Rochester Tel Center 180 South Clinton Avenue Rochester, New York 14646 U.S.A. Rochester Telephone is the thirteenth largest diversified American telecommunications company and the largest telephone company in New York. It provides local telephone service to customers in 14 states and operates subsidiaries in a number of related fields. The company was founded in the fledgling days of the telepho…
89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649 U.S.A. A relatively small, independent public utility company, RG&E serves approximately 300,000 customers in a nine county area of upper New York state that includes metropolitan Rochester, the third largest city in the state. Historically, the company was the first in the United States to rid the entire downtown of a major metropolis of all unsightly ove…
Kennedydamm 15-17 Postfach 10 42 61 D-40033 Düsseldorf Germany Rheinmetall Berlin AG, the parent company of a group of more than 60 industrial manufacturing firms, is a leading German producer in each one of its four primary fields: defense technology, paper and packaging machinery, high-tech automotive components, and, since 1993, office furniture. For most of its 100-year history, Rheinmetall …
5300 Richmond Road Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146 U.S.A. Riser Foods, Inc., a holding company, controls northeast Ohio's largest grocery chain. This leading retail and wholesale food seller and manufacturer is headquartered in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The company was formed in 1988 through the combination of Fisher Foods, Inc.; Rini Supermarkets; Rego Supermarkets; and American Seaway Foods, Inc…
P.O. Box 878 Chula Vista, California 92012-0878 U.S.A. Rohr Incorporated is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft engine parts, including nacelles, cowlings, pylons, and thrust reversers. Rohr controls about 80 percent of the market for these products, which appear on the Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Airbus jetliners, as well as C-130, C-5, F-14, and KC-135 military craft. The company al…
231 Maple Avenue Burlington, North Carolina 27215 U.S.A. Roche Biomedical Laboratories (RBL), a subsidiary of Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., is one of the largest networks of clinical laboratories in the United States. With a system of 20 major laboratories across the country, supplemented by 350 other locations, RBL performs more than a million diagnostic medical tests every day. RBL was created by Hof…
2201 Seal Beach Boulevard Seal Beach, California 90740-8250 U.S.A. One of five companies in the United States supplying the federal government with military aircraft fighters and bombers during the 1990s, Rockwell International emerged from the end of the Cold War as an increasingly commercially-oriented company. In addition to its aerospace and military hardware business, Rockwell was a major ma…
1503 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20005 U.S.A. The Riggs National Corporation operates a leading bank in Washington, D.C. The Riggs National Bank, founded in the first half of the nineteenth century, was a key player in the development of the city of Washington, and also played a role in the history of the United States. Riggs served as the bank of presidents for gene…
3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, California 94304 U.S.A. Roche Bioscience was formed in 1995 following the acquisition of Syntex Corp. by Roche Holding Ltd. in November 1994. Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, is one of the largest in the world with 56,000 employees and sales of SFr 14.7 billion in 1994. Roche took advantage of Syntex's strong research foundation and its location in California…
1400 Kettering Tower Dayton, Ohio 45423 U.S.A. With operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, Robbins & Myers Inc. (commonly known as R&M) is a leading manufacturer of fluid control devices, or industrial pumps and pumping equipment. The company underwent a significant overhaul of its operations in the early 1990s, shedding its electric motor and other businesses in order to focus o…
P.O. Box 106 7801 St. Helena Highway Oakville, California 94562 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our primary goal for the Robert Mondavi Family of Wines has always been to produce outstanding wines--those ranked among the great wines of the world. Recognized internationally, Robert Mondavi is known for promoting innovative research and experimentation and supporting diverse cultural programs to educa…
Robert-Bosch-Platz 1 Postfach 10 60 50 D-70049 Stuttgart Germany Company Perspectives: We want satisfied customers. That is why the highest quality of our products and services is one of our major corporate objectives. This also applies to the quality of the work carried out in our name by our trading partners, and in their sales and service organization. Safe, clean, and economical: these are th…
6 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 U.S.A. A small yet fast-growing pharmaceutical company, Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation licenses or buys drugs that are nearing completion of the federal approval process, operating not as a manufacturer of medications, but as a purchaser, developer, and marketer of products that have already been subjected to preliminary research by larger dru…
40W267 Keslinger Road P.O. Box 393 LaFox, Illinois 60147-0393 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Richardson has developed one of the most technically adept sales support teams in the distribution industry. The Company now routinely services customers from the design-in through replacement stages. This well-rounded approach has enabled Richardson Electronics to reach an unparalleled position in the elec…
3400 West Olive Avenue Burbank, California 91505 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Rhino our mission is to put out great stuff, have some fun, make some money, learn from each other, and make a difference wherever we can. Rhino Entertainment Company produces novelty records, archival reissues, definitive musical anthologies, and various artists series. Rhino considers itself to be a pop culture arc…
2884 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the pioneer and leader in temporary and permanent professional staffing for nearly 50 years, we have remained committed to providing service beyond the expectations of our clients and job candidates, and to becoming a strategic staffing partner to our customers. Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) is a leading provi…
6601 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23261 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Working together, our mission is to provide our customers with uncompromising quality, innovation and continuous improvement, which will result in the profitable growth and financial strengh of our company." Reynolds Metals Company is the world's third largest aluminum and packaging company. As a fully integrated manufa…
6 St. James's Square London SW1Y 4LD England Company Perspectives: "Following the merger of RTZ and CRA, our organization was mainly on a geographical basis. While retaining our devolved management philosophy, the new product-based organization not only brings a keener focus on customers and opportunities, but simplifies relationships, better concentrates our technological expertise and streamlin…
30 Hunter Lane Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011-2400 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be a successful chain of friendly, neighborhood drugstores. Our knowledgeable, caring associates work together to provide a superior pharmacy experience, and offer everyday products and services that help our valued customers lead healthier, happier lives. Rite Aid Corporation, which ranks as the third …
RMC House Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Egham, Surrey TW20 8TD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Group's strategy is to build upon and develop further its leading international market positions in its key products of ready mixed concrete, aggregates, cement and concrete products. RMC Group p.l.c. is among the world's leading suppliers of building materials. It is the world's largest supplier of …
Route 1 and College Road East Post Office Box 2316 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2316 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. It concentrates its grantmaking in three areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve care and support for people with chronic …
Suite 160 6600 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Roadhouse Grill concept offers a fun, value-oriented