84 Eccleston Square London, SW1V 1PX United Kingdom The U.K. cement industry has its roots in the early 1800s. In 1824, Joseph Aspdin, a Leeds bricklayer, patented Portland cement, although others lay claim to its invention. The early years of the U.K. cement industry were characterized by the operating of many small producers in small, regionally competitive markets. Exports represented a fair p…
3776 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43207-4000 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bob Evans specializes in bringing farm-fresh foods to our customers through our restaurants and retail food products. The philosophy behind both segments of our business is the same one we've had since the very beginning: quality food and great service at a fair price. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates more than 5…
P. O. Box 24 Henderson, Kentucky 42420 U.S.A. Big Rivers Electric Corporation is a cooperative engaged in providing electric power to over 80,000 customers in western Kentucky. Consisting of four member systems (Henderson-Union Electric Cooperative, Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Jackson Purchase Electric Cooperative Corporation, and Green River Electric Corporation), Big Ri…
8171 Redwood Boulevard Novato, California 94945 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our purpose is to share our heartfelt belief that comfortable, healthy footwear contributes to happiness and well-being. Through our distribution of high quality footwear, we strive to create positive, harmonious relationships with employees, customers, vendors and the environment, emphasizing honesty and integrity in al…
1000 3rd Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Bloomingdale's Inc. operates 15 premier department stores in nine U.S. states, bringing in a total of approximately $1.1 billion in annual revenues. Famous for its glamorous flagship store in uptown Manhattan, Bloomingdale's traditionally caters to an upscale, trendy crowd. In the 1970s and 1980s, the store's flashy merchandise displays and intensel…
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 300 Birmingham, Alabama 35242-2516 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Birmingham Steel will capitalize on new mini-mill technologies ensuring its continued place in the worldwide steel markets. Whether it is through participation in new mini-mill ventures or additional improvements in our current operations, Birmingham Steel Corporation will continue to be on the leading …
1775 The Exchange Suite 600 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Blimpie International, Inc. is dedicated to increasing stakeholder value through developing, franchising, and supporting a portfolio of world-class brands. Stakeholders (franchisees, subfranchisers, master licensees, employees, suppliers, and shareholders) recognize that "increasing value" is dependent upon providing …
One Meridian Crossings, Suite 850 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55423-3938 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We have what we believe to be a clear plan to return BMC to growth. At its core, we must efficiently operate our two restructured businesses. In 2003, we are focused on returning to profitability by: Improving the performance of our global polycarbonate lens franchise; Managing our core mask operation…
100 Field Point Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: While we have grown from a small regional operation to a leader in all significant market segments, we have not lost sight of the principles that brought us to where we are today--a commitment to quality for every market segment, entrepreneurial enthusiasm, tenacious examination of every detail, fiscal responsibility, …
1077 Pleasant Street Norwood, Massachusetts 02062 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Over the long term we have found that we prosper when we insist on the highest quality products, produced in the most cost effective, modern facilities, designed and delivered to our customers with their needs in mind, by people totally dedicated to these simple principles." Bird Corporation (Bird), which began its th…
11755 E. Peakview Ave., #A Englewood, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Exceed your customers' expectations, and they will have no reason to shop anywhere else. Providing customer satisfaction boils down to fundamentals so simple that they never occur to some companies: select the right site, choose the right franchisee, provide the right training, and give the right kinds of ongoing su…
1000 Park Drive Lawrence, Pennsylvania 15055 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Black Box Corporation is to grow profitably as the leader in providing quality connectivity solutions and support services through a combination of state-of-the-art technical and direct marketing skills to all the customers we serve on a global basis. Black Box Corporation is a leading direct marketer of comp…
625 Ninth Street Rapid City, South Dakota 57709 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's mission statement is to position the Company nationally to build value for shareholders, offer competitive prices for customers and create opportunities for employees through quality energy services and products. A public utility holding company, Black Hills Corporation is involved in three principal busine…
499 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company has established a unique position within the financial services industry by providing a broad range of functions combined into a single "package" that represents substantial value, while at the same time addressing the demand for investment performance and efficiency in increasingly complex global markets and exchan…
8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri 64114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From St. Louis to Singapore, Black & Veatch is there. As an expert in engineering, procurement, and construction, we provide quality work on a fast track schedule for utilities, commerce, industry, and government agencies in more than 65 countries. And, we ensure that our clients receive the best possible value for their i…
220 Hickory Street Warren, Pennsylvania 16366-0001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our current priorities, all of which support the critical need to add more customers to our file, include catalog marketing and the development of expanded database capabilities in the areas of target marketing, credit management and mail stream optimization. Blair Corporation sells women's and men's apparel and home …
1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We help people transform ordinary nights into BLOCKBUSTER nights by b eing their complete source for movies and games. Blockbuster Inc. is the largest video rental chain in the world provi ding in-home rental, retail movie, and game entertainment. Blockbuste r operates about 9,100 video stores, serving approximately three mill ion c…
