777 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, California 94404 U.S.A. California-based Franklin Resources, Inc. is the nation's largest manager of municipal funds and one of the nation's fastest-growing and largest mutual fund companies. Although Franklin is a public company, nearly half of its stock is owned by the two brothers who lead the company, Charles and Rupert Johnson. With its purchase of Temple…
200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601-6401 U.S.A. FMC Corporation is a leading producer of industrial and specialty chemicals and maintains interests in defense systems, gold mining, and its historical base, machinery and equipment. Having grown to include a diverse group of products and industries in the early 1990s, the conglomerate was struggling to achieve better organization and he…
909 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022-4731 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forest's business strategy involves three elements: Licensing promising new compounds from innovative companies worldwide; Conducting rigorous scientific investigation and development of unique, highly effective drug therapies; and Executing marketing and sales initiatives to establish products in the marketplace. Forest …
3400 Data Drive Rancho Cordova, California 95670 U.S.A. Foundation Health Corporation is a leading U.S. provider of managed healthcare services for industry and government. Through its subsidiaries, Foundation served approximately 2.7 million Americans in 1993. The company also provides various insurance, workers compensation, and specialty services. Foundation emerged from financial distress in …
1680 Route 23 North Wayne, New Jersey 07474 U.S.A. Perhaps best known for its kitchen counter surfaces, Formica Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of high-pressure laminate for use in residential and commercial building. In fact, the name Formica has become virtually synonymous with decorative laminate, and the company's products, available in a wide variety of colors, textures, and …
201 Tun Hwa North Road Taipei Taiwan Company Perspectives: Each individual in our Company takes personal pride in achieving performance excellence. Through our common goal we aspire to explore, challenge, and strive to exceed the best industry practice in every task performed. This enables us to maintain global competitiveness, achieve healthy, continual growth that will benefit society, and fulf…
P.O. Box 9090 Everett, Washington 98206-9090 U.S.A. Fluke Corporation is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and seller of commercial electronic test and measurement instruments for scientific, service, educational, industrial, and government applications. Its products include oscilloscopes, voltmeters, ammeters, LANmeters, and other devices. With operations in the United States and the …
2110 Executive Drive Post Office Box 1330 Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1330 U.S.A. Food Lion, Inc. is the seventh-largest supermarket chain in the United States. The company operates more than 1,070 stores in 14 states, primarily in the Southeast but also extending to the mid-Atlantic region as far north as Pennsylvania and to the Southwest as far as Texas. Food Lion enjoyed rapid growth avera…
Terminal Tower 50 Public Square, Suite 1100 Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forest City Enterprises is a national owner and developer of real estate, committed to building superior, long-term value for its shareholders and customers. We accomplish this through the operation, acquisition and development of commercial, rental housing, urban entertainment and land development…
P.O. Box 29041 Phoenix, Arizona 85038 U.S.A. With more than $1 billion in annual sales, Forever Living Products International Inc. is Arizona's largest privately held company and one of the world's largest direct marketers. The nearly 20-year-old firm has millions of representatives in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Forever Living's product line includes aloe vera-b…
2280 North Greenville Avenue Richardson, Texas 75082 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's primary objective is to create value by building the FOSSIL brand name. Owner of one of the most popular brand names in the United States, Fossil, Inc., designs, markets, and distributes fashion watches, leather goods, sunglasses, and other merchandise for retail sale on an international basis. Fossil …
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202-4722 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Management's role in achieving success is to provide a work environment and performance incentives that will attract and retain superior talent. Success in the oil and gas business requires determination, innovative thinking, proper application of technology and the relentless pursuit of the highest standards of p…
2 pl. Républic 92300 Levallois-Perret France The FNAC chain of retail stores is France's leading purveyor of what the company refers to as "cultural goods." The largest part of FNAC's revenues comes from sales of books and recorded materials (principally compact discs, but including cassettes, vinyl records, and prerecorded videocassettes); in fact, FNAC has captured 24 percent of all music reco…
6 place d'Alleray 75740 Paris Cedex 15 France Company Perspectives: We intend to be a world-class service enterprise that is universally recognized for both the quality of our network and the quality of our customer relationships. To achieve this, we have made concrete commitments to all our customers--residential customers, small businesses and large corporations. Because each of these customer …
1000 Davis Street Livingston, California 95334 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Excellence, honesty, quality and service. These are the Foster Family's principles that have shaped and continue to guide this solid, growing and fully integrated company. Excellence: It is accomplished by hands-on management and strict attention to detail at every level, by people who make excellence a personal goal, as …
5215 N. O'Connor Boulevard Suite 2300 Irving Texas 75039 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our deep knowledge and understanding of our markets and customers' industries allow us to adapt and deliver quality, relevant products and services. This experience, together with our commitment to a customer-centric culture, is the reason why many of the world's largest companies turn to Flowserve as a partner o…
One Enterprise Drive Aliso Viejo, California 92656-2606 U.S.A. Fluor Corporation is one of the world's largest engineering and construction companies. Fluor Daniel, the company's largest unit, provides design, engineering, procurement, construction, and other services for a broad range of industries. Fluor Global Services provides an array of services outside of those offered by Fluor Daniel, inc…
