Ten Penn Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1670 U.S.A. CDI Corporation provides temporary technical and engineering services for the growing ranks of manufacturers who wish to limit their permanent labor costs by 'outsourcing' portions of their product development labor. Through its Technical Services division, CDI supplies the automotive, aeronautics, petrochemical, and other industries wi…
North Carolina Hwy 150 East Cherryville, North Carolina 28021 U.S.A. Carolina Freight Corporation is the holding company for several general freight trucking operations. The combined revenue of Carolina Freight's major operating subsidiaries puts the corporation among the ten largest motor carriers in the United States. These subsidiaries include Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation, G.I. Trucki…
222 Fairview Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109-5312 U.S.A. Cascade Natural Gas Corporation is a gas distribution company that serves more than 100,000 customers in nearly 90 communities located throughout Washington and Oregon. Cascade primarily serves the smaller communities in this region, eschewing the more densely populated cites, such as Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane. In the early 1950s,…
720 Western Boulevard Tarboro, North Carolina 27886 U.S.A. The Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company (CT&T) is an independent telephone company serving large portions of North Carolina. The company was formed at the turn of the century and remained independent when most of the rest of the American telephone industry was consolidated. It continued to grow as the area it served was developed. At…
P.O. Box 14662 Reading, Pennsylvania 19612-4662 U.S.A. Carpenter Technology Corporation produces and distributes specialty steel and structural ceramics worldwide for consumer and industrial applications. The company's products are part of every Pentagon weapons system and comprise approximately six pounds of every American automobile. In 1995, Carpenter employed 4,200 workers throughout the worl…
P.O. Box 678 Portland, Maine 04104 U.S.A. Known as "The Bank of Maine," Casco Northern Bank has over $1 billion in assets and many offices throughout the state of Maine and has undergone many changes during its long history. During the 1970s the firm gained a national reputation for offering some of the most innovative banking services in the industry, including NOW accounts, the first such servi…
P.O. Box 34216 Charlotte, North Carolina 28234 U.S.A. The Cato Corporation owns a chain of approximately 678 women's apparel stores in 22 U.S. states, primarily in the South and Southeast. The company operates through two principal divisions: the Cato division, which oversees 553 Cato and Cato Plus women's fashion stores, and the It's Fashion! division comprising a chain of 125 off-price stores o…
331 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 U.S.A. Carson Pirie Scott & Company is a regional department store chain, operating 51 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The company is a combination of several smaller department store chains, all with long ties to midwestern cities. Its key markets are Chicago, Milwaukee, and central Illinois, and in these three areas it …
100 Northeast Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61629-1425 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mission: Caterpillar will be the leader in providing the best value in machines, engines and support services for customers dedicated to building the world's infrastructure and developing and transporting its resources. We provide the best value to customers. Caterpillar Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of…
Shinjuku-Sumitomo Building 2-6-1, Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-01 Japan Company Perspectives: Casio's strategy is to popularize multimedia with innovative products that capitalize on new opportunities, that expand creativity for their users, and that can be used now--with existing infrastructure and new media--for reasonable prices. With unique functions and product concepts, we are expa…
200 N. Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At CDW, our bottom line isn't about dollars and cents. It's about the people we do business with--our customers, coworkers and community members. We have a long history of providing computing solutions built for business customers--and we welcome the chance to share our story with you. CDW Computer Centers, Inc. is …
11300 Ninth Street North St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-2329 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Catalina Marketing Corporation is the leading provider of in-store electronic marketing services. Through its proprietary network, Catalina Marketing provides consumer products manufacturers and retailers with cost-effective methods of delivering promotional incentives and advertising messages directly to con…
1600 W. Seventh Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102-2599 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In last year's annual report, we discussed a return to our roots--a renewed focus on core lending activities. It was a strategy that had begun to show signs of success, and we made it our mission to continue these efforts throughout 2002. We're proud to say that we're on the right course. Our success is largely due t…
10900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024 U.S.A. Castle & Cooke, Inc. has two core businesses, including real estate development and hotel management, and food processing. The company owns vast residential real estate properties in Hawaii, California, and Arizona, and also holds commercial and industrial properties in the same locations. Castle & Cooke also own and manages office bui…
533 S. Fremont Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071-1798 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As America's leading commercial real estate services company, CB Commercial is dedicated to providing responsive, results-oriented client service--through the delivery of integrated, strategic real estate solutions locally and around the world. Our success in delivery on this promise in large measure explains ho…
102 South Main Street Greenville, South Carolina 29601 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Carolina First was created in 1986 with one simple, bold mission: to become a premier bank by putting customers first. After more than ten years of service, that guiding principle is more important than ever. Through our progressive and innovative approach to our customers, Carolina First delivers personable, flex…