550 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Bill Blass Ltd. produces clothing collections by the designer Bill Blass and licenses an array of products that bear his name or initials. Blass's fashions have long been a favorite of wealthy and prominent women, including several presidents' wives. His clothes 'are rarely thought of as artistic or trendsetting or remarkable,' according to Susan…
3920 Arkwright Road Macon, Georgia 31210 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When the first Blue Bird school bus was built in 1927, its concept was years ahead of its time. This pioneering spirit still lives on at Blue Bird, where we continue to set industry standards in bus design and manufacture. This consistency isn't just the result of our commitment to manufacturing excellence, our design innovatio…
176 Main Street Florida, New York 10921 U.S.A. Operator of a leading supermarket chain in the northeastern United States, Big V Supermarkets, Inc. owns 32 grocery stores in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania that operate primarily under the ShopRite name. Big V began as a family-owned business with one store, then grew robustly under the guidance of the founders' son, J. Arthur Rosenberg, who…
Chertsey Road Windlesham GU20 6HJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives The BOC Group is built around its customers. Whatever the industry or interest, our goal is to respond to their needs as quickly and effectively as possible. Their ever-changing requirements are the driving force behind the development of all our products, technologies and support services. We recognize that BOC people are our …
257 Cornelison Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-9988 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From dental care, to treating dentinal hypersensitivity, adult periodontitis and beyond, people around the world experience better oral health as a result of the strong partnership between Block Drug Company and the dental professional. As we look to the new millennium, Block Drug Company remains committed to th…
1802 C Street Sacramento, California 95814 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1910, 230 growers banded together to form an agricultural cooperative called the California Almond Growers Exchange. Their commitment was to find better ways of bringing California almonds to both domestic and international markets. From the beginning, we've been the leader in the industry, and today, as Blue Diamond Growe…
P.O. Box 4549 Boulder, Colorado 80306 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Blue Mountain Arts is helping the world communicate. Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. publishes cards, books, calendars, prints, and other gift items which feature the company's signature style: poetry and prose printed on a backdrop of colorful nature illustrations. The company offers over 1,000 designs of everyday, all-occasion greeting…
1101 S. Horton Brenham, Texas 77834-2807 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From the beginning, we've been cranky about the homemade taste of our ice cream. So cranky, in fact, we have people whose only job (if you call eating our ice cream a job) is to taste every flavor of Blue Bell to make sure it's perfect. But they aren't the only tough judges. Everyone from our Chairman on down is fastidious abou…
16, boulevard des Italiens 75009 Paris Cedex 09 France Company Perspectives: BNP Paribas, powerful growth potential and value creation. With its EUR 20 billion in reserves, and its large international presence, the new Group has the means to achieve its ambitions: to become a European leader in each of its markets by seizing the opportunities linked to the euro and to be a major player on the glo…
501 East Camino Real Boca Raton, Florida 33432 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are in the business of marketing a one-of-a-kind experience. We specialize in catering to guests, individuals, and groups, with customized service. Our combination of exceptional service and unique locations had earned our resorts a reputation as superior destinations, ideal for business and pleasure. Boca Resorts Inc.…
P.O. Box 23350 Seattle, Washington 98102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation places a major focus on helping to improve people's lives through health and learning. We will continue to look for strategic opportunities to extend the benefits of modern science and technology to people around the world, especially where poverty serves as an obstacle to participating in th…
150 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bingham Dana gets it done. Helping our clients prosper in this dynamic and challenging environment is the mission of Bingham Dana: more than 500 attorneys who understand that business judgment is an essential component of sound legal advice, that imagination can be just as important as intelligence—and that markets and …
1 Billabong Place Burleigh Heads, Queensland 4220 Australia Billabong International Ltd. markets apparel and accessories designed for surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding. The company offers more than 2,200 products, including Board shorts; t-shirts; swimwear; shorts, pants, and jeans; fleece tops; "jumpers" or pullover sweaters; jackets; backpacks; sports eyewear; and many other products, pr…
2488 Dunwin Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1J9 Canada Company Perspectives: At a crucial stage in the development of every truly successful company, there comes a point when management realizes that it is time to take a bold step forward, time to move on to the next phase that will ensure not only the continued success of the company, but also open up exciting new possibilities for unprecedented …
4520 Executive Park Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36116-1602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We want to create within the Blount organization a place where people can and will want to come and devote their lives toward building a more successful enterprise. To do so, we seek to create a climate where individuals can develop to their maximum potential. It is our belief that if people are set free to expr…
2145 Roosevelt Avenue Springfield, Massachusetts 01104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Big Y is a family owned and family oriented retail food company serving peoples' at home food needs. Our goal is to exceed our customers' evolving expectations by constantly seeking better ways to create and deliver world class service and value. Big Y Foods, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, owns…
