inc 270
- Hunter Fan Company 273
- InaCom Corporation 276
- International Family Entertainment Inc. . . . . 279
- J Sainsbury plc 282
- Jaguar Cars, Ltd 285
- Jayco Inc 288
- Kellogg Company 291
- Kennametal, Inc 295
- KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc . 298
- L.S. Starrett Co . 301
- Lamson & Sessions Co . 304
- Laura Ashley Holdings plc ........ 307
- Lego A/S 310
- Lincoln Electric Co 314
- Little Tikes Co 317
- Long John Silver's Restaurants Inc . 320
- LSI Logic Corporation 323
- Marquette Electronics, Inc . 326
- Marshalls Incorporated 329
- McLane Company, Inc 332
- Megafoods Stores Inc . 335
- Merillat Industries Inc . 338
- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 340
- Methode Electronics, Inc . 344
- Metropolitan Financial Corporation 347
- Monfort, Inc . 350
- Montres Rolex S.A 353
- Moog Inc . 356
- Morse Shoe Inc . 359
- Motel 6 Corporation 362
- National Patent Development Corporation - . 365
- National Standard Co . 369
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co 372
- Officine Alfieri Maserati S.p.A . 376
- Olin Corporation 379
- Ore-Ida Foods Incorporated 382
- Otis Elevator Company, Inc . 384
- Packard Bell Electronics, Inc . 387
- Pearle Vision, Inc 390
- Penn Traffic Company 393
- Philips Electronics N.V . 400
- Philips Electronics North America Corp. . . . 396
- Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc 404
- Pillsbury Company 407
- PNC Bank Corp 410
- Porsche AG 413
- Primark Corp 416
- Puritan-Bennet.t Corporation 419
- Quanex Corporation 422
- Ralston Purina Company 425
- Random House, Inc 428
- Rayovac Corporation 43 1
- Restaurants Unlimited, Inc . 435
- Riggs National Corporation 438
- Rock-Tenn Company 441
- Rose's Stores, Inc 444
- Salomon Inc . 447
- Samsonite Corp . 451
- Sapporo Breweries, Ltd . 454
- Scottish Hydro-Electric PLC 457
- Sequa Corp . 460
- Shawmut National Corporation 464
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 469
- ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc 472
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 475
- Smith Corona Corp 477
- Softbank Corp . 481
- Southern Electric PLC 484
- Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company 487
- Standard Commercial Corporation 490
- Starbucks Corporation 493
- Stone & Webster, Inc . 495
- Tennant Company 499
- Terra Industries, Inc . 502
- Thermo King Corporation 505
- Ticketmaster Corp 508
- The Timberland Company 511
- Tombstone Pizza Corporation 515
- Topps Company, Inc 518
- The Torrington Company 521
- Trader Joe's Co . 525
- Transamerica Corporation 528
- Tultex Corporation 531
- United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. . . .534
- UNUM Corp . 538
- Value Merchants Inc 541
- Vendex International N.V 544
- Waban Inc 547
- Wabash National Corp 550
- Walbro Corporation 553
- Wascana Energy Inc . 556
- Western Publishing Group, Inc . 559
- White Consolidated Industries Inc . 562
- Woodward Governor Co . 565
- York International Corp 569
- Zenith Electronics Corporation 572
Index to Companies and Persons 577
Index to Industries .......... 775
Notes on Contributors ......791
Preface page ix
List of Abbreviations .... xi
Company Histories
- Aaron Rents, Inc. 3
- Adidas AG 6
- Air New Zealand Limited 10
- Amdahl Corporation 13
- American Maize-Products Co 17
- Amoco Corporation 21
- AMP Incorporated 26
- Applebee's International Inc 29
- Arby's Inc 32
- AT&T Istel Ltd . 35
- Atlas Van Lines, Inc 37
- Bank of Mississippi, Inc . 40
- Banner Aerospace, Inc 42
- Barings PLC 45
- Bates Worldwide, Inc . 48
- Beckman Instruments, Inc . 52
- Beloit Corporation 55
- Biogen Inc . 58
- Books-A-Million, Inc . 61
- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc 63
- Boston Celtics Limited Partnership 67
- British Airways PLC 70
- Brother Industries, Ltd 75
- Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation . 77
- Brush Wellman Inc 80
- Business Men's Assurance Company of America 83
- Carmike Cinemas, Inc 86
- Casco Northern Bank 89
- Cato Corporation 92
- CCH Inc 95
- Centocor Inc . 98
- Chemical Banking Corporation 101
- Choice Hotels International Inc 105
- The Chubb Corporation 108
- Cianbro Corporation 111
- CMS Energy Corporation 114
- Cobra Electronics Corporation 117
- Colgate-Palmolive Company 120
- Commonwealth Energy System 124
