853 Dundee Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 United States Katy Industries, Incorporated was born out of an acquisition of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad (MKT), a financially troubled operation that was in need of a profitable parent company. Wallace Carroll, whose knowledge of railroads dated back to his job as a section hand that helped pay his way through Boston College became acquainted with MK…
1-18, Nakamachi-dori 2-chome Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-91 Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which for much of the 20th century was one of the world's leading shipbuilders, today sells more motorcycles and lawn mower engines than it does ships. Long a diversified company, Kawasaki was able to survive the drastic and apparently permanent slump which overtook the shipbuilding industry after the 1973 oil emba…
Hibiya Kokusai Building 2-3, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Among the world's top steel producers is Kawasaki Steel Corporation, ranked third among Japan's producers of raw steel. Kawasaki Steel had begun to diversify and in 1991 intended to raise nonsteel production to almost half its total output by the turn of the century. The company does not plan to stray far from products …
1-1 Kandanishiki-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 Japan Since its foundation in 1969, JUSCO has established itself as one of the largest and most profitable retail chains in Japan. JUSCO's sensitivity to the varying needs of its local customer bases, its agility in adapting to changes in the business environment, and its attentiveness to quality of service have helped it to succeed in a highly competiti…
Hibiya Central Building 2-9 Nishi-Shinbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105 Japan Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) is the third largest shipping company in Japan, operating a fleet of 218 vessels totaling 10.37 million deadweight tons, including 35 Japanese flag vessels of 2.33 million deadweight tons owned by the company itself. More than 95% of sales come from shipping activities. These acti…
1-9-1 Sekido Tama City Tokyo 206 Japan Keio Teito Electric Railway Company (KTR) is one of the eight private railway operators in the Kanto region of Japan, which encompasses the cities of Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Chiba, with a population of almost 40 million. KTR operates the Inokashira and Keio Lines from the center to the densely populated western suburbs of Tokyo. The company also operates 650 bu…
125 West 55th St. New York, New York 10019-5366 U.S.A. Katz Communications, Inc., is the largest company in the American broadcast representation industry, with offices in 22 cities around the country. Closely held since its founding in the late 19th century as a family firm, Katz began as a representative for the printed media--selling newspaper space to advertisers--and evolved with development…
1201 Walnut Avenue P.O. Box 418679 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 U.S.A. Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL) is a medium-size public utility that generates and distributes electricity to over 412,000 customers in western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Metropolitan Kansas City, which is considered to be a world capital of agribusiness, is responsible for about 95 percent of the company's business.…
15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048 U.S.A. Kendall International, Inc. manufactures, markets, and distributes disposable medical supplies and devices. It specializes in serving wound care, vascular therapy, and home healthcare markets, but also manufactures miscellaneous healthcare and industrial products. Although Kendall filed for bankruptcy in 1992, it restructured its organizat…
P.O. Box 1 Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002 U.S.A. Kaman Corp. develops and manufactures high-tech products and provides technical services for government, industrial, and commercial markets. Particularly well-known for its role in the helicopter industry, it is also the largest independent distributor of musical instruments in the United States. In addition, Kaman supplies repair and replacement pa…
One Kellogg Square Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kellogg is a global company committed to building long-term growth in volume and profit and to enhancing its worldwide leadership position by providing nutritious food products of superior value. Will Keith Kellogg once estimated that 42 cereal companies were launched in the breakfast-food boom during the early year…
P.O. Box 5928 Greenville, South Carolina 29606 U.S.A. Kemet Corporation is a leading global supplier of capacitors, which store, filter, and regulate electrical energy and current flow and are found in virtually all electronic products and components. Specifically, Kemet is the largest producer of solid tantalum capacitors in the world and the second largest maker of multilayered ceramic capacito…
7433 Harwin Drive Houston, Texas 77036-2015 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's objective is to continually strive to be the best specialty electronics distribution and custom contract manufacturing company&mdash measured by our service to customers, returns for shareholders, and rewarding work experience for associates--and to consistently maintain these qualities as we grow and expand. K…
2821 West Seventh Street P.O. Box 425 Fort Worth, Texas 76101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Justin Industries is a unique combination of businesses, a combination that provides stability, flexibility, and unusual opportunities to serve not only one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, but also growing markets nationally and throughout the world. With emphasis on the quality of our people…
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210 Japan Company Perspectives Our mission is "to strive for the wholehearted satisfaction and enrichment of the lives of people globally" through the Company's core domains of cleanliness, beauty, health and chemicals. Fully committed to this mission, all members of the Kao Group work together with passion to provide products and brands of e…
2605 Fernbrook Lane North Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447-4736 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: K-tel seeks to maximize shareholder value by leveraging its core, unique entertainment and consumer convenience product lines, with proven retail and direct response marketing and promotion techniques to stimulate consumer demand for all of its products; while at the same time controlling internal costs to ac…
U.S. Route 60 West P.O. Box 3500 Ashland, Kentucky 41105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be a world class bar mill, world class in product quality and customer service. Kentucky Electric Steel, Inc. is a steel minimill that melts scrap and turns it into bar flats. The bar flats, which are produced to a variety of specifications, are of two basic types: special bar quality (SBQ) and…