2101 City West Boulevard Houston, Texas 77042 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our heritage is helping our customers gain business advantage through more effective use of their IT groups. We continue that today by ensuring that our customers can confidently utilize new technology and application services to fundamentally change their business models. BMC Software, Inc. is one of the world's largest d…
2600 Campus Drive San Mateo, California 94403 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Blue Martini Software is the leading provider of intelligent selling systems. Innovative companies use our software to slash sales costs and improve customer and channel loyalty. Blue Martini intelligent selling systems deliver the expertise of a company's best sales and marketing people through advisory applications for c…
1221 North Russell Street Missoula, Montana 59808 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to anticipate, understand, and exceed our customers' expectations by offering leading edge communications technologies backed by exceptional service and support. Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, a customer-owned cooperative, serves over 20,000 consumers in eight counties in Montana and Idaho. A single…
705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900 Seattle, Washington 98104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our philosophy is simple: Offer high-quality diamonds and fine jewelry at outstanding prices. Mark Vadon, founder of Blue Nile Inc., considered himself intelligent, discerning, and in complete control of his life. Yet when he began to shop for an engagement ring, he was in over his head. To the well-educated …
2084 East 3900 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are an employee-owned company made up of climbers and backcountry skiers who are committed to designing and producing the best equipment imaginable. Input into our design process comes from all corners of the world--the gear you use is the result of ideas, experiences, and inspiration from a global family of climbers …
5209 SE International Way Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bob's Red Mill is dedicated to the production of natural foods in the natural way. With all the sophisticated knowledge of recent times, no machinery has yet been developed that grinds grain into flours quite as well as the flint-hard quartz millstones used by millers since Roman times. Bob's Red Mill products are stil…
90 Linden Oaks Rochester, New York 14625 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be widely recognized for leadership and accomplishment as a food processing and marketing company by using all of our partners' and associates' talents. Our Core Values: Do What is Right; Excellence in Performance; Commitment in Objectives; Teamwork. Birds Eye Foods, Inc., formerly Agrilink Foods, Inc., is the c…
1099 18th Street, Suite 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We expect to generate long-term reserve and production growth predominantly through our drilling activities. Bill Barrett Corporation is a publicly traded, independent oil and gas exploration and development company, concentrating its efforts on five major Rocky Mountain sites: the Wind River Basin, the Uinta Basin, …
14 Cambridge Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Biogen Idec is dedicated to pursuing the creativity of science. The company's products and development programs address a variety of key medical needs in the areas of oncology, neurology, dermatology and rheumatology. Biogen Idec Inc., formed through the 2003 merger of Biogen Inc. and IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation …
20 rue de la Libération Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon 69110 France Company Perspectives: For more than 70 years, Boiron has been committed to funding scientific research and educating the public and healthcare professionals on homeopathic medicines. Boiron maintains the highest standards in manufacturing, complying with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the U.…
Chemin de l'Orme Marcy l'Etoile F-69280 France Company Perspectives: Mission & Strategy: Become a key player in the in vitro diagnosti cs field. bioMérieux's ambition is to become a key player in the in vitr o diagnostics field of infectious diseases and other pathologies, suc h as cardio-vascular diseases or cancers. It has implemented the foll owing strategy: focusing its development on applic…
P.O. Box 1029 Moyock, North Carolina 27958 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Blackwater USA is the most comprehensive professional military, law e nforcement, security, peacekeeping, and stability operations company in the world. We have established a global presence and provide train ing and operational solutions for the 21st century in support of secu rity and peace, and freedom and democracy everyw…
9600 Garsington Road Oxford United Kingdom Company Perspectives Blackwell Publishing Mission Statement: Partnerships in learning, research and professional practice. Our mission is to provide an expert publishing service to other experts--authors, editors, librarians, researchers, teachers and their students, societies and professionals--enabling them to do their jobs better. Blackwell Publishing…
P.O. Box 18979 Irvine California 92623 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Blizzard Entertainment is a premier publisher of entertainment software. Since establishing the Blizzard label in 1994, the company has quickly become one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. Blizzard Entertainment makes the world's most popular online computer game, World of Warcraft. The company was a…
200, 4445 Calgary Trail Edmonton T6H 5R7 Canada Company Perspectives BioWare's Vision is to deliver the best story-driven games in the world. BioWare Corporation, established by three men linked by medical school and a love for video games, is widely recognized as resurrecting the role-playing game (RPG). Specializing in computer and console video games, BioWare has produced a series of hits, inc…
541 N. Superior Street Toledo Ohio 43660 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Block Communications, Inc. (BCI) is a 105-year-old privately held diversified media holding company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. Block Communications, Inc. is a regional media conglomerate. Its principal properties include two venerable newspapers, the Toledo Blade and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It also owns several broadcas…
4446 Barley Drive Salem Virginia 24153-8542 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Blue Ridge Beverage Company's successful growth strategy and strong competitive position are directly attributable to the quality of its employees. Without experienced, hard-working and dedicated individuals, none of the Company's achievements would be possible. A private company based in Salem, Virginia, Blue Ridge Beverage …