75 Fox Street Johannesburg 2001 Republic of South Africa Gold Fields of South Africa was formed in 1887 by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd to hold properties they had acquired on the Transvaal's Witwatersrand gold fields. The first of the financial groups that were to characterize the South African mining industry's organization, it generally remained heavily dependent on one or two profitable Sout…
401 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 U.S.A. Great Lakes Bancorp is the second largest savings bank in Michigan, operating 46 branches statewide and in northern Ohio. Specializing in residential mortgages, Great Lakes also offers its customers loans for construction and commercial business as well as checking services and savings plans. Great Lakes Bancorp began late in the nineteenth…
5151 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 300 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Golden Corral restaurants, our goal of pleasing each and every guest is made possible through the dedicated efforts of our caring and knowledgeable co-workers. Since the beginning, they have been preparing and serving the highest quality food at reasonable prices in a clean, friendly atmosphere thereby f…
9200 Oakdale Avenue Chatsworth, California 91311-6519 U.S.A. True to its name, Great Western Financial Corporation is one of the largest financial services companies in the western United States. It is the parent company of the nation's second-largest savings and loan institution, Great Western Savings Bank. Great Western engages primarily in retail banking and the origination of small residentia…
1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1639 Green Tree Financial Corporation is the only company in the United States to specialize in manufactured home loans. As such, it captured over 25 percent of that business by 1993. The corporation originates, pools, sells, and services manufactured home loans using a vehicle known in the industry as conditional sales contracts…
20 Youido-Dong Yongdungpo-Gu Seoul Republic of Korea Goldstar Co., Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of electrical appliances and consumer electronics in South Korea (Republic of Korea). It led domestic production of major appliances like televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines, and was also a major global supplier of semiconductors and liquid-crystal displays in the mid-1990s. With appro…
969 Newark Turnpike Kearny, New Jersey 07032 U.S.A. Goody Products, Inc. is the leading producer of hair accessories for the American market. The company was founded in the early twentieth century by Henry Goodman, a recent immigrant, and grew through the decades, remaining in the control of Goodman's children and grandchildren. In the early 1980s, Goody sold stock to the public for the first tim…
909 Packerland Drive P.O. Box 19007 Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307 U.S.A. In 1993 Good Humor and Breyers Ice Cream, two companies famous for their ice cream and frozen novelty dessert products, joined to form Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company. As the largest American producer of these consumables, the company offers several popular product lines under such favorite brand names as Breyers, Good Hum…
35129 Curtis Boulevard Eastlake, Ohio 44095-4001 U.S.A. Gould Electronics, Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of materials and components for use in the electrical and electronics markets. Headquartered in Eastlake, Ohio, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Energy Corporation, a diverse corporation with interests in petroleum, specialty metals, electronics, biotechnology, and phar…
One Great Lakes Boulevard P.O. Box 2200 West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-0200 U.S.A. Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of bromine and brominated chemical products. Bromine, an acrid red liquid which irritates the skin, mixes easily with hundreds of organic compounds, producing thousands of toxic and non-toxic chemicals. Although bromine compounds are not it…
807 East Main Street P.O. Box 2332 Durham, North Carolina 27702 U.S.A. Golden Belt Manufacturing Co. has been associated with the packaging of tobacco products since its inception in 1887 and remains one of the largest manufacturers of cigarette packs in the United States. It was also engaged in other forms of consumer-product printing and packaging in the 1990s, when its goods could be found in …
15810 Indianola Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20855 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Goodwill Industries will enhance the quality and dignity of life for individuals, families, and communities on a global basis, through the power of work, by eliminating barriers to opportunity for people with special needs, and by facilitating empowerment, self-help, and service through dedicated, autonomous local organ…
100 Severn Drive Secaucus, New Jersey 07094-1800 U.S.A. With almost 1,000 items on sale, Goya Foods Inc. is the second largest Hispanic-owned company in the United States in the late 1990s. Its products include a full range of grocery, dairy, and frozen goods aimed at the general public as well as people of Latin American or Iberian birth or ancestry. The family-owned company maintains manufactur…
Mirpur Two Dhaka 1216 Bangladesh Company Perspectives: Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust, accountability, participation and creativity. GB provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh, without any collateral. At GB, credit is a cost effective weapon to fight poverty …
Westgate Brewery Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP331QT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our objective for our bicentenary year and into the millennium is to become the leading pub retailer-brewer, in terms of profitability and market share, in the south of England. Located in eastern England, Greene King plc maintains a tradition of brewing beer in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, which began sometime be…
33 Coffee Lane Waterbury, Vermont 05676-1529 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In the beautiful mountains of Vermont, where time is measured more by the change in seasons than the tick of a clock, and where a faster way of doing things is not always a better way, you'll find the home of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. At Green Mountain Coffee, we are dedicated to providing the richest aroma and flavor…
18301 Von Karman Avenue Suite 1100 Irvine, California 92612 U.S.A. Golden State Foods Corporation is a food processor and distributor, supplying more than 130 products to McDonald's Corporation, its only customer. The company's main products are hamburger patties, buns, ketchup, mayonnaise, and other sauces. Golden State is one of McDonald's largest suppliers, providing product to approximately 2…
