1000 Six PPG Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479 U.S.A. Allegheny Ludlum Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of specialty steel and other specialty metals in the United States. Stainless steel, by far the principal product line of Allegheny Ludlum, accounts for about 80 percent of its total sales and ranks it among the three largest manufacturers of the specialty metal. Silicon …
54, rue La Boetie 75008 Paris France With operations in more than 100 countries, Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Générale d'Electricité was the second-largest company in France in 1993. After almost a century as Compagnie Générale d'Electricité, the conglomerate changed its name in 1991 to reflect its two primary subsidiaries, Alcatel N.V. and GEC Alsthom. Alcatel, which brings in about 60 percen…
7201 Hamilton Boulevard P.O. Box 538 Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105-1501 U.S.A. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is the world's third largest producer of industrial, specialty, and medical gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and hydrogen. Industrial gases contribute over half of the company's sales and nearly three-fourths of its profits. The company's chemicals and intermediates segment, which…
41 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98104-2871 U.S.A. Aldus Corporation revolutionized the use of personal computers when it introduced its PageMaker program in 1985, virtually creating the desktop publishing industry. Although the company has not been able to match the inventiveness of its original program, it is a major American producer of desktop publishing and graphics software, sellin…
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (A&A) is the second largest insurance brokerage company, and the largest retail insurance broker, in the world. Through a network of subsidiaries and affiliates, A&A acts as intermediary between clients (usually corporations) and insurance underwriters, receiving a commission based on the premium paid …
822 Bishop Street P.O. Box 3440 Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3440 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: There is no other company exactly like Alexander & Baldwin, and we believe that our uniqueness holds the key to our strength. Our strength is in our numbers, with a consistently strong balance sheet and cash flow, and strong 2000 performance. Our growth is in our diverse business assets in transportation and …
One California Street San Francisco, California 94108 U.S.A. AirTouch Communications, one of the world's leading wireless telecommunications organizations, serves the needs of over three million cellular phone and paging customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia. AirTouch operates through four entities: AirTouch International, AirTouch Cellular, AirTouch Paging, and AirTouch Teletrac. AirT…
Velperweg 76 NL-6800 SB Arnhem The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Akzo Nobel is a multicultural company. We are market-driven and technology-based, serving customers throughout the world with healthcare products, coatings, and chemicals. Akzo Nobel conducts its diversified activities through Business Units, which report directly to the Board of Management. We maintain a product portfolio with …
Eckenbergstr. 16 D-45307 Essen Germany Privately held by brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht, Aldi Group is Germany's leading grocery store chain and a top competitor in the global retail food industry. Cited by some as Europe's largest retailer, the chain has found success by going against virtually every standard of supermarketing, from its legendary reticence to the "Spartan atmosphere" of its sto…
#3900, 421-7 Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 4K9 Canada Alberta Energy Company Ltd. is the largest Canadian-based producer of North American gas and the largest North American independent gas storage operator. The company's total assets exceeded $50 million as of December 31, 2000. Alberta Energy Company's primary activities involve oil and natural gas exploration, development and production, an…
110 East 59th Street New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company is actively engaged in the acquisition and development of proprietary entertainment products in order to enhance its profitability, diversify its operations and capitalize on its leaading position in the distribution of pre-recorded music. The largest full-service distributor of music and music-related products…
120 Fourth Street S.W. Hickory, North Carolina 28602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We feed people. We are a vital link in the food chain. We provide a plentiful, continuous, and affordable variety of food and related products. Alex Lee Inc. is a holding company that was formed in 1992 to serve as the parent company for three food and food distribution firms in North Carolina. Of the three, the old…
703 Curtis Street Middletown, Ohio 45043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: AK Steel offers a diverse product line unmatched by any other competitor in the market. Our flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels meet and exceed specifications of the world's most demanding customers in the automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets. AK Steel Holding Corporation is the controll…
808 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90401-1810 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: All American's principal business strategies are to develop, produce, and distribute quality television programming on a worldwide basis; increase its library of programming for television distribution by both internal production and acquisition of rights from third parties; acquire assets or business compleme…
1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec H3A 3G2 Canada Company Perspectives: Strength, growth and value are at the core of Alcan's strategic intent. We do more than make and sell aluminum--we build alliances with all our stakeholders. We also take pride in developing and delivering value-added differentiated aluminum products making Alcan the partner of choice. Strength reflects Alcan's stro…
1502 E. Walnut Street Seguin, Texas 78155 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Alamo Group Inc. is the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of rugged, high-quality, tractor-mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment. Taking its name from the famous Texas landmark, Alamo Group Inc. of Seguin, Texas, has been building a solid reputation since 1969. Manufacturing and selli…
150 Locust Street Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062-0036 U.S.A. Company Perspective: When a congregation expresses its faith through music, there is only one instrument equal to producing a sound as elemental, eternal, and exuberant as its celebration--the organ. The majestic sound of organ music will always be the sound of devotion. Sound that sweeps through the congregation in a wave of symphonic po…