- Computer Data Systems, Inc 127
- Consolidated Products Inc . 130
- Consumers Power Co . 133
- Consumers Water Company 137
- Corby Distilleries Limited 140
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting 143
- D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc 146
- Dannon Co., Inc 149
- Dauphin Deposit Corporation 152
- The David J. Joseph Company 155
- Day Runner, Inc 157
- DDB Needham Worldwide 159
- Del Webb Corporation 162
- Department 56, Inc 165
- Deutsche Bank A.G 168
- Discount Drug Mart, Inc . 172
- Eastman Chemical Company 174
- Edmark Corporation 176
- Elano Corporation 179
- Exar Corp 182
- Fastenal Company 185
- Fidelity Investments Inc 188
- First Nationwide Bank 191
- Foodmaker, Inc . 194
- Formosa Plastics Corporation 197
- General DataComm Industries, Inc 200
- Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company . . 203
- Gould Electronics, Inc 206
- GranCare, Inc 209
- Grand Metropolitan PLC 212
- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation 216
- Greenwood Mills, Inc . 219
- Harbert Corporation 222
- The Hartstone Group pic 224
- Harza Engineering Company 227
- Health O Meter Products Inc 229
- HealthSouth Rehabilitation Corporation 232
- Heilig-Meyers Co 235
- Hermès S.A 238
- The Hillhaven Corporation 241
- Holson Burnes Group, Inc . 244
- Hughes Supply, Inc 246
- Ibstock plc 248
- Illinois Bell Telephone Company 251
- Immunex Corporation 254
- Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated 257
- Intuit Inc 262
- Irwin Toy Limited 265
- J.D. Edwards & Company 268
- Jim Beam Brands Co 271
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc 27z
- Johnson & Higgins 2 7
- Kemet Corp 281
- Key Tronic Corporation 284
- Kikkoman Corporation 28j
- King Ranch, Inc 290
- Kinney Shoe Corp . 293
- Kitchell Corporation 296
- Knoll Group Inc 299
- La-Z-Boy Chair Company 302
- Lance, Inc 305
- Lawter International Inc 308
- Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company . . 311
- Lintas: Worldwide 314
- Logica plc 317
- Lotus Cars Ltd 320
- Lukens Inc . 323
- Mannesmann AG 326
- Metromedia Companies 330
- Michael Baker Corp . 333
- Michigan Bell Telephone Co 336
- National Sea Products Ltd . 339
- Natural Wonders Inc 342
- Nevada Bell Telephone Company 345
- Newhall Land and Farming Company 348
- Noble Roman's Inc 351
- Octel Communications Corp 354
- Odetics Inc . 357
- The Ohio Art Company 360
- Ohio Bell Telephone Company 363
- OmniSource Corporation 366
- Oregon Steel Mills, Inc . 368
- Ovemite Transportation Co 371
- Parisian, Inc 374
- The Peak Technologies Group, Inc 377
- PeopleSoft Inc . 381
- PETsMART, Inc 384
- Physician Sales & Service, Inc . 387
- PLATINUM Technology, Inc . 390
- PriceCostco, Inc 393
- Raley's Inc . 396
- The Rank Organisation Pic 399
- Roche Bioscience 403
- Rosenbluth International Inc 407
- Roundy's Inc 410
- Royal Doulton Pic 413
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd 416
- SBC Warburg 419
- Schering-Plough Corporation 422
- Schottenstein Stores Corp 426
- Sealed Air Corporation 429
- Shared Medical Systems Corporation 432
- Shelby Williams Industries, Inc 435
- Shell Oil Company 438
- Shoe Carnival Inc 441
- Siemens A.G . .444
- Sime Darby Berhad 448
- Sonic Corporation 451
- Southdown, Inc . 454
- Spartan Motors Inc 457
- Spelling Entertainment Group, Inc 460
- Spencer Stuart and Associates, Inc 463
- St. John Knits, Inc . 466
- Stone Manufacturing Company 469
- The Summit Bancorporation 472
- Sverdrup Corporation 475
- Sybron International Corp . 479
- Syratech Corp . 482
- Tasty Baking Co 485
- Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V 488
- Texaco Inc . 491
- Thomas J. Lipton Company 495
- Thomas Nelson Inc 498
- Tiffany & Co 500
- TNT Freightways Corporation 504
- Todd Shipyards Corporation 507
- TRW Inc 510
- Tyson Foods, Inc . 514
- United States Postal Service 517
- United Stationers Inc 521
- Urban Outfitters, Inc . 524
- U.S. Bancorp 527
- The Vanguard Group of Investment Companies 530
- Verbatim Corporation 533
- Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co 536
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc 538
- The Wackenhut Corporation 541
- Waffle House Inc . 544
- West Bend Co . 546
- Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing
- Company 549