14-6 Dogenzaka 1-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8501 Japan Company Perspectives: Our goal is to create a lively, challenging corporate culture in which employees are proud to work. In terms of the company's philosophy, this translates into three corporate objectives: to have a vital, active organization; to take risks and meet new challenges; and to have a company that employees will find attractive…
125 West 55th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Katz Media Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is the only full-service media representation firm in the United States serving multiple types of electronic media, with leading market shares in the representation of radio and television stations, cable television systems and networks of broadcast related Internet W…
300 Phillipi Road Columbus, Ohio 43228-0512 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's goal is to build upon its leadership position in closeout retailing, a growing segment of the retailing industry, toy retailing and children's products by expanding its market presence in both existing and new markets. KB Toys is the second-largest retailer of toys behind Toys `R' Us and the largest mall retail…
152 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. is committed to creating a business that is flexible and responsive to prevailing conditions in the marketplace. We are positioned to accept whatever challenges are presented. Our history has shown that when times are bad, people turn to creative alternatives, and we've always positioned ours…
114 West 11th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 U.S.A. Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (KCSI) controls a number of operations in its transportation and financial services divisions. Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) is KCSI's primary subsidiary, operating direct transportation service over approximately 4,000 miles of track primarily in the central and southern United States. As of the l…
999 West Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan 48084 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Five decades ago William Russell Kelly's dynamic vision and pioneering spirit established Kelly Services' leadership of the staffing industry. To maintain that leadership, we are continually developing creative solutions to meet our customers' staffing needs. We provide employees who have a wide range of office skills, and…
421 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, California 95403 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To make truly exceptional wines, we work to control the countless details inherent in the selection of our vineyards, the quality of our barrels, and the delicate balance of assembling the final blend. Ultimately, the fate of each bottle is in the hands of our winemakers. Since nothing has ever surpassed the caliber of w…
1300 S. Wolf Road Des Plaines, Illinois 60017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Juno Lighting, Inc. is committed to producing quality products and providing our customers with unsurpassed service. We are dedicated to lead the industry with innovative new products. We embrace the concept of teamwork and shared goals and aspire to achieve and maintain high standards of excellence in all that we do. Juno…
1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Juno is a leading provider of Internet-related services to millions of computer users throughout the United States. We offer several levels of service, ranging from basic dial-up Internet access--which is provided to the end user for free&mdashø competitively priced broadband Internet access. Our strategy of offering…
101 Park Avenue New York, New York 10178-0002 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The time is now. The next century is approaching. New revolutions and industries are unfolding, from genetic engineering to virtual reality. The shape of the world is changing and Kelley Drye is bringing its industry knowledge and cross-disciplinary skills to bear for a diversified group of clients. We're not only helping …
1332 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: True success in life is being able to do the things that add value to our society and improve the well-being of people. These principles have guided this company since its beginnings, and they continue to be vital as we look to the future. Kaman Corporation develops and manufactures high-tech products and provides t…
888 7th Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10106 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kaplan helps individuals achieve their educational and career goals. We build futures one success story at a time. Kaplan, Inc. is the leading provider of test preparation services in the United States. The company offers preparatory classes for a wide range of standardized examinations including the Scholastic Asses…
1194 North Mathilda Ave. Sunnyvale, California 94089 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Juniper Networks, our partners and resellers, listen to you, our customers, to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading Internet routing products, services, and solutions that exceed your expectations and earn your trust. Juniper Networks, Inc. is a leading supplier of scalable, high-performance Internet Protoc…
10990 Wilshire Boulevard 7th Floor Los Angeles, California 90024 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Fulfilling the dream of homeownership is a very personal endeavor. For more than 40 years, KB Home has been one of the most respected and best-known companies in homebuilding. Throughout our history, we have taken many innovative steps to offer families the opportunity to purchase the best possible home …
Western House Halifax Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD6 2S2 United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Kelda strategy going forward is to concentrate on three areas: water and wastewater services in the UK, water services in the USA and our 46% investment in the Waste Recycling Group plc. This new focus has already led to increased management emphasis on efficiency and service issues and allowed a g…
500 S. Molino Street, Suite 215 Los Angeles, California 90013 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Philosophy is to believe in ourselves as prominent African-American designers; to understand our customers' needs and design our clothing with this in mind. Karl Kani Infinity, Inc. designs and markets clothing intended for African American tastes and physiology. Fashion designer Karl Kani made his name…