3101 Western Avenue Seattle, Washington 98121 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Airborne Express is a reliable, full-service transportation and logistics partner to businesses around the world. With delivery service to virtually every ZIP Code in the U.S. and more than 200 countries worldwide, Airborne Express is positioned to take your business wherever it needs to go. For more than 50 years, our suc…
Republic Tower 110 Southeast 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Alamo Rent A Car principally targets leisure travelers and cost-conscious business travelers. Alamo's objective is to be the low-cost provider of quality vehicle rental service and to increase customer satisfaction and retention by developing innovative, time-saving options for customers and other …
225 Chabanel Street West, Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec H2N 2C9 Canada Company Perspectives: Algo Group's mission is to be a recognized leader in the fashion industry in Canada, the United States and Europe. We will strive to create strategic alliances with our customers and to consistently meet their expectations with respect to product design, value, and timely and responsive service and support.…
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8315 Japan Company Perspectives: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., introduced the original seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO into the market in 1909, making unami known to the world. Since then, placing customers first and constantly exploring new themes, Ajinomoto has been supplying original, high-quality products with its original technology and superior marketing skills. Ajinom…
19300 Pacific Highway South P.O. Box 68947 Seattle, Washington 98168-0947 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Connections. Around the globe. Based on a "from anywhere, do anything" philosophy. Simple concepts, difficult to deliver. But that's exactly what we're doing. And you haven't seen anything yet. Alaska Air Group, Inc. is the holding company for Alaska Air, the tenth largest U.S. airline with the …
1-2-11 Ikenohata Taito-ku Tokyo 110-8710 Japan Company Perspectives: Known and trusted by customers worldwide, the Aiwa brand is a powerful, competitive marketing tool. This is crucial given that Aiwa's products compete in the standard price range, where most products are sold. Brand image builds trust in a product and clarifies the value it contains. The company has succeeded in popularizing the…
54, rue La Boetie 75008 Paris France Company Perspectives: Alcatel is: The leading architect of Internet communications solutions. Creating end-to-end networks that help people communicate smarter. At the center of the convergence revolution. Integrating communications onto a single broadband network. Making strong investments in people and technology. A company with unique international reach. F…
Fiat S.p.A. Corso Marconi 10 Turin Italy Company Perspectives: Alfa Romeo's ninety years of existence encompass some of the most important chapters in motoring history. It is a story of cars, designers, races and engines that stand as technological and sporting milestones of the Twentieth century. A brand such as Alfa Romeo is the sum of all these parts, and also of the work and professional prid…
Centre Tower, The Whitgift Centre Croydon, Surrey CR9 1WE United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Allders Aims: We aim to be recognised as a leader among department stores and edge-of-town retailers and build a successful and profitable business producing sustained growth for our shareholders and our people. We are constantly striving to achieve and maintain the highest standards of service to o…
Quay Tower 29 Customs Street West Auckland New Zealand Company Perspectives: The Air New Zealand--Ansett Australia Group operates a competitive network serving key gateway airports of the Asia-Pacific region. The Group flies to more destinations in Australia, New Zealand and the South West Pacific than any other airline. Air New Zealand Limited (ANZ) is New Zealand's largest airline. The acquisit…
3-5-10 Haneda Airport, Ota-ku Tokyo 144-0041 Japan Company Perspectives: A superior company is one that customers choose first. Committed to our highest priorities of safety and reliability, our goal is to be the First Choice of customers on the strength of personal service and world-class performance. All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) operates Japan's second largest airline in terms of revenue,…
10435 Downsville Pike Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-1766 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE), headquartered in Hagerstown, Md., is a strong, diversified energy company on the leading edge of change. We are excited by the challenge of deregulation and dedicated to the goals of increasing shareholder value, becoming a national supplier of energy and value-added energy-relat…
121 Bloor Street East, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5 Canada Company Perspectives: Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. is a leading creator, producer, distributor and broadcaster of filmed entertainment with significant ownership interests in seven Canadian specialty television networks. The Company's principal business activities are conducted through three operating groups: Television, M…
7301 South Peoria Street Englewood, Colorado 80112 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Air Methods Corporation's mission is to provide safe, professional air medical transportation services, products, and systems with the highest level of quality and integrity. We are dedicated to providing excellent service to our customers, a fulfilling work environment to our staff, responsible membership in the medi…
Alain Afflelou 104, avenue des Champs Elysees F-75008 Paris France Company Perspectives: Always listening to the consumer, Alain Afflelou develops new concepts to improve glasswearers' daily life. Alain Afflelou SA is one of the leading optical retailers in France, with a network of more than 475 largely franchised stores owned by more than 220 franchisees. Led by the charismatic Alain Afflelou, …
W6390 Challenger Drive, Suite 203 Appleton, Wisconsin 54914 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Built on a foundation of exceptional quality and reliability, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation prides itself on the strength of its customer service and the dedication to excellence by its employees. With a continued focus on those strengths, the company looks optimistically to the future. Air Wisconsin Air…