- Wisconsin Bell, Inc 551
- Wolters Kluwer NV 554
- Worthington Foods, Inc 557
- Wyle Electronics 560
- Wyman-Gordon Company 563
- Yellow Corporation 566
- Zebra Technologies Corporation 569
ndex to Companies and Persons 573
Index to Industries .... 775
Notes on Contributors .. .791
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List of Abbreviations ... xi
Company Histories
- A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau 3
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co 7
- Allianz Aktiengesellschaft Holding 10
- American International Group, Inc 15
- Angelica Corporation 20
- Aspen Skiing Company 23
- Assicurazioni Generali SpA 27
- Baby Superstore, Inc 32
- Badger Paper Mills, Inc 35
- Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa S.A 38
- Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd . 41
- Bass PLC 44
- Bekins Company 48
- Bertelsmann AG 51
- Blimpie International, Inc 55
- Boatmen's Bancshares Inc 58
- Borders Group, Inc 61
- Brach and Brock Confections, Inc 63
- British Telecommunications plc 66
- Brooke Group Ltd . 71
- California Pizza Kitchen Inc 74
- Callaway Golf Company 77
- Carborundum Company 80
- Carlton Communications plc 83
- Carson Pirie Scott & Company 86
- Caterpillar Inc . 89
- Catherines Stores Corporation 94
- Christie's International plc 98
- Chromcraft Revington, Inc 102
- Cincom Systems Inc . 106
- Coles Express Inc 109
- Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation 112
- Commercial Metals Company 115
- Community Psychiatric Centers 118
- Comprehensive Care Corporation 121
- Comverse Technology, Inc 124
- Continental Can Co., Inc . 127
- Corel Corporation 131
- Crown Equipment Corporation 134
- Culbro Corporation 137
- Daimler-Benz AG 140
- Donna Karan Company 145
- Electronics for Imaging, Inc . 148
- English China Clays plc 151
- Esterline Technologies Corp 155
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc . 158
- First Commerce Bancshares, Inc . 161
- Fisher Companies, Inc 164
- Fleer Corporation 167
- Flexsteel Industries Inc . 170
- Fluke Corporation 173
- Food Lion, Inc 176
- Fortis, Inc . 179
- G.S. Blodgett Corporation 183
- Greif Bros. Corporation 186
- Grist Mill Company 189
- GTE Corporation 192
- Guccio Gucci, S.p.A . 198
- Guess, Inc 201
- Gymboree Corporation 204
- Hancock Holding Company 207
- Handleman Company 210
- Harman International Industries Inc . 213
- HarperCollins Publishers 216
- Hershey Foods Corporation 219
- Ingersoll-Rand Company 223
- Inter-Regional Financial Group, Inc . 231
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- International Paper Company 227
- The Intrawest Corporation 234
- Irvin Feld & Kenneth Feld Productions, Inc 237
- Jay Jacobs, Inc 243
- JG Industries, Inc . 240
- Johnston Industries, Inc . 246
- Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc 249
- Kay-Bee Toy Stores 252
- Kemper Corporation 254
- King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc 259
- Knight-Ridder, Inc . 262
- The Kroger Company 267
- Laclede Steel Company 271
- Lamonts Apparel, Inc . 274
- Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc 277
- Levitz Furniture Inc . 280
- Lockheed Martin Corporation 283
- MagneTek, Inc 287
- Marisa Christina, Inc 290
- Matra-Hachette S.A 293
- Mike-Sell's Inc 298
- Moran Towing Corporation, Inc . 301
- Mosinee Paper Corporation 304
- Mr. Coffee, Inc . 307
- Mr. Gasket Inc 310
- National City Corp . 313
- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc . 317
- Netscape Communications Corporation 320
- New England Confectionery Co 323
- Oakwood Homes Corporation 326
- OfficeMax Inc . 329
- Old National Bancorp 332
- Ottaway Newspapers, Inc 335
- Otto-Versand (GmbH & Co.) 338
- Pamida Holdings Corporation 341
- Papa John's International, Inc . 344
- Paychex,Inc . 347
- Petrolite Corporation 350
- Pirelli S.p.A 353
- Playtex Products, Inc 357
- Ponderosa Steakhouse 361
- Precision Castparts Corp . 365
- Prince Sports Group, Inc . 368
- Progress Software Corporation 371
- Pulitzer Publishing Company 375
- Quixote Corporation 378
- Recoton Corp 381
- Rexel, Inc . 384
- Robbins & Myers Inc . 388
- Robert Mondavi Corporation 391
- Rollerblade, Inc . 395
- Ronco, Inc 399
- Roper Industries Inc . 402
- Rosemount Inc 405
- Roto-Rooter Corp 409
- The Rouse Company 412
- Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company 416
- Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc 419
- S&C Electric Company 422
- S-K-I Limited 457
- San Miguel Corporation 428
- Sanderson Farms, Inc . 425
- The Sanwa Bank, Ltd . 431
- Sara Lee Corporation 434
- Science Applications International Corporation 438
- Scottish & Newcastle plc 441
- Seattle Times Company 445
- Seaway Food Town, Inc 448
- Sierra Health Services, Inc 451
- Sierra On-Line Inc . 454
- Skis Rossignol S.A 460
- Smith Barney Inc . 463
- Smith International, Inc . 466
- Sportmart, Inc . 469
- Standard Register Co 472
- Stanhome Inc 475
- Super Food Services, Inc . 479
- Symbol Technologies, Inc . 482
- Taco John's International Inc . 485
- Tillotson Corp . 488
- Timberline Software Corporation 491
- The Tokai Bank, Limited 494
- Toll Brothers Inc . 497
- The Tranzonic Cos . 500
- Trico Products Corporation 503
- Turtle Wax, Inc . 506
- TVI, Inc . 510
- United Technologies Automotive Inc . 513
- Varsity Spirit Corp . 516
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- Veba A.G . 519
- Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc . 522
- W.R. Berkley Corp 525
- Watkins-Johnson Company 528
- Weis Markets, Inc 531
- Western Company of North America 534
- WMS Industries, Inc 537
- Wyse Technology, Inc 540
- Zilog, Inc. 543
ndex to Companies ... 549
Index to Industries ... 665
Notes on Contributors ... 681
Preface page ix
List of Abbreviations ... xi
Company Histories
- Acer Inc 3
- Aeroquip Corporation 7
- Alberta Energy Company Ltd 10
- Allied Irish Banks, ple 13
- American Biltrite Inc . 16
- American Tourister, Inc 19
- Andreas Stihl 22
- Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited 25
- Arctco, Inc . 31
- Aris Industries, Inc 35
- Arkansas Best Corporation 39
- Armor All Products Corp 42
- Baker & Taylor, Inc . 45
- Barrett Business Services, Inc 48
- Bell Sports Corporation 51
- Bertucci's Inc . 54
- Beverly Enterprises, Inc 57
- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc . 60
- Brookshire Grocery Company 63
- Cambrex Corporation 67
- Campbell-Mithun-Esty, Inc 70
- Campo Electronics, Appliances & Computers, Inc . 73
- Canadair, Inc 76
- Canstar Sports Inc . 79
- Casio Computer Co., Ltd 82
- CDW Computer Centers, Inc . 85
- Celestial Seasonings, Inc . 98
- Cemer Corporation 92
- Checkers Drive-Up Restaurants Inc . 95
- Chemi-Trol Chemical Co 99
- Cincinnati Financial Corporation 102
- Citfed Bancorp, Inc 105
- Cobra Golf Inc 108
- Cold Spring Granite Company III
- The Columbia Gas System, Inc 115
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A 119
- Concord Fabrics, Inc 124
- Conoco Inc . 127
- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc 133
- Cray Research, Inc . 137
- Crown Crafts, Inc 141
- CUC International Inc . 144
- Custom Chrome, Inc 147
- Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG 150
- Daniel Industries, Inc 153
- Darden Restaurants, Inc 156
- Dart Group Corporation 159
- Deb Shops, Inc 163
- Dentsu Inc 166
- dick clark productions, inc . 170
- Dillard Department Stores, Inc . 174
- Donaldson Co. Inc . 178
- Douglas & Lomason Company 182
- Eagle Hardware & Garden, Inc 186
- Ekco Group, Inc 190
- Everex Systems, Inc . 194
- Fabri-Centers of America Inc . 197
- Fender Musical Instruments Company 200
- Fibreboard Corporation 203
- Finlay Enterprises, Inc 206
- Forest City Enterprises, Inc 209
- FoxMeyer Health Corporation 212
- Frederick Atkins Inc 215
- Frederick's of Hollywood Inc . 218
- Frontier Corp 221
- Fujitsu Limited 224
- G&K Services, Inc . 228
- Garan, Inc 231
- General Housewares Corporation 234
- Gibson Guitar Corp 237
- Golden Belt Manufacturing Co . 241
- Goodwill Industries International, Inc 244
- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. 247
- Grolier Inc 251
- Hallmark Cards, Inc . 255
- Harding Lawson Associates Group, Inc 258
- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc . 261
- Hasbro, Inc . 264
- Hawkins Chemical, Inc . 269
- Hyatt Corporation 273
- Inchcape plc 276
- Insilco Corporation 281
- J.A. Jones, Inc . 284
- J. R. Simplot Company 287
- Johnson Matthey PLC 290
- K2 Inc . 295
- Keithley Instruments Inc . 299
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation 302
- Kinko's Inc 306
- Komatsu Ltd . 309
- Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold) 312
- Lattice Semiconductor Corp . 315
- LCI International, Inc . 318
- Lear Seating Corporation 321
- Levi Strauss & Co . 324
- Lewis Galoob Toys Inc . 329
- Linear Technology, Inc . 332
- Lionel L.L.C . 335
- Liqui-Box Corporation 339
- The Loewen Group, Inc 342
- Long Island Bancorp, Inc 345
- Maine Central Railroad Company 348
- Malden Mills Industries, Inc 351
- The Marmon Group 354
- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc 358
- Metallgesellschaft AG 361
- MicroAge, Inc . 367
- Micro Warehouse, Inc 371
- Morgan Stanley Group Inc 374
- National Auto Credit, Inc 379
- National Presto Industries, Inc 382
- National Sanitary Supply Co 386
- Noodle Kidoodle 388
- Norstan, Inc 392
- Onex Corporation 395
- Owens & Minor, Inc 398
- Oxford Health Plans, Inc . 402
- Parametric Technology Corp 405
- Peavey Electronics Corporation 408
- Peebles Inc . 411
- Philip Environmental Inc . 414
- Radius Inc 417
- Randstad Holding n.v . 420
- Repsol S.A . 423
- Revell-Monogram Inc . 427
- Roadmaster Industries, Inc . 430
- Robert Bosch GmbH 434
- Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation 438
- SAP AG 441
- Sbarro, Inc 445
- Sir Speedy, Inc 448
- Smart & Final, Inc . 451
- Sport Chalet, Inc 454
- The Sports Authority, Inc 457
- Sterling Chemicals, Inc . 460
- Storehouse PLC 464
- StrataCom, Inc 467
- Stuart Entertainment Inc 470
- Sudbury Inc 473
- Sutter Home Winery Inc . 476
- Swire Pacific Ltd . 479
- Talley Industries, Inc 482
- Thermos Company 486
- Tonen Corporation 489
- Trek Bicycle Corporation 493
- Union Bank of California 496
- United Dominion Industries Limited 499
- Unitrin Inc 503
- Value Line, Inc . 506
- Vans, Inc . 509
- Varlen Corporation 512
- Vencor, Inc . 515
- VLSI Technology, Inc 518
- Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A 521
- Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N.A. . . . 524
- Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc . 527
- Waverly, Inc . 530
- WestPoint Stevens Inc. 533
- Windmere Corporation 537
- Witco Corporation 540
- Wolverine World Wide Inc 544
- Xilinx, Inc 548
- Yageo Corporation 551
- Yamaha Corporation 554
- Zale Corporation 559
Index to Companies ... 563
Index to Industries ... 685
Notes on Contributors ... 703
Preface page ix
List of Abbreviations ... xi
Company Histories
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- A.T. Cross Company 3
- Adelphia Communications Corp . 6
- Ag-Chern Equipment Company, Inc . 9
- Alliance Entertainment Corp 12
- Ameriwood Industries International Corp. . . . 15
- Ampex Corporation 18
- ANR Pipeline Co 21
- Aprilia SpA 24
- Avery Dennison Corporation 27
- Atmel Corporation 32
- Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A . 35
- Beazer Homes USA, Inc . 38
- Bhs plc 42
- Big B, Inc 45
- BMC Industries, Inc 48
- Bridgeport Machines, Inc 52
- Broughton Foods Co 55
- Bucyrus International, Inc . 58
- Bundy Corporation 62
- Burberrys Ltd . 66
- Burger King Corporation 69
- Burlington Industries, Inc 73
- Carr-Gottstein Foods Co . 77
- Champion Enterprises, Inc 81
- Chart House Enterprises, Inc . 85
- Chattem, Inc . 89
- The Cheesecake Factory Inc 93
- Chock Full o'Nuts Corp . 97
- Claire's Stores, Inc . 101
- Clarcor Inc . 104
- Conair Corp 108
- CoreStates Financial Corp III
- Courtaulds pic 116
- Cumberland Farms, Inc . 120
- The Daiei, Inc . 123
- Dawn Food Products, Inc 126
- DeKalb Genetics Corporation 129
- Deposit Guaranty Corporation 132
- Donnkenny, Inc . 136
- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc . 139
- Duplex Products Inc . 142
- Duriron Company Inc . 145
- E! Entertainment Television Inc 148
- EBSCO Industries, Inc 151
- Ellett Brothers, Inc . 154
- Envirodyne Indust ries, Inc . 157
- ERLY Industries Inc 161
- Expeditors International of Washington Inc . 163
- Express Scripts Incorporated 166
- E-Z Serve Corporation 169
- Fanuc Ltd . 172
- Fay's Inc 175
- Fleming Companies, Inc 178
- Foamex International Inc . 192
- Forever Living Products International Inc 186
- Fossil, Inc 189
- FSI International, Inc 192
- Fuqua Enterprises, Inc 195
- Gantos, Inc . 199
- Genesco Inc 202
- Gold Kist Inc 207
- Groupe André 210
- Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc . 213
- Harper Group Inc 216
- Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc 220
