51 Madison Avenue New York New York 10010 United States New York Life Insurance Company is one of the five largest mutual insurance companies in the United States. It has provided its policyholders with financial security and investment opportunities since 1841. As a mutual company, New York Life is owned solely by its policyholders, to whom it pays annual dividends and provides long-term coverag…
1, Shin-isogo-cho Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235 Japan NHK Spring Co., Ltd. the world's largest maker of springs and related products, is made up of four main divisions: suspension springs, seating, precision springs and components, and industrial machinery and equipment. The latter group includes services and products related to power stations and petrochemical and natural gas plants, electronics, and c…
Fuji Building 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Nikon Corporation is the grandaddy of Japan's Big Five photographic firms. Its cameras have been the standard for professional photographers and advanced amateurs since the 1950s. When those markets became saturated in the 1980s, the company expanded its product line to remain competitive. A member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, or bus…
25 Research Drive Westborough Massachusetts 01582 United States New England Electric System (NEES) is a public utility holding company that derives its revenues from electric power that its generating company subsidiary, New England Power Company, sells to its retail subsidiaries. These, in turn, sell electricity directly to residential and industrial customers. The retail subsidiaries are Massac…
The Merton Centre 45 St. Peter's Street Bedford MK40 2UB United Kingdom NFC is the largest road transport, household moving, and contract distribution business in the United Kingdom. It is also a significant contender in these markets in North America, Europe, and Australia, with about a third of its total business overseas. Worldwide NFC has over 20,000 vehicles on the road. The company has four…
4500 Vestal Parkway East PO Box 3607 Binghamton, New York 13902-3607 U.S.A. New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) serves central, eastern, and western New York State, an area which, though mostly rural, includes the cities of Binghamton, Elmira, Corning, and Ithaca. Its territory includes one-third of the state's land area and a tenth of its population. With more than 775,000 electr…
One United Bank Center 1700 Lincoln St. Denver, Colorado 80203 U.S.A. Newmont Mining Corporation, primarily through two subsidiaries, is engaged in the exploration, mining, and processing of gold. The bulk of Newmont's revenue is generated by Newmont Gold Company (NGC), of which parent Newmont controls a 90.1 percent interest. Operating in Nevada along a 38-mile stretch of the Carlin Trend, NGC i…
2 Holt Street Sydney, New South Wales 2010 Australia Company Perspectives: We strive to produce and distribute the most compelling content to the farthest reaches of the globe. News Corporation Limited is the holding company for the large range of enterprises created or acquired since the 1950s by the Australian-American businessman Rupert Murdoch. It operates as one of the five largest media con…
Newell Center 29 East Stephenson Street Freeport, Illinois 61032-0943 U.S.A. Originally founded near the turn of the century to make brass curtain rods, Newell Co. has evolved into a diversified company that manufactures and markets a variety of high-volume brand name consumer products, including hardware and home furnishings and houseware, office, and other products. Newell's hardware, houseware…
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. News America Publishing Inc. was established in 1973 as the American arm of The News Corp. Ltd., Rupert Murdoch's multinational network of newspapers. At one time Murdoch's News America Publishing holdings included tabloid newspapers in New York, Chicago, and Boston, a weekly national tabloid newspaper, and a stable of magazines and othe…
254 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 012139-4285 U.S.A. New England Confectionery Co. is the oldest candy company in the United States. The company manufacturers such time-tested delights as Mary Janes, Canada Mints, Sky Bars, and its core product the venerable NECCO Wafer. Necco (as the company became popularly known for the word formed by its initials) expanded during the early and…
13430 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77040 U.S.A. NGC Corporation is North America's leading energy commodity and service provider, offering "one-stop" gathering, processing, marketing, and transportation of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and electricity. Led almost since its formation by Chairman and CEO Charles L. (Chuck) Watson, NGC has achieved its market dominance through two…
4040 S. Memorial Parkway P.O. Box 400002 Huntsville, Alabama 35802-1326 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To stand the test of time, a structure must rest on a firm foundation and contain the other support structures necessary to withstand stress and accept future changes. The building of Nichols Research Corporation (NRC) has created a financially sound and nationally recognized company with firm and…
State Route 629 Guildford Farm Ruckersville, Virginia 22968 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Nimbus is committed to offering the most cutting-edge technology available. The introduction of DVD production capability allows us to get in on the ground floor of the market of this exciting "next generation" compact disc. Our upgrades will ensure that Nimbus remains a leading supplier of compact discs to t…
World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Boulevard 217 1118 BH Schiphol Airport The Netherlands Company Perspectives: The mission: To be a customer-driven organization, flexible, agile and innovative, with our people, dealers, suppliers and partners working together with pride to be the best globally positioned company in the agricultural and industrial equipment business. This is New Holla…
Newspaper House 34-44 London Road Morden Surrey SM4 5BR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Newsquest's objective is to hold market leading local information franchises which deliver valuable, trusted products satisfying the needs of their audience. The business is market led and technology driven, focused on generating sustained superior profit growth. In less than five years, Newsquest plc has…
450 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the first hometown owners of the Daily News, Zuckerman and Drasner have demonstrated a strong and continuous commitment to the newspaper as well as the city and its people. A year into their ownership, the Daily News was operating in the black. And today, it is the largest-selling newspaper in the New York me…