Avenida Rio Churubusco 213 08400 Mexico, D.F. Mexico Casa Cuervo, S.A. de C.V. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of tequila, the best-known of the distinctive Mexican alcoholic beverages made from the sap of agave (called maguey in Mexico), a genus of desert plants. It is also the oldest existing producer of tequila. Casa Cuervo's tequila brands, all under the Cuervo name, rank second t…
4441 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We dedicate ourselves ... to become the premier growth company in the entertainment and restaurant industry by operating multiple concepts with each being the Number One brand in its segment. Our concepts will be characterized by quality entertainment and food service, fun activities, while giving exceptional value and sat…
35th Floor, Two Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong Company Perspectives: To Cathay Pacific, a great flight is not just about providing a smooth check-in, good food and comfortable seats, it is about anticipating what a customer wants before they need to ask. Cathay Pacific believes that the true long-term differentiation between ourselves and our competitors is the unique service style provided…
437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Carnegie Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote `the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.' Under Carnegie's will, grants must benefit the people of the United States, although up to 7.4 percent of the funds may be used for the same purpose in countries that are or have …
20 Batterson Park Road Farmington, Connecticut 06032-2502 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: Working together, we will make Carvel the leading choice for unique frozen desserts, by consistently exceeding customer expectations. Our Values: 1) Do the right thing; 2) Do everything to the best of your ability; 3) Treat others the way you like to be treated. Carvel Corporation is a wholesaler a…
411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CP&L will be a leader in the electric utility industry measured in terms of the cost, reliability and quality of operations, service to customers and returns to our investors. Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) supplies electricity to over a million customers in eastern and western North Carolina and central Sou…
201 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The real estate industry is undergoing profound change. Historically, much of the wealth in U.S. real estate has been created and held by privately owned companies, in part because of the preferred tax status of private forms of ownership and the availability of capital which was set aside specifically for real estate…
355 Shuman Boulevard P.O. 3012 Naperville, Illinois 60566-7012 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a fraternal benefit society, the Catholic Order of Foresters is committed to planting the seeds of community and caring by offering valuable benefits that provide a solid base of lifetime financial stability to our members. The word fraternal refers to brotherhood and friendship--and that's what Catholi…
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami Florida 33178-2428 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to deliver exceptional vacation experiences through the world's best-known cruise brands that cater to a variety of different lifestyles and budgets, all at an outstanding value unrivaled on land or at sea. Begun with one ship that ran aground on its maiden voyage, Carnival Corporation has since grown into t…
6, avenue Raymond Poincare 75016 Paris France Company Perspectives: The Group has formulated a policy based on convenience, trust, low prices and quality products and services. All over the world, Carrefour is working to bring consumer products within the reach of the greatest number of people. It is succeeding by tightly integrating its stores into the local fabric, adapting its product lines an…
800 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Advertising with an Attitude. You look, and you know. You feel something certain. You believe. That's advertising with an attitude. Edge. Not somewhere in the middle. Tell the world where you stand. Shout it. Whisper it. Just don't mumble it. Every ounce of what your product or service can be, that's what your advertisi…
51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. The world's second oldest broadcasting network, CBS Corporation provides television programs to more than 200 affiliate stations in the United States. CBS Corporation was the name taken by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1997 after its 1995 acquisition of CBS Inc. Between 1995 and 1997, Westinghouse completed $25 billion in deals, including…
12596 W. Bayaud Avenue, Suite 400 Lakewood, Colorado 80228 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CARQUEST is committed to providing the finest quality parts in the automotive aftermarket. All of the parts in the CARQUEST-brand line are produced to exacting standards of performance and dependability, by the best manufacturer in the industry, to meet or exceed OEM specifications. CARQUEST is committed to th…
27 Nightsbridge London SW1X 7WB England One of the most revered names in jewelry, Cartier Monde (French for "World") is also the world's largest luxury jeweler, operating nearly 200 retail stores in more than 125 countries. The centerpiece of Vendome Luxury Group PLC--the London-based luxury goods subsidiary of Swiss-based, South African-controlled Compagnie Financière de Richemont AG, former ow…
1300 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77056 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are committed to being the most professional, ethical, and highest-quality funeral and cemetery service organization in our industry. Carriages Services, Inc. is the fastest-growing publicly traded funeral and cemetery service company in the United States. Since its inception, Carriage Services has grown at a …
6-2, Hon-machi, 1-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8543 Japan Company Perspectives: 'Starting out initially as a computer manufacturer, CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. has developed calculators, digital watches, electronic musical instruments, liquid crystal televisions, and other products that serve to put information into the hands of people everywhere. Today it is becoming much easier to exchange multimedi…
800 Jorie Boulevard Oak Brook, Illinois 60522-7001 United States CBI Industries, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of vessels for oil, gas, and water storage and, through its Liquid Carbonic subsidiary, the largest producer of industrial gases. Principally involved in the energy supply and municipal projects businesses, CBI operates in hundreds of countries throughout the world. The Chicag…