Alcoa Corporate Center 201 Isabella Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5858 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Alcoa, our vision is to be the best company in the world in the eyes of our customers, shareholders, communities and people. We expect and demand the best we have to offer by always keeping Alcoa's values top of mind. Integrity: Alcoa's foundation is our integrity. We are open, honest an…
Alfred-Ritter-Strasse 25 D-71111 Waldenbuch Germany Company Perspectives: Since 1968 people have been able to enjoy "Ritter Sport" outside of Germany. Today the chocolate squares are being marketed in more than 50 countries. The chocolate that finds admirers worldwide is made with great know-how, state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, and much care in Waldenbuch and Dettenhausen. In Italy and…
1333 3rd Avenue South Naples, Florida 34102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To partner with clients. To improve productivity. To significantly enhance performance through the intelligent use of technology. Allen Systems Group, Inc. (ASG) is a Naples, Florida-based company offering products to enhance the performance of clients' information technology systems. ASG's myriad of product suites deliver m…
327 West Ship Creek Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Building a Great Railroad in a Great Land: to be profitable by focusing on safe, high quality service to our freight, passenger, and real estate customers and to foster the development of Alaska's economy by integrating railroad and railbelt community development plans. The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) operates …
8543 Page Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Louis Allen and his descendants have built Allen Foods on integrity, honesty, and trust, ideals that remain the foundation and strengths of Allen Foods. Based in the St. Louis area, Allen Foods, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dutch supermarket giant Royal Ahold NV. Allen is a small part of Ahold's U.S. Foodservice operation--the sec…
Lemboeckgasse 21-25 A-1230 Vienna Austria Company Perspectives: AKG products translate sounds as encountered in the world of nature, speech, and music into the signals used by the world of audio and communication electronics, and vice versa. Perfectly at home in both worlds, AKG engineers use their unique expertise, knowledge, and innovative spirit to create products that combine advanced enginee…
Air Mauritius Centre 5 President John Kennedy Street Port Louis Mauritius Company Perspectives: Air Mauritius maintains its commitment to high quality service because the Mauritian carrier acts as an ambassador for the country and reveals the image of its people. Those who fly Air Mauritius realise that multiple elements in its offices and on board celebrate "L'Esprit de l'Ile Maurice," the Soul …
121 Somerville Road, Southeast Decatur, Alabama 35601-2446 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: An unselfish dedication to the mutual objectives of growth and success for its member farmers is the hallmark of Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. Based in Decatur, Alabama, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (AFC) is a federated cooperative, made up of 52 local, farmer-owned cooperatives, serving Alabama and t…
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Diverse products, consistent investment style, solid performance. Alliance Capital's mission is to be the premier global research and investment management organization through superior performance across a broad range of investment disciplines for a diverse group of clients. Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.…
Rudeboksvägen 1 SE-226 55 Lund Sweden Company Perspectives: Alfa Laval's daily work is inspired by constant effort to increase added value for customers. Satisfied customers create a company with competitive, continuous value growth for shareholders. Alfa Laval's four business principles include: optimizing the use of natural resources is our business; respect for human rights is fundamental; hi…
3rd Floor, Dr. Gopal Das Bhawan 28, Barakhamba Road New Delhi - 110001 India Company Perspectives: Sahara is an emotionally integrated family. We not only believe but practice No Discrimination, Justice and High Quality--which means enthusiastic, productive performance of duty, "KARTAVYA," towards the consumers' and workers' genuine satisfaction. Our objective is to provide warm, safe, efficient,…
10221 Wateridge Circle San Diego, California 92121 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission is to develop "smart" technology, tools and services designed to help reduce the risks and costs of medication errors, and safeguard patients and clinicians at the point of care. ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Alaris) is a world leader in intravenous (IV) drug delivery systems, infusion devices, patient vit…
Maintenance & Administration Centre Nasoso Road Nadi Airport Fiji Company Perspectives: Fiji is a wonderful place for a holiday, whether for relaxing, taking a romantic break, absorbing different cultural experiences or getting away with the whole family. Air Pacific can take you there with an instant feeling of being part of Fiji from the moment you step on board, greeted with a friendly "Bula!"…
1927 First Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Community Focus--Maintaining the local identities of our community ba nks provides a better understanding of our customers' needs in ANB's diverse markets. This insight enables us to tailor our product offeri ngs and delivery channels to provide outstanding service to our custo mers. Alabama National BanCorporation (AN…
305 West Main Street Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Generations of families have grown up enjoying vegetables from Allen Canning Company. Since 1926 we've been packing a variety of products including beans, greens, spinach, and sweet potatoes. Allen Canning Company, based in the small town of Siloam Springs, Ark ansas, is one of the largest private canner of foods in …
1600 Saint-Martin Boulevard East Tower B, Suite 200 Laval H7G 4S7 Canada Company Perspectives Couche-Tard's unique operational approach combines the strengths of a large organization and the advantages of benchmarking with the benefits of local management and entrepreneurship in each store. So Couche-Tard is a family of autonomous business units that prosper by showcasing their brands while lever…
14591 Southwest 120th Street Miami Florida 33186 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Mission: Empower the customer to create, work and play faster by innovating and building the most powerful computers in the world. Alienware Corporation manufactures high-performance computer systems designed primarily for video gaming enthusiasts. The company sells its computer systems mainly under the brand names "Area…