1114 First Avenue New York, New York 10021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We strive to provide a consistent, high-quality dining experience in order to foster customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. To achieve this goal, we focus on providing our customers with attentive and professional service by training and encouraging our employees to exceed guests' expectations. The New York Restaurant Group…
New Look House Mercey Road Weymouth Dorset DT3 5HJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We produce excellent results in straightforward ways. We encourage teamwork, develop our people, invest in our processes, and constantly challenge what we do. The result is that we understand our customers, exceed their expectations and achieve a success that we can share with our employees and investors. The …
2 Pickwick Plaza Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of NFO Worldwide, Inc. (NFO) is to remain on the leading edge of information technology and at the forefront of international market research. The company combines niche market expertise, innovative research methods, and entrepreneurial spirit to gain strategic and practical insights into the buying habits, att…
60, Fukuine Kamitakamatsu-cho Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605 Japan Company Perspectives: At Nintendo we are proud to be working for the leading company in our industry. We are strongly committed to producing and marketing the best products and support services available. We believe it is essential not only to provide products of the highest quality, but to treat every customer with attention, consider…
Desford Road Enderby Leicester LE9 5AT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Next's mission is to be the natural choice retailer in the UK for fashion aware men & women who expect style, distinction & quality from their clothing. Next plc designs, manufactures, and distributes clothing and home furnishing and accessory items to nearly 330 Next retail stores and through the company's Next Directory…
One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Nike Mission: "To bring inspiration and innovation to every athle te* in the world." *If you have a body, you are an athlete. Founded as an importer of Japanese shoes, NIKE, Inc. (Nike) has grown to be the world's largest marketer of athletic footwear, holding a g lobal market share of approximately 37 percent. In th…
30th Floor, New World Tower 18 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong Company Perspectives: It is important that all of us, however old or young, have a mindset that enables us to capture all the opportunities that changes in the world are bringing to us. A mindset that is characterized by creativity and initiative, harnessed by focus and discipline. In our company, this mindset is requisite and indelibl…
4101 Washington Avenue Newport News, Virginia 23607 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Newport News Shipbuilding is one of the top ten defense companies and the premier shipbuilder in the United States. We design, build and maintain the most sophisticated ships in the world--nuclear powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Our goals for the future are simple: To strengthen and grow our leadership posi…
11 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of the NYSE is to add value to the capital-raising and asset-management process by providing the highest-quality and most cost-effective self-regulated marketplace for the trading of financial instruments, promote confidence in and understanding of that process, and serve as a forum for discussion of relevant nationa…
246 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The thoroughness New World brings to the coffee selection process is unique. After the harvest of each coffee variety, we collect samples of green (unroasted) coffee from our sources. We are only interested in the highest grades, and advise our sources to send us only the best they have. Numerous samples are gathered…
Laurel House 3 Woodlands Park Ashton Road Newton-le-Willows WA12 OHH United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our Guiding Principles: We value and respect our colleagues; we are passionate about our commitment to quality and excellence in customer services; we believe in building long term partnerships with our key stake-holders; we challenge our corporate thinking and embrace new ideas; we make deci…
51 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission--New York Life and its affiliates are in the business of providing financial security through insurance and other products. We are committed to being the soundest, strongest, and easiest company to do business with. Every decision we make, every action we take has one overriding purpose: To be here when our custom…
Fuji Building 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331 Japan Company Perspectives: We are striving to create businesses for the new century that capitalize on our core competencies. We are actively working to expand business by evolving the nanotechnology we have amassed in our experience with steppers and, at the same time, entering into alliances that exceed the framework of our busin…
1501 Broadway New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our goal at NYC OTB is to provide a clean, comfortable environment to enjoy all the action and sport of horse racing. The New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation is a quasi-government operation run for the benefit of the city. Each year more than $1 billion is wagered on horse races at 68 OTB parlors, three teletheaters, rest…
Newell Center 29 East Stephenson Street Freeport, Illinois 61032-0943 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Each and every day, our products touch millions of people where they work, where they live and where they play. Our portfolio of power brands provides a compelling platform for growth that we are leveraging with breakthrough product innovation, high-impact marketing and attention-grabbing presentati…
85 Shannon Road Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The pasta companies from which New World Pasta was formed were built upon a firm commitment to quality and value. These principles helped establish the companies in strong market positions within their individual regions. New World Pasta Company is the leading manufacturer of dried pasta in the United States. It sells a v…
