622 Third Avenue New York New York 10017 United States Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Empire) is the largest private not-for-profit health insurer in the country. It provides both hospital and physician coverage for approximately ten million customers in the 28 counties of eastern New York State, including the greater New York City area. Empire was created by the 1985 merger of Blue Cross and…
8850 Ladue Road St. Louis, Missouri 63124 U.S.A. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company is the parent company of the highly successful Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Avoiding the higher margin, highly competitive travel segment dominated by Hertz and Avis, Enterprise dominates the 'home city' segment of the automobile rental market, catering largely to those consumers who need to rent cars temporarily to replace …
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 U.S.A. For decades Elizabeth Arden Co. cosmetics and perfumes have been synonymous with luxury and prestige. A world leader in the cosmetics industry since the 1920s, Elizabeth Arden was acquired by Unilever PLC, a conglomerate of consumer product companies. Despite intense competition and a severe recession, Elizabeth Arden's "White Diamonds" …
1450 Fashion Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 U.S.A. Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is one of the world's leading publishers of video and computer games software. Better known video game companies, including Sega, Nintendo, and Atari, manufacture video game players but produce games only for their proprietary equipment. Electronic Arts, on the other hand, produces software for various manufacturers' h…
Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 U.S.A. Eli Lilly & Company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets ethical drugs in 14 plants and facilities in the United States and in 25 plants in 19 countries around the world. The company's products are sold in more than 120 countries. Although Lilly was embroiled in controversy and became the target of numerous lawsuits related to it…
Grand Buildings Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5EJ United Kingdom Enterprise Oil plc is the largest independent oil exploration and production company in the United Kingdom. With a significant presence in the North Sea and interests in 17 countries overall, primarily concentrated in Italy, the Black Sea, Australia, and Southeast Asia, the company is a growing force in the discovery, development, an…
171 South Street Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748-9103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: EMC promises customers that no matter how fast their marketplaces change, what new technologies emerge, or how much information they need to handle, we will be the world's best caretaker and enabler of all their information. We fulfill this promise through The EMC Offering, our phrase for every benefit customers exp…
6901 West Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33313 U.S.A. Encore Computer Corporation is one of the leading American manufacturers of open, scalable computer and storage systems for data centers and mission-critical applications. The company's highly innovative Memory Channel technology, coupled with its sophisticated Infinity 90 Series commercial parallel processing systems for mainframe…
303 Velocity Way Foster City, California 9440 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: EFI's greatest strength is its spirit of innovation. This spirit is fueled by the creativity of Fiery users and the ideas of our employees. From our intuitive and universal Fiery user interface to our advanced ColorWise editing software, EFI technology creates workflow efficiencies by making copiers and printers invaluable…
1015 Arlington Business Park Theale Reading RG7 4SA United Kingdom English China Clays plc (formerly known as ECC Group plc) is perhaps best known as the world's largest producer of kaolin, a fine white clay used primarily for finishing glossy paper. This product as well as other specialty mineral pigments and chemicals produced by the company are used in the manufacture of high-quality printing …
1400 Smith Street Houston, Texas 77002-7369 U.S.A. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001, Enron Corporation was one of the largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. It marketed natural gas liquids worldwide and operated one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world, totaling more than 36,000 miles. It was also one of the largest independent developer…
Tour Elf 2, place de la Coupole La Défense 6 - 92400 Courbevoie France Company Perspectives: For Elf Aquitaine, the running of the company is, above all, an état d'esprit, based on three simple guiding principles shared by everyone: 1. Decisions taken in the long-term interests of shareholders--All major decisions are prepared collectively by the Executive Management Committee and taken by the …
101 Wood Avenue Iselin, New Jersey 08830 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Diverse markets. Diverse customers. Diverse products. All from a single focus on surface and materials science. No other company in the world possesses Engelhard's unique combination of capabilities. Fundamentally, we manipulate basic materials--typically minerals--to alter their structure and surface characteristics. We manipu…
107 North Sherman Street Ennis, Texas 75119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are undertaking a major transformation of the company to lessen our dependence on the business forms market and there are substantial risks associated with this transformation. We will continue aggressively marketing our present products and services and search for acquisitions which meet our strategic requirements. We wi…
27 Wrights Lane London W8 5SW United Kingdom Company Perspectives EMI Group's strategy is to create shareholder value by developing the best musical content at both our recorded music business, EMI Music, and our music publishing business, EMI Music Publishing, and to exploit fully this valuable content on a global basis through all economically attractive channels. Our investment in artists and …
8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77046 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: There's a new powerhouse in the facilities services industry-Encompass Services Corporation. Encompass Services Corporation ranks as the largest provider of facilities systems and solutions in the United States. Encompass Services Corporation, known as Group Maintenance America Corp. (GroupMAC) until its February 2000 …
One Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2RF United Kingdom Company Perspectives: EMAP's corporate objective is to create one of the world's most highly rated media businesses in terms of people, products and services, growing faster than our competitors and with operating margins of 20%. To obtain and maintain our market leading positions we will run our business aggressively, investing …