- Healthtex, Inc 223
- Herbalife Intemational, Inc 226
- Hickory Farms, Inc 230
- HMI Industries, Inc 233
- Howard Johnson Intemational, Inc 236
- Hunt-Wesson, Inc 240
- Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc 243
- Hyster Company 246
- IHOP Corporation 249
- Information Access Company 252
- Interbrew S.A 256
- Items Interntional Airwalk Inc 259
- Jack Henry and Associates, Inc 262
- John H. Harland Company 266
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc 270
- Kent Electronics Corporation 273
- Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company 277
- Kruger Inc 280
- Lend Lease Corporation Limited 283
- Life Technologies, Inc 287
- Luby's Cafeteria's, Inc 290
- Luxottica SpA 294
- Mac Frugal's Bargains - Closeouts Inc 297
- Marsh Supermarkets, Inc . 300
- Masland Corporation 303
- Matria Healthcare, Inc 306
- Maxco Inc 310
- The Men's Wearhouse, Inc 312
- MGM Grand Inc 316
- Michaels Stores, Inc . 320
- Midland Bank pic 323
- Milliken & Co 327
- Moore Medical Corp 331
- Mothercare UK Ltd 334
- Movie Star Inc 337
- Neutrogena Corporation 340
- New Valley Corporation 345
- Nippon Steel Corporation 348
- Nokia Corporation 352
- Oglebay Norton Company 355
- Old America Stores, Inc 359
- OM Group, Inc 362
- Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation 365
- Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc . 368
- Park-Ohio Industries Inc . 371
- Philipp Holzmann AG 374
- Preussag AG 378
- Pubco Corporation 383
- Quality Food Centers, Inc 386
- R.G. Barry Corp 389
- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc 392
- Reed International PLC 396
- Revlon Inc 400
- Richardson Electronics, Ltd . 405
- Ross Stores, Inc . 408
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company 411
- Schlumberger Limited 416
- Sealright Co., Inc . 420
- Security Capital Corporation 424
- Seiko Corporation 428
- Seneca Foods Corporation 432
- Shionogi & Co., Ltd . 435
- Simpson Investment Company 438
- Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc . 442
- Smead Manufacturing Co 445
- Smith & Nephew plc 449
- Sports & Recreation, Inc . 453
- Standex Intemational Corporation 456
- Sun Sportswear, Inc . 460
- Swank Inc 464
- TAB Products Co 467
- Tabacalera, S.A . 470
- TCBY Enterprises Inc 474
- TDK Corporation 477
- TI Group plc 480
- The Times Mirror Company 484
- Tops Appliance City, Inc 487
- Tracor Inc 490
- Travel Ports of America, Inc 493
- U.S. Trust Corp . 496
- Uni-Marts, Inc . 499
- United Parcel Service of America Inc 503
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company 507
- VF Corporation 511
- Virco Manufacturing Corporation 515
- W.H. Brady Co . 518
- Walden Book Company Inc . 522
- Washington Federal, Inc 525
- Washington Mutual, Inc 528
- Washington Scientific Industries, Inc . 532
- Wawa Inc . 535
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd 538
- West Marine, Inc . 541
- Westamerica Bancorporation 544
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc 548
- WMX Technologies Inc 551
- The Yasuda Trust and Banking Company, Limited 555
- Yucaipa Cos . 558
- Zero Corporation 563
Index to Companies .... 567
Index to Industries ... 693
Notes on Contributors ... 711
Preface page ix
List of Abbreviations xi
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- ABC Rail Products Corporation 3
- Alex Lee Inc 6
- Allwaste, Inc 10
- Alpine Lace Brands, Inc . 14
- Altera Corporation 17
- American Business Information, Inc 21
- American Homestar Corporation 26
- Ameritech Corporation 30
- Au Bon Pain Co., Inc . 35
- Bacardi Limited 39
- Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 43
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft 47
- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc . 52
- Benihana, Inc 56
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc 60
- BET Holdings, Inc . 64
- Blyth Industries, Inc . 67
- Boston Beer Company 70
- Brightpoint, Inc . 74
- British World Airlines Ltd 78
- Brookstone, Inc . 81
- The Buckle, Inc 84
- Bugle Boy Industries, Inc 87
- Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co . 89
- Canon Inc 92
- Cardinal Health, Inc . 96
- Catalina Marketing Corporation 99
- Central Parking Corporation 103
- Cherokee Inc . 106
- Ciber, Inc . 110
- CITIC Pacific Ltd 113
- Congoleum Corp . 116