One Carrier Place Farmington, Connecticut 06032-2562 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Carrier Mission: To be our customers' first choice for air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration solutions everywhere around the world. Carrier Corporation leads the world in the manufacture of residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and equipment. Its businesses also i…
100 Phoenix Avenue Enfield, Connecticut 06083-1700 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Simply put, our customer comes first. At Casual Corner Group, we pride ourselves on understanding her changing needs, and we make it our number one priority to ensure her shopping experience is enjoyable and rewarding. When a customer visits our store, we do everything possible to treat her with respect, consideration…
18191 North West 68th Avenue Hialeah, Florida 33015 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Catalina Lighting we are dedicated to providing today's best value in lighting products, whether decorative or functional in nature. Our knowledge and resources enable us to deliver true lighting excellence. Whether it's basic lighting products, or those on the cutting edge of style and technology, Catalina Lighti…
5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, Colorado 80301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Carrier Access is a leading provider of broadband digital equipment solutions that meet the rapidly changing needs of communications service providers. Our service provider customers include competitive local exchange carriers, incumbent local exchange carriers, independent operating companies, interexchange carriers, Interne…
601 Tallmadge Road Kent, Ohio 44240 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1932 Warren E. Carter opened a lumberyard in Akron, Ohio: The Carter-Jones Lumber Company. His idea was to operate a lumberyard based on the simple principle of providing the greatest customer service while offering quality products at a fair price. Through the years this idea has helped the Carter Lumber Company grow to one of t…
555 Turnpike Street Canton, Massachusetts 02021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With our expertise and thorough understanding of the apparel needs of large men, Casual Male Big & Tall develops its line of quality clothing that combines contemporary style with guaranteed comfort. Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. is the name assumed by Massachusetts-based apparel retailer Designs, Inc. in 2002. For many…
200 Murray Hill Parkway East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CCA Industries, Inc., is ... engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of its own brand of health and beauty aid products. The Company markets directly to major mass merchandisers and drug and food retail chains throughout the United States and internationally. All of the company's products are sold under thei…
1717 Arch Street 35th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2768 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To help clients in targeted vertical markets improve their profitability and efficiency by providing professional project outsourcing, specialized temporary staffing and permanent placement, allowing them to focus on their core competencies. CDI Corporation provides temporary technical, engineering, and…
24, rue de la Montat 42000 Saint-Etienne France Company Perspectives: Now a century old, the Casino Group that Geoffroy Guichard founded remains true to the values that have underpinned its success: quality, local service, social responsibility, respect. The Group is proud of its values, and aims to found its future development on ten priority commitments towards its employees, its customers, its…
2201 NE 201st Avenue Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From our beginnings as a small machine shop in the early 1940s to the leading worldwide manufacturer that we are today, Cascade continues to grow as the premier supplier of lift truck attachments and related products. Cascade Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Fairview, Oregon, that manufactures forklift …
Portland Shipyard 5555 North Channel Avenue, Building 71 Portland, Oregon 97217 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cascade General, Inc. is in business to provide the highest quality ship repair in a timely and profitable manner. We intend to be thought of as the best possible choice for ship repair in terms of both quality and cost in the markets we serve. Cascade General, Inc. owns and operates Portl…
51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. The world's second oldest broadcasting network, CBS Television Network (formerly CBS Corporation) was acquired by Viacom Inc. in 2000. The network provides television programs (including such hits as Survivor, 60 Minutes, and Everybody Loves Raymond) to more than 200 affiliate stations in the United States, including 20 stations owned by Viacom.…
640 Great S Road, Manukau City Auckland 1020 New Zealand Company Perspectives: Built on Solid Foundations: In the year 2000 Carter Holt Harvey celebrated 100 years in business. Not many companies reach the milestone of a second century, even fewer do so carrying the names of their original founders. Our company today is built on the pioneering history of our founders--Francis Carter, Robert Holt …
865 South Figueroa Street 34th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CB Richard Ellis exists to serve as an advisor to its clients, helping them seize market opportunities through seamless working relationships and a thorough understanding of their business objectives. Our professionals are motivated not by simply closing transactions, but by working collaboratively wit…
18 Whitfield Rd. Causeway Bay Hong Kong Company Perspectives: From its early days as an Internet pioneer in Asia, the Company has grown and evolved into a global provider of enterprise software, business solutions and mobile and Internet applications. Our name change to CDC Corporation helps clarify the identity of the Company and better reflects our development into a larger and more diverse ent…
20 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA United Kingdom Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital management and equities and international market investment services to the country's elite. The company counts the Queen of England among its clients, as well as nearly half of the country's largest 100 companies. With a history reaching bac…
1731 King Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Catholic Charities USA is the membership association of one of the na tion's largest social service networks. Catholic Charities agencies a nd institutions nationwide provide vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social, or economic backgrounds . Catholic Charities USA, based in Alexandria, …