One Lagoon Drive Suite 400 Redwood City, California 94065 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our goal is to exceed our customers' expectations by ensuring quality and excellence in every aspect of our business. We do this by providing complete global logistics services, multi-modal transportation, and customs brokerage for our customers. By placing emphasis on employee satisfaction, we will ensure our …
5400 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024-3199 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: A sharp eye sees beyond what is and envisions what can be. Bringing that vision to life requires a wealth of insight, talent and resources. For clients around the world, Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) is the bridge between vision and reality. We help clients see new ways to redefine their businesses or industries. T…
9 Entin Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Emerson Radio's management team continues to respond well to a number of complex challenges and we are ready to advance, with the addition of new products, into new markets abroad and additional distribution channels domestically. Going confidently forward, we will build on the favorable trends developing in our core product l…
14100 NW 60th Avenue Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 U.S.A. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. is one of the world's leading makers of prestige perfumes and cosmetics. Key brands include Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds, White Shoulders, Red Door, 5th Avenue, Green Tea, and Sunflowers. The company also sells a line of Elizabeth Arden brand color cosmetics, and skin care products under the names Ceramides, Visible…
John Keay House St. Austell, Cornwall PL25 4DJ United Kingdom English China Clays Ltd. is perhaps best known as the world's largest producer of kaolin, a fine white clay used primarily for finishing glossy paper. This product as well as other specialty mineral pigments and chemicals produced by the company are used in the manufacture of high-quality printing and writing paper as well as in the ma…
800 LaSalle Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2014 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Philosophy: To work for our clients' success in an environment that DEMANDS worldwide collaboration, creativity and innovation: Continual investment in process and knowledge allows us to offer our customers superior solutions; the delivery of architecture, engineering and construction services is an integrated proce…
60 Executive Boulevard Farmingdale, New York 11735 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Enzo Biochem is positioning itself for a fundamental role in the evolution towards biological medicines in clinical treatment. The first biotechnology company to go public, Enzo Biochem, Inc., located in Farmingdale, New York, consists of three wholly owned subsidiaries. Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc. offers diagnostic test…
3000 Fifth Ave. Place 425 1st St. Southwest Calgary, Alberta T2P 3L8 Canada Company Perspectives: Enbridge will go beyond all others to deliver energy and related services to North American and international customers. This common vision bonds the many different but related businesses of the corporation together in a unified purpose. A number of themes are embedded in the vision statement to refl…
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Entergy's long-term strategy is to leverage our scale and industry expertise to establish Entergy as a premier integrated wholesale energy company. Our defined strategic initiatives are to expand our nuclear generation portfolio, develop power projects in selected growth markets, build our commodity marketing and trading …
Bonairelaan 4 1213 VH Hilversu The Netherlands Company Perspectives: The combination of Interactive with TV makes Endemol one of the few global players who can deliver a true multimedia offering which encompasses audio and video on traditional as well as on the new interactive platforms. Endemol Entertainment Holding NV is a Dutch television production company, which in the summer of 2000 became …
Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Eli Lilly and Company creates and delivers innovative medicines that enable people to live longer, healthier and more active lives. Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets ethical drugs (those requiring a doctor's prescription) for a wide variety of human ailments. It has research and prod…
40 Monument Circle, Suite 700 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: 11 Commandments of EMMIS: 11: Admit your mistakes. 10: Be flexible--keep an open mind. 9: Be rational--look at all the options. 8: Have fun--don't take this too seriously. 7: Never get smug. 6: Don't underprice yourself or your medium--don't attack the industry, build it up. 5: Believe in yourself--if you think…
Carmelite 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DE United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Energis is a communications company with a passion, helping business customers achieve their goals. This has moved our focus towards providing a comprehensive range of internet and advanced data services--supported by fast, reliable, broadband national networks. We are rapidly developing businesses in selected C…
202 Fremont Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 U.S.A. The Elsinore Corporation owns and operates the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. The Four Queens hotel provides accommodations in 690 rooms, including 45 suites, and houses 14,600 feet of meeting and convention space. The 30,000 square foot casino offers gaming with nearly 1100 slot machines, a keno lounge, a sport book, and over…
Grand Buildings Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5EJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Enterprise Oil aspires to be the world's leading independent exploration and production company. Our vision is to deliver a superior combination of growth in value and financial returns by harnessing the power of our creativity and knowledge with integrity and passion. Enterprise Oil PLC is the largest independe…
St. Gorangsgatan 143, Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: Our vision is for Electrolux to be the world leader in consumer durables for indoor and outdoor use, with a selected range of corresponding products for professional users. Through good growth and profitability, Electrolux shall create value for shareholders as well as for consumers, business partners, and employees. Value creation is o…