- Credit Acceptance Corporation 120
- Daewoo Group 123
- Daisytek International Corporation 128
- Damark International, Inc 131
- Dayton Hudson Corporation 135
- DH Technology, Inc . 138
- Dialogic Corporation 141
- Discount Auto Parts, Inc . 144
- Drypers Corporation 147
- Eaton Vance Corporation 150
- ECI Telecom Ltd . 154
- Employee Solutions, Inc 157
- Essef Corporation 161
- EXCEL Communications Inc . 164
- Fair, Isaac and Company 168
- Fedders Corp 172
- FedEx Corporation 176
- First Pacific Company Limited 180
- Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd . 183
- Gadzooks, Inc . 188
- The Gap, Inc . 191
- Genesis Health Ventures, Inc . 195
- Genovese Drug Stores, Inc 198
- The Gorman-Rupp Company 201
- Gottschalks, Inc . 204
- Grow Biz International, Inc . 207
- Grupo Televisa, S.A . 211
- Guest Supply, Inc 215
- Hach Co 218
- Hancock Fabrics, Inc 222
- Heartland Express, Inc 225
- Helen of Troy Corporation 228
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc 231
- Hoechst A.G . 234
- The Home Depot, Inc . 238
- Hooters, of America, Inc 241
- Hormel Foods Corporation 244
- Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 248
- Hutchison Whampoa Ltd . 252
- Industrie Natuzzi S.p.A . 256
- Insight Enterprises, Inc . 259
- International Management Group 262
- Jack Schwartz Shoes, Inc 266
- J.C. Penney Company, Inc . 269
- Kaydon Corporation 274
- Kirby Corporation 277
- Kit Manufacturing Co . 280
- Kmart Corporation 283
- Knott's Berry Farm 288
- Kollmorgen Corporation 291
- Kronos,Inc . 295
- LaCrosse Footwear, Inc . 298
- Leslie's Poolmart, Inc . 302
- Lexmark International, Inc . 305
- Linamar Corporation 308
- Lowrance Electronics, Inc . 311
- Mail Boxes Etc . 315
- Manitowoc Company, Inc 318
- Maruzen Co., Limited 322
- The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc 325
- Merrill Corporation 331
- Micros Systems, Inc . 335
- Minolta Co., Ltd 339
- Mitel Corporation 343
- Mobile Telecommunications Technologies Corp . 347
- Mothers Work, Inc . 350
- Muzak, Inc . 353
- Nautica Enterprises, Inc 357
- New England Business Services, Inc . 361
- NGC Corporation 361
- Nichols Research Corporation 368
- Nordstrom, Inc 371
- The North Face, Inc . 375
- North Star Steel Company 378
- Novellus Systems, Inc 382
- Nu-kote Holding, Inc 386
- Oakley, Inc . 390
- Orkla A/S 394
- Osmonics, Inc . 399
- Otter Tail Power Company 402
- The Pampered Chef, Ltd . 406
- Paul Harris Stores, Inc 409
- Payless ShoeSource, Inc 413
- Philip Morris Companies Inc 416
- Physio-Control International Corp . 420
- Planet Hollywood International, Inc . 424
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc 427
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. . . .431
- Printronix, Inc . 434
- Quality Dining, Inc 437
- Quiksilver, Inc 441
- Recreational Equipment, Inc 444
- Red Roof Inns, Inc . 448
- Regal-Beloit Corporation 450
- Regis Corporation 454
- Rhino Entertainment Company 457
- Robert Half International Inc 461
- Ruby Tuesday, Inc . 464
- Safeskin Corporation 467
- Schneider S.A . 471
- Sears, Roebuck and Co . 475
- Semitool, Inc 480
- Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd 483
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 486
- Slim-Fast Nutritional Foods International, Inc . 489
- Sparton Corporation 492
- Sterling Electronics Corp 496
- The Stroh Brewery Company 499
- Supervalu Inc 503
- SyQuest Technology, Inc 509
- Tech-Sym Corporation 513
- Total System Services, Inc 516
- Toy Biz, Inc . 519
- Toys "R" Us, Inc . 522
- TRM Copy Centers Corporation 526
- Tuesday Morning Corporation 529
- Ultimate Electronics, Inc . 532
- United Video Satellite Group 535
- Uno Restaurant Corporation 538
- VeriFone, Inc 541
- Vivra, Inc . 545
- Wassail Pic 548
- Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc . 551
- WD-40 Company 554
- Weru Aktiengesellschaft 558
- The Wet Seal, Inc 562
- Zippo Manufacturing Company 565
- Zoom Telephonics, Inc . 569
index to Companies .... 573
Index to Industries ... 703
Notes on Contributors ... 721
Preface page vii
List of Abbreviations ... ix
- Advance Publications Inc . 3
- AK Steel Holding Corporation 8
- Alfa, S.A. de C.V. 10
- Amcor Limited 13
- Arnoldo, Mondadori Editore S.p.A 17
- Ashland Inc 22
- Avon Products, Inc 26
- Aydin Corp 30
- Banco Itad S.A . 33