15714 Colorado Avenue Paramount, California 90723 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In the early 1940s, Frank Zamboni had an idea. Now, nearly 50 years later, his name is synonymous with the machine he invented. In fact, ice resurfacers like the one he developed for his own rink in Southern California have had a tremendous impact on skating and ice sports throughout the world. And Frank Zamboni's beli…
Barnett Tower One Progress Plaza Suite 2600 St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 U.S.A. Florida Progress Corporation is a diversified holding company whose primary businesses are fuel supply and power. Its primary subsidiary, Florida Power Corporation, the state's second-largest utility, was supplying electricity to 1.3 million customers in 1997. Its service area was primarily in northern and central Fl…
One Franklin Plaza Burlington, New Jersey 08016-4907 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. created the handheld electronic book category in 1986 with the introduction of the Spelling Ace electronic spelling corrector. Electronic books instantly retrieve information for viewing on a liquid crystal display. Users can access this data anywhere--at home, at the office, or …
10960 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024 U.S.A. A leading broadcaster to a global audience, Fox Family Worldwide, Inc. is a family-oriented entertainment company that develops, acquires, produces, broadcasts, and distributes television programming and motion pictures. Originally the Fox Children's Network, which debuted in 1990, Fox Family Worldwide blossomed into a multifaceted, br…
1000 FORE Drive Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FORE Systems, a leading global supplier of networking solutions based on an Intelligent Infrastructure, designs, manufactures and sells products designed to handle the networked applications of today and tomorrow. FORE's Networks of Steel deliver the increased capacity, reduced complexity and unparalleled flexibility and …
70 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard Uniondale, New York 11553 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For 77 years, the name Fortunoff has stood for extraordinary selection, exceptional quality, and excellent service, all at everday low prices ... guaranteed! Fortunoff Fine Jewelry and Silverware Inc. provides customers in the New York City metropolitan area with jewelry and watches, silverware, tabletop and kit…
777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Foley & Lardner is one of the oldest and largest law firms in the United States. From its 1842 origin as a two-man partnership focusing on local Milwaukee issues, the firm has grown to play an important role in the Midwest as its attorneys have successfully counseled corporations on how to flourish in the face of new laws and government …
P.O. Drawer 457 Washington, North Carolina 27889 U.S.A. Fountain Powerboats Industries, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Fountain Powerboats, Inc., is one of the premier designers and manufacturers of ultra high-performance speed boats, sport cruisers, sport boats, and sport fishing boats. However, the company is no ordinary recreational powerboat manufacturer. As Ferrari and Lamborghini…
300 Tower Parkway Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Behind our brands is a heritage of innovation few can match. In 1795, a grain mill operator named Jacob Beam filled his first barrel of bourbon ... and more than two centuries later, the bourbon that bears his great-grandson's name remains true to its unsurpassed authenticity. In 1904, a company founded by a jewelry repai…
1165 Leslie Street Toronto Ontario M3C 2K8 Canada Company Perspectives: We have chosen to specialize within the hospitality industry, by offering only experiences of exceptional quality. Our objective is to be recognized as the company that manages the fines hotels, resorts and resort clubs wherever we locate. We create properties of enduring value using superior design and finishes, and support …
60 5th Avenue New York New York 10011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Forbes is a privately held publishing and new media company. Its flagship publication is Forbes, oldest of the nation's major business magazines, which will celebrate its 90th Anniversary in 2007. In an industry increasingly dominated by public conglomerates, Forbes remains one of the largest and most successful family businesses o…
Snellmaninkatu 13 Post Office Box 1 00048 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Fortum wants to be the preferred supplier of innovative, versatile energy products and services. To achieve this, we need the trust of customers, employees and society. Fortum Corporation is an international energy group formed from the 1998 merger of two state-owned Finnish firms: Neste Oy, the nation's main oil and…
One American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48126-2798 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to become the world's leading consumer company for automotive products and services. We are a global family with a proud heritage passionately committed to providing personal mobility for people around the world. As the second-largest automobile company in the world, Ford Motor Company represents a $164 bil…
2200 West Parkway Boulevard Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Franklin Covey Co. is a 4,500 member international firm whose mission is to inspire change by igniting the power of proven principles so that people and organizations achieve what matters most. Franklin Covey's vision is to be the premier personal and organizational effectiveness firm in the world, impacting milli…
Company Perspectives: It is the daily dedication and professionalism of the thousands of Fox employees that fuel our Company's greatness. It is their work, often done under enormous creative pressure and time constraints, that gives life to our Company and enjoyment to our millions of customers. Our focus in the coming years must be to direct this huge pool of energy toward an even better future:…
400 East Spring Street Blufton, Indiana 46714 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mr. Edward Schaefer, Franklin's founder, believed in the ability of ordinary individuals to do extraordinary things. He understood that imagination, commitment, and persistence can open doors into worlds filled with opportunity. Over the years Franklin people have had the courage to open many such doors, and as we begin th…