181 Constitution Drive Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Founded in 1996, KANA provides the industry's leading external facing eCRM [e-commerce customer relationship management] solutions to the largest businesses in the world, helping them to better service, market to, and understand their customers and partners, while improving results and decreasing costs in contact cen…
765 Straits Turnpike Middlebury, Connecticut 06762 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We strive to increase the top line, reduce costs, closely manage working capital, and control capital expenditures. Successful execution in these areas will benefit not only our shareholders, but our customers as well, as a stronger company can reinvest more readily into constantly improving its customer service and i…
55-57, avenue de Colmar 92846 Rueil Malmaison Cedex France Company Perspectives: Keolis is appreciated as a partner by local communities for its serious and professional approach, basing its operations on the values which lie at the heart of the group, both in France and internationally. Enterprising spirit: the strength of Keolis lies in its responsible and enterprising workforce. Ambition: the …
P.O. Box 700 Hatfield, Pennsylvania, 19440-0700 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Founded in 1992 and 1956, respectively, K'Nex and its parent company, The Rodon Group, operate as an extended family. Over the years they have internalized and embodied a system of principles, procedures and values that serve to enhance the success of both companies and to encourage the personal and professional growth o…
Julius Meinl Gasse 3-7 1160 Vienna Austria Company Perspectives: Corporate Strategy: Julius Meinl International AG is an investment holding company which is based in Vienna and whose activities are concentrated mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, thus continuing a long Julius Meinl tradition of playing a leading role in the heart of Europe since 1862. For almost 140 years the name "Julius Meinl…
Piazza Crimea 7 10131 Turin Italy Company Perspectives: The Company plans to increase and diversify its revenue streams and to enhance its profitability, while making it less sensitive to sports performance, by pursuing strategies intended to reinforce its core business and to develop new side-operations in connection with the exploitation of sports events. More specifically, the Company is focus…
1 Kaiser Plaza Oakland, California 94612 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a not-for-profit organization, we are driven by the needs of our members and our social obligation to provide benefit for the communities in which we operate, rather than the needs of shareholders. Social benefit activities include assistance to the uninsured and special populations; training new health professionals; introd…
Hibiya Central Building 2-9 Nishi-Shinbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8421 Japan Company Perspectives: Amid intensifying international competition, truly customer-oriented service is growing in importance. To fulfill its mission as an international integrated distribution enterprise, "K" Line is greatly expanding its domestic and overseas networks, thus further increasing the overall strength …
Kobe Crystal Tower, 1-3, Higashikawasaki- cho 1-chrome, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-8680 Japan Company Perspectives: The corporate philosophy of the KHI Group is to draw on its broad base of advanced technologies to create new value in product offerings that work modern-day wonders on land, at sea, and in the air and contribute to economic and social development around the world. To attain the goals of its…
6321 Northeast 175th Kenmore, Washington 98028 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our airline is different. For starters, we build our own planes ... our fleet is the envy of pilots worldwide. Tickets aren't necessary. Just tell your name. Don't look for departure gates. There aren't any. We'll direct you to a picnic table where you'll meet your pilot and fellow passengers. Feed the ducks 'til it's tim…
48 West 25th Street New York, New York 10010-2708 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Always searching for the quintessential handbag, Katherine Noel Brosnahan thought it would be easier and definitely more interesting to create her own. Based in New York City's garment district, kate spade LLC nurtures the emerging Kate Spade lifestyle brand. Originally focusing on handbags, Kate Spade is now also invo…
Porkkalankatu 3 PO Box 330 Helsinki FIN-00101 Finland Company Perspectives: We aim to be: the leading chemical and integrated service provider for the pulp & paper industry; the world leader in chemical water purification; a leading European paint and coatings company; a world-class performer in industrial chemicals. Finland's Kemira Oyj is a leading industrial chemicals manufacturer focused on f…
1 HarbourFront Avenue, Suite 18-01 Keppel Bay Tower Singapore 098632 Singapore Company Perspectives: Keppel is focused on creating and enhancing value for our shareholders by growing its businesses in Offshore and Marine, Property and Infrastructure to deliver sustainable earnings growth. As the Group pursues opportunities which fit its core competencies to achieve profitable growth, it is also b…
23 Old Kings Highway South Darien, Connecticut 06820 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Jupitermedia Corporation, headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading g lobal provider of images, original information, and research for info rmation technology, business and creative professionals. One of the first companies devoted to the Internet, Darien, Connectic ut-based Jupitermedia Corporation is one of the fe…
Dechwitzer St. 12 04463 Grossposna Germany Company Perspectives Blüthner instruments can sing, certainly the best you can say about a piano. Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik GmbH is a family-owned and -operated maker of Blüthner and Haessler grand and upright pianos, considered some of the best models in the world. Based in Grossposna, Germany, the company has a rich heritage dating back to th…
200 Terajima-cho Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8665 Japan Company Perspectives Through three generations of family leadership, the Kawai company has dedicated itself to the advancement of beauty, sensitivity, creativity, and excellence. Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is second only to Yamaha Corporation in global sales of musical instruments. The Japanese company's core business is t…
4-3-6 Fushimi-machi, Chuo-ku Osaka Japan Company Perspectives Corporate Mission: 1. To further build company credibility with the public and to contribute to society, by providing products and services that achieve customer satisfaction. 2. To build on our knowledge and strive for technological innovations, in order to improve the company's performance. 3. To harness the collective efforts of all…