500 Drake's Landing Road Greenbrae, California 94904 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Golden State Vintners is one of the largest suppliers of premium bulk wines, wine processing and storage services, wine grapes and case goods in the United States. Management believes that the Company is a contract supplier of choice for many of the leading branded wineries in California because of its reputation fo…
Dam 9 1012 JS Amsterdam Netherlands Long a fixture of Amsterdam's famed Dam Square, Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky N.V. has expanded to become one of that city's leading independent hotel and restaurant operators. The expansion of the 130-year-old Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, completed in the 1990s, has created the largest five-star hotel and convention center in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Lux…
Stornoway House 13 Cleveland Row London SW1A 1GG United Kingdom Granada Group PLC is a leading U.K. player in media and hospitality. The company's media operations include broadcast licenses in London and northern England for the Independent Television Network; a television production unit that is the largest commercial television production company in the United Kingdom (the state-owned British …
126 N. Washington St. Albany, Georgia 31701 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Gray Communications Systems, Inc. owns and operates businesses in three media segments: broadcasting, publishing and paging. Gray's broadcasting division includes seven network-affiliated television stations in medium size markets in the southeastern United States, of which six are ranked number one in their respective marke…
2101 Magnolia Avenue South, Suite 212 Birmingham, Alabama 35205 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Golden Flake: It's Where You Find the Flavor! A leading snack food producer in the southeastern United States, Golden Enterprises, Inc. makes and distributes potato chips, corn chips, fried pork skins, tortilla chips, onion rings, and popcorn. Golden Enterprises served as the holding company for Golden Fl…
244 Perimeter Center Parkway, Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30146 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Gold Kist mission is to contribute to the economic improvement of its farmer-owners by providing quality inputs and services at fair prices and by adding value to their products through efficient marketing to domestic and international customers. Relationships with all stakeholders will be guided by th…
411 Walker Street Post Office Box 50001 Watsonville, California 95077 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Graniterock People are achievement oriented, unsatisfied with "things the way they are" when improvements are possible. Rather than preserving or protecting the work of the past, Graniterock People encourage and support both incremental and sweeping change and recognize that risk-taking and honest m…
888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10106 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company owns one of the world's largest libraries of family entertainment copyrights and creates, publishes, and markets entertainment and educational products for children and their families through all media. Its extensive library includes Pat the Bunny, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Underdog, Little Lulu, The Poky Little P…
2 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. A cursory look at Great American Management and Investment, Inc. (GAMI), may indicate that the company's primary function is as a manufacturer of electrical equipment. In fact, GAMI is a holding company, a type of investment trust, that buys underperforming companies, shores them up, and either pulls in revenue from the firms or sells them at…
122 West Street Keene, New Hampshire 03431 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Granite Bank is proud of the fact that, although it has grown far larger in scope and size than the seven original incorporators could have foreseen, it has never lost sight of the need for a bank to be more than just about money. With offices spread from the western border of New Hampshire clear to the eastern seaboard, Gran…
PO Box 9 2232 Deutsch-Wagram Austria Company Perspectives: "The best product for the best value." With this commitment to uncompromising quality, GLOCK is able to grasp the leading position in the world market. GLOCK uses advanced technological manufacturing methods, as well as high-tech concepts to provide the international benchmark for safety, reliability and ease of maintenance. Glock Ges.m.b…
1501 Seamist Houston, Texas 77008 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "We will revolutionize the Heating and Air Conditioning industry with the highest quality equipment manufactured by the best producing work force in the business and sold at the lowest prices in the market."—Harold Goodman, founder Goodman Holding Company is the world's largest privately held manufacturer in the heating, ventilation…
767 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In every market where it produces news, Granite is determined to be the leading provider of local news, weather and sports information. Granite takes a highly aggressive approach to station management and consistently achieves some of the best operating results in the industry. Granite Broadcasting Corporation, bas…
28 South Montana Street Dillon, Montana 59725 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission statement: Be loose and have fun; bake phenomenal bread; run fast to help customers; create strong, exciting bakeries; and give generously to others. Great Harvest Bread Company is known for baking great whole wheat bread and for following unconventional business strategies. There are about 150 franchised Great…
Four Coliseum Centre 2730 West Tyvola Road Charlotte, North Carolina 23217-4578 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to create value through excellence in people, quality, and innovation. It sounds simple, but we believe it embodies everything we need to do and be to reach our goal as a premier company that consistently delivers strong performance. Goodrich Corporation--formerly known as Th…
1901 Harrison Street Oakland, California 94612 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Golden West Financial Corporation's vision is to create long-term value for customers, shareholders, employees, and neighbors by providing high quality consumer financial services through our World Savings and Atlas subsidiaries. Golden West Financial Corporation, the third largest savings and loan association, or thrift,…