1044 Fordtown Road Kingsport, Tennessee 37663 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The history of Flour City is a story of continual expansion in planned facilities and employee skills for an ever-widening range of metal work. Our success is the result of developing strong in-house resources to insure that our product quality is unsurpassed. Flour City International, Inc., based in Kingsport, Tennessee, …
155 East 21st Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to be an excellent construction materials company providing long-term growth and a superior return on investment. Through employees committed to continuous improvement, we will provide quality materials and superb service for our customers; operate safe, environmentally responsible facilities th…
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Russell's multi-manager solutions offer investors a smarter choice in professional money management. The result is a tailored investment program aimed at building and preserving wealth for the long term. After more than six decades of serving investors' needs, Russell has developed a 360-degree perspective on investment managers a…
3500 NW 37th Avenue Miami, Florida 33142 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Florida Gaming Corporation had its various companies produce one mission statement: to provide for over 75 years the very best the sport of jai-alai has to offer. We remain dedicated to this goal. While Florida Gaming offers other forms of wagering, such as poker and dominoes at Miami Jai-Alai, and simulcast betting on hors…
77 Southbank Boulevard Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia Company Perspectives: The vision of Foster's Group Ltd. is Inspiring Global Enjoyment. Whether through beer, wine, spirits, leisure, or property, Foster's premium products inspire enjoyment around the world. Foster's mission is to build premium quality, first-choice brands, deliver service excellence to customers and consumers, generate su…
400 Technology Square Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forrester Research identifies and analyzes emerging trends in technology and their impact on business. We provide companies with practical ideas, rigorous research, and objective guidance to help them thrive on technology change. In addition to written research and primary research data, Forrester clients also rely …
23500 64th Avenue South Kent, Washington 98032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Flow's global preeminence can be attributed to its focus on four key areas: technology leadership, providing total system solutions, new product development, and expanding applications within core markets. Flow International Corporation, an industry pioneer, designs and manufactures cutting and cleaning systems that use u…
Leonard Isitt Drive, Building 103 Auckland New Zealand Company Perspectives: Fonterra aims for global dairy industry leadership. The Group strives to be the lowest cost supplier of commodity dairy products, the leading price and inventory manager in the global commodity market, an effective developer of dairy ingredients partnerships in selected markets, a leading specialty milk components innova…
One Malaga Street P.O. Box 1048 St. Augustine, Florida 32085-1048 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At FECI we are deploying our unique transportation and real estate assets to capture Florida's growth opportunities, consistently outperforming our competitors. Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (FECI) is the holding company for the similarly named railroad as well as a major land development company.…
2110 Executive Drive Post Office Box 1330 Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1330 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Food Lion associates know we: are a diverse, proud and enthusiastic team; are knowledgeable, friendly and efficient; are passionate about selling food; are trusted, respected, and rewarded; realize our full potential here; respond to local product needs; and ferociously eliminate unnecessar…
Hellerhofstrasse 2-4 D-60327 Frankfurt am Main Germany Company Perspectives: Editorial Peak Performance. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has time and time again been regarded as one of the world's best newspapers. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung owes this reputation to its detailed, exclusive background reporting and solid analysis. The clear distinction between news and commentary is one of its ba…
112 West 34th Street New York, New York 10120 U.S.A. Top athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker, Inc., was known until 1998 as the Woolworth Corporation and until 2001 as Venator Group Inc. Foot Locker is a multinational retailer of athletic shoes with stores and support operations in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company's holdings include the chains Foot Locker (and its Kids and L…
401 S. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FPU is a publicly traded utility company, which since 1924 has provided safe, reliable and competitively priced energy as well as value added services to 90,000 customers in growing markets throughout Florida. Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU) is a small but growing publicly traded energy company, providing elec…
430 Airport Road Greeneville, Tennessee 37745 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forward Air Corporation is a leading provider of time-definite surfac e transportation and related logistics services to the North American deferred air freight market. We provide scheduled surface transporta tion of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transp ortation. Forward Air Corporation is a Greene…
Perryville Corporate Park Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will create value for our stakeholders by: safely delivering cost- effective, technically-advanced equipment, facilities and services th at meet or exceed our clients' expectations; offering a safe workplac e which attracts, retains and motivates high performers by stimulatin g innovation, rewarding excellenc…
550 SW 12th Avenue, Building 4 Deerfield Beach Florida 33442 U.S.A. Company Perspectives As good stewards of your donated dollars, we take our responsibility as a Christian charity very seriously and we are always working hard to find the most efficient and cost-effective means of securing goods and shipping them. For 23 years, we have worked hard to keep our operating costs as low as possible to…
65 Bleecker Street, 2nd Floor New York New York 10012 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Focus Features is a motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company committed to bringing moviegoers the most original stories from the world's most innovative filmmakers. The company's Rogue Pictures label is devoted to producing and distributing high-quality suspense, action, thriller, com…