- Bandag, Inc 36
- BBN Corp 39
- Belden Inc . 43
- Belk Stores Services, Inc 46
- Besnier SA 49
- The BFGoodrich Company 52
- Bird Corporation 56
- Blessings Corp 59
- British Steel plc 62
- Burr-Brown Corporation 66
- CalMat Co. 69
- Caltex Petroleum Corporation 73
- Caraustar Industries, Inc . 76
- Casey's General Stores, Inc . 79
- Chevron Corporation 82
- Christian Dior S.A . 86
- CKE Restaurants, Inc . 89
- Columbia Sportswear Company 94
- Comptoirs Modernes S.A 97
- Consolidated Natural Gas Company 100
- Cordis Corp 103
- Crowley, Milner & Company 106
- Cubic Corporation 109
- Cyrk Inc 112
- D'Agostino Supermarkets Inc . 115
- Daily Mail and General Trust plc 118
- Dixons Group pIc 121
- Dominion Homes, Inc . 125
- Dow Jones & Company, Inc 128
- The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation 132
- El Chico Restaurants, Inc 135
- Enron Corporation 139
- Escalade, Incorporated 142
- Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation . 145
- Fansteel Inc 150
- Fletcher Challenge Ltd 153
- Flying J Inc 158
- Forest Oil Corporation 161
- Framatome SA 164
- Gallaher Limited 168
- Gehl Company 172
- Giant Industries, Inc . 175
- Graco Inc . 178
- The Great Universal Stores plc 181
- The Greenbrier Companies 185
- Grupo Financiero Serfin, S.A . 188
- Grupo Industrial Bimbo 191
- Haggar Corporation 194
- Harland and Wolff Holdings plc 197
- The Hearst Corporation 201
- Hilton Hotels Corporation 205
- Holophane Corporation 209
- In-N-Out Burger 213
- Inland Steel Industries, Inc 216
- International Speedway Corporation 221
- Jefferson Smurfit Group plc 224
- Just For Feet, Inc . 228
- Justin Industries, Inc . 231
- Karstadt Aktiengesellschaft 234
- Kobe steel, Ltd . 238
- L. Luria & Son, Inc . 242
- Layne Christensen Company 245
- Lesco Inc . 248
- Mallinckrodt Group Inc . 251
- MasTec, Inc 254
- Max & Erma's Restaurants Inc. 258
- The May Department Stores Company 261
- The Mead Corporation 265
- Mercantile Stores Company, Inc .270
- Mohawk Industries, Inc . 274
- Myers Industries, Inc. 277
- National Public Radio 280
- The New York Times Company 283
- O'Charley's Inc . 286
- Patterson Dental Co . 289
- Penske Corporation 292
- Petroleos Mexicanos 295
- Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc . 299
- Pillowtex Corporation 303
- Pinault-Printemps Redoute S.A . 306
- Pioneer-Standard Electronics Inc . 310
- Pitney Bowes, Inc 315
- The Pittston Company 319
- Proffitt's, Inc . 323
- Groupe Promo&s S.A 326
- Publicis S.A 329
- Quad/Graphics, Inc 333
- Quaker Fabric Corp 337
- Rare Hospitality International Inc 340
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 343
- Reynolds Metals Company 346
- Rio Tinto pIc 349
- Rite Aid Corporation 354
- The Rival Company 358
- Roberds Inc 361
- Robertson-Ceco Corporation 364
- Rothmans UK Holdings Limited 367
- Safelite Glass Corp 371
- Salt River Project 374
- Santa Fe Gaming Corporation 377
- Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc 380
- Schwinn Cycle and Fitness L.P 383
- The Score Board, Inc 386
- ScottishPower pIc 389
- The Selmer Company, Inc . 391,
- Service Merchandise Company, Inc . 395
- Showboat, Inc . 400
- Simon & Schuster Inc 403
- Sommer-Allibert S.A 406
- Southwest Gas Corporation 410
- Spartech Corporation 413
- Spec's Music, Inc 416
- Springs Industries, Inc 419
- Stein Mart Inc . 423
- Steinway Musical Properties, Inc 426
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc . 430
- Summit Family Restaurants Inc 433
- Systems & Computer Technology Corp. . . . 437
- Thermadyne Holding Corporation 440
- TJ International, Inc . 444
- The TJX Companies, Inc . 448
- Town & Country Corporation 451
- Treadco, Inc 454
- Unitog Co 457
- UPM-Kymmene Corporation 461
- Valhi, Inc . 466
- Valmont Industries, Inc . 469
- Valores Industriales S.A 473
- Velcro Industries N.V . 476
- Waldbaum, Inc 479
- Walker Manufacturing Company 482
- Washington Gas Light Company 485
- Watts Industries, Inc . 489
- Welbilt Corp . 492
- Westvaco Corporation 495
- Wild Oats Markets, Inc . 500
- Wolohan Lumber Co 503
- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd . 506
- Younkers, Inc 510
- Zytec Corporation 513
Index to Companies ... 517
Index to Industries ... 651
Notes on Contributors ... 671
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