575 7th Avenue New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: What started with a shirt? Ellen Tracy did. Ellen Tracy, Inc., which originally made blouses, is now a leading maker of bridge apparel--clothing that falls in between high-price designer lines and lower-priced labels. Located on Manhattan's Seventh Avenue, Ellen Tracy is especially adept at producing quality garments suitable fo…
4ta. Transv. De los Cortijos de Lourdes Centro Empresarial Polar, Piso 1 Caracas 1070 Venezuela Company Perspectives: We strive to satisfy the needs of consumers, customers, sales companies, concession holders, distributors, shareholders, workers, and suppliers through our products and the development of our businesses. We further strive to guarantee the highest possible standards in quality, eff…
6060 Sepulveda Boulevard Van Nuys, California 91411-2512 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With the industry's largest inventory of leading edge technology products, innovative rental/leasing programs and services, and a knowledgeable staff, Electro Rent is unmatched in North America. And we're always looking toward the future. With its headquarters in Van Nuys, California, Electro Rent Corporation re…
3 Monkspath Hall Road Solihull West Midlands B90 4SJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Company continues to invest substantial capital, alongside our licensees, to further enhance the estate quality. Enterprise Inns plc is the United Kingdom's largest pub company, boasting a portfolio of more than 5,300 pubs across Great Britain. Unlike most of its competitors, Enterprise has long eschewed…
P.O. Box 16508 3737 Elvis Presley Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee 38186-0508 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) is the corporate entity that was created by the trust to conduct business and manage its assets. EPE is wholly owned by the Elvis Presley Trust. The Graceland operation in Memphis is a major source of revenue for EPE and is the home base. EPE also has an off…
5301 Tokay Boulevard Madison, Wisconsin 53711-1027 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Throughout our 25-year history, we have focused on providing applications and services for large, multi-specialty organizations, giving us a deep understanding of both the challenges faced by these groups and the strategies that lead to long-term success. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Epic Systems Corporation is one of…
227-15 North Conduit Avenue Laurelton, New York 11413 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The employees of Eon Labs are dedicated to develop, manufacture and be first to market with a broad range of affordable multi-source pharmaceutical products to the U.S. healthcare community. Eon's professional team will progressively utilize modern technology and innovative thinking to apply the highest standards t…
Piazzale Enrico Mattei 1 Roma I-00144 Italy Company Perspectives: Mission: Eni is one of the most important integrated energy companies in the world operating in the oil and gas, power generation, petrochemicals, oilfield services construction and engineering industries. In these businesses it has a strong edge and leading international market positions. Eni's objective is to create new value to …
600 Corporate Park Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63105-4204 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Enterprise's mission is to fulfill the automobile and commercial truck rental, leasing, and car sales needs of our customers while exceeding their expectations for service, quality and value. We strive to earn our customers' long-term loyalty by delivering more than promised, being honest and fair, and "going the…
100 Painters Drive Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Endo's vision is to become a premier specialty pharmaceutical company anchored in pain management, with a balanced focus in complementary therapeutic areas. Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is a publicly traded company based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, dedicated to the niche of pain management. Endo deve…
931 South Matlack Street West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Electronics Boutique is exclusively focused on the video game industry, and that translates into a true edge for our Company and for our customers. Since we really are "all about games," our sales team is both passionate and knowledgeable about our products. We foster these natural tendencies by providing ongoi…
Monticello Raceway, Route 17B Monticello, New York 12701 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We hope to welcome you soon to both the new Mighty M Gaming at Monticello Raceway and the Cayuga Catskill Resort, and to become the premier choice for New Yorkers seeking gaming and entertainment closer to home. Maintaining its headquarters at the Monticello Raceway in New York State's Catskills region, Empire R…
777 Main Street, Suite 1400 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Encore Acquisition Company, using the experience of our senior management team, has developed and refined an acquisition program designed to increase our reserves and to complement our core properties. We have over 30 engineering and geoscience professionals who manage our core properties and use their experience and…
2956 Waterview Drive Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The research and development team at ECD Ovonics, its subsidiaries, a nd joint ventures are focused on the development of new products and technology that will benefit our commercial partners. At ECD Ovonics, we invent the technology, the products, and production technology th at will bring our vision to life. Energ…
1 Parker Plaza Fort Lee New Jersey 07024 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Empire Resources, Inc. is a distributor of value added semi-finished aluminum products. We currently serve over 200 customers in diverse industries including transportation, automotive, housing, appliances and packaging. Empire Resources, Inc. is a Fort Lee, New Jersey-based company that distributes value-added, semi-finished al…
1410 Millwood Road McKinney Texas 75069 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Since 1990, we've grown steadily with a firm focus on customer service. Responsiveness to our customer is our primary goal at Encore, with an emphasis on building and maintaining strong relationships. Located 35 miles north of Dallas in McKinney, Texas, Encore Wire Corporation manufactures NM cable, used for the interior wiring i…
10065 Jasper Avenue Edmonton T5J 3B1 Canada Company Perspectives We create enduring customer relationships and enrich the quality of life for the people, businesses, and communities we serve by providing competitively priced, safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible water and power. EPCOR Utilities Inc., a top Canadian provider of energy and energy-related services and products, is owned b…