75 Talavera Road North Ryde New South Wales 2113 Australia Company Perspectives: Vision. Having a clear vision is critical, because without it, no company or individual can improve, grow and prosper. Our vision is simple: "The best retail, branded food business in Australasia and the Pacific." Good Food Guaranteed. Our vision will be achieved through Good Food Guaranteed, the unifying force behin…
1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2700 Houston, Texas 77056 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Grant Prideco, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of oilfield drill pipe and other drill stem products and one of the leading North American providers of high-performance premium connections and tubular products. Grant Prideco, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is one of the world's largest manuf…
1 Prudential Plaza, Suite 800 130 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601-6050 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Grant Thornton focuses on the owner-managed and entrepreneurial businesses sector and continues to develop services and products tailor made to them. Research shows that these kinds of businesses require a particularly personal and commercial approach from their advisors. Grant Thornton…
1 Kozhevnichesky Proezd 115114 Moscow Russia Company Perspectives: Golden Telecom anticipates strong growth in the next three to five years as the company expands with the expected strong growth of the Russian economy over the same period. Expanding demand from business customers for modern telecommunications services will drive the growth. Our main strategies are to: Pursue consolidation opportu…
585 W. Beach Street Watsonville, California 95076 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Granite's participation in both the public and private sectors and its diverse mix of project types and sizes have contributed to the Company's revenue growth and profitability in changing economic environments. Granite Construction Incorporated is one of the leading heavy civil contractors in the United States, operat…
24 St. Andrews Road Parktown, 2193 Postnet Suite 252 Private Bag X30500 Houghton, 2041 South Africa Company Perspectives: Our vision is to be the leading, value-adding, globally diversified, precious metals producer through the responsible, sustainable, and innovative development of quality assets. Gold Fields Ltd. is one of the world's largest producers of gold, with operations in South Africa, …
20 Florence Avenue Batavia, New York 14020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Graham recognizes the importance of engineering answers to users of our equipment. We are constantly striving to improve the manufacturing capabilities and engineering resources of our company to add value to and improve the efficiency of your customer's process. Graham Corporation is a Batavia, New York-based, publicly trade…
355 Lexington Avenue, Floor 16 New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With approximately 250 boutiques in North America, and dozens more in sophisticated capitals such as Paris, London, Rome and Tokyo, Godiva has realized Joseph Draps' vision of introducing the world to Belgium's unique style of elegant, sophisticated chocolates capable of pleasing the most discerning palates. With…
1201 Walnut St. Kansas City, Missouri 64141-9679 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Great Plains Energy pursues attractive total returns by managing diverse energy-related businesses to achieve stability, disciplined growth and a substantial dividend for shareholders. Great Plains Energy Incorporated is the holding company for Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL), which serves both residential and …
1221 Brickell Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For more than three decades, our firm has challenged traditional approaches and worked to provide practical business-focused solutions for emerging companies and Fortune 500 Corporations. Miami-based Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices located in such major U.S. ci…
3958 Park Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1989 the Hawthorne family had a dream, that is, to offer the most sought after Caribbean cuisine in New York. Based in the borough of the Bronx in New York City, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, Inc., operates a chain of company-owned and franchised Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery restaurants. All told, there are some 75 units loc…
2122 York Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dredging is a specialized field that can include handling a full range of natural underwater materials--silts, clays, sands and rock formations. Great Lakes applies its dredging expertise to deepen and maintain waterways, shipping channels, and ports; create and maintain beaches; excavate harbors and build docks, terminals, and…
358 Hampton Drive Venice, California 90291 U.S.A. Gold's Gym International, Inc. is one of the largest fitness club chains in the world, one of few global players in a highly fragmented market. The company operates primarily through franchising. Gold's Gym claims 2.5 million members worldwide, and some 600 gyms found in 27 countries. The chain began with a single establishment, which became the c…
4235 Electric Road Roanoke, Virginia 24014-4145 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Despite significant growth over the past fifty years, Grand still retains its reputation as a local employer whose philosophy is to serve the local customer. Grand Piano & Furniture Company is a private company based in Roanoke, Virginia, operating Grand Home Furnishings, one of the largest furniture store chains in the …
P.O. Box 537 Barre, Vermont 05641 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For family memorials or individual memorials, trust the people who know, understand and work with granite. Retailers with an eye for the very best memorialization select Granite Industries of Vermont for the most demanding execution of detail. Based in the small town of Barre, Vermont, privately owned Granite Industries of Vermont, In…
17 Dundonald Street Hamilton HM CX Bermuda Company Perspectives Gosling's Rum is a Bermuda tradition that goes back seven generations. Based in Bermuda, Gosling Brothers Ltd. is best known as the distiller of Black Seal rum, a blend of three-year-old rum made from a Gosling family recipe over 150 years old. Gosling also offers a less expensive light product, Gold Bermuda Rum, which combines rums …
11 Madison Avenue New York New York 10010 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Gould is both sales-oriented and customer-focused. It is currently operating at a sales level in excess of $1 billion. Gould Paper Corporation is a privately owned, New York City-based paper distributor, representing major domestic and offshore mills. The company's business is divided among 15 divisions, which offer newsprint, …