1415 Wyckoff Road Wall, New Jersey 07719 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We, the employees and leaders of NJR, are committed to meeting our customers' energy needs for value, comfort and convenience. New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) is a holding company, whose primary subsidiary is New Jersey Natural Gas Company, provider of energy services to more than 425,000 residential, commercial, and ind…
16 rue de Monceau 75008 Paris Cedex France Company Perspectives: In each of its three key markets, Nexans provides its expertise and can offer global solutions. France's Nexans SA is one of the world's largest manufacturers, installers, and integrators of cables and systems, holding the number three spot behind Italy's Pirelli and Japan's Sumitomo. Yet Nexans, formerly known as Alcatel Cable, hol…
5800 Airline Drive Metairie, Louisiana 70003 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: This organization will remain as dedicated to serving the community as we are to winning championships. We vow to make the most of this opportunity to make a difference as a good corporate citizen. The New Orleans Saints LP, a professional football franchise, came into existence in 1966, when the National Football League's …
654 West 170th Street New York, New York 10032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: It is the mission of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to be a leader in the provision of world class patient care, teaching, research, and service to local, state, national, and international communities. The Hospital combines the best clinical and administrative practices of all its divisions to build upon each Center's str…
125 Worth Street New York, New York 10013 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of their ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity and respect; to promote and protect, as both innovator and advocate, the health, welfare and safety of the people of the City of New Yo…
8 Chun Ying Street Tseung Kwan O I New Territories Hong Kong Company Perspectives: In its corporate culture, Next Media strives for: A simple hierarchy. Direct communication, and a high degree of transparency. A challenging working environment where employees are encouraged to tackle challenges through trial and error, as well as assume responsibility for their actions. Flexible working practices…
363 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 2020 Houston, Texas 77060 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We rely on a proven growth strategy--balancing acquisitions with drill bit opportunities. Newfield Exploration Company, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the most successful independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. Its performance has been used by …
Neyveli House 135 Periyar EVR H Chennai 600 010 India Company Perspectives: Neyveli, home of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation, is India's energy-bridge to the 21st century and a fulfillment of Pandit Nehru's vision. Incidentally, Nehru and NLC share a common birthday (14.11.1956). Nehru launched the mining operations with his golden touch in May 1957. Ever since, there has been no looking back. NL…
11-1 Kamitoba-Hokodate-cho Minami-ku Kyoto 601-8501 Japan Company Perspectives: At Nintendo we are proud to be working for the leading company in our industry. We are strongly committed to producing and marketing the best products and support services available. We believe it is essential not only to provide products of the highest quality, but to treat every customer with attention, consideratio…
1791 Deere Avenue Irvine, California 92606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Newport is dedicated to continually evolving our knowledge and experience in order to deliver innovative products and expertise that advance our customer's technologies. Newport Corporation serves the semiconductor and microelectronics, communications, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and research markets, offering a variet…
1850 McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11223 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide comprehensive, cost-effective and competitively-priced quality home care services, that can allow patients to remain at home, in their communities. New York Health Care, Inc. derives all of its income by providing home healthcare services to New York City and surrounding counties in New York State…
NNPC Towers Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District Garki Abuja Nigeria Company Perspectives: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the driving force behind the economic development of Nigeria, providing fuel and feedstock for the nation's industrial facilities and meeting the energy needs of individual customers and commercial enterprises. NNPC is the major revenue earner…
5320 NE 32nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We'll do whatever it takes to make New Seasons the best shopping expe rience in town. New Seasons Market has carved a niche for itself in the Portland groc ery store market, carrying a wide range of natural and organic produc ts, grown or produced in the Northwest, alongside basic brand-name pr oducts. Approximately two-third…
One NFL Plaza Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Stunning cinematography. Exclusive all-access sound. Stirring orchest ral music. Poignant storytelling. These hallmarks define the NFL Film s style ... often imitated, but never equaled. "NFL Films is perhaps the most effective propaganda organ in the hist ory of corporate America," opined Sports Illustrated in 1999. The fa…
711 Kernaghan Avenue Winnipeg R2C 3T4 Canada Company Perspectives Since 1930, our commitment to innovation has made us the leader in the heavy-duty bus market in the U.S. and Canada. New Flyer Industries Inc. is the largest bus manufacturer in North America. The publicly traded Canadian company produces buses used by urban transit operations as well as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. New Flyer a…
615 Merrick Avenue Westbury New York 11590 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Established in 1993 to serve as the holding company for New York Community Bank, we have evolved from a $900 million institution at the time of our conversion to stock form to a $26.3 billion institution at December 31, 2005. Over the years, our growth has been fueled by organic loan production, and by a series of successful m…
801 7th Avenue Southwest Calgary Alberta T2P 3P7 Canada Company Perspectives From the ocean swells in the North Sea to the frosty north of Alberta's oil sands and desert heat of Yemen, our philosophy is to build sustainable businesses. Sustainable value comes from our solid core assets that provide superior returns and ongoing free cash flow. It also comes from strong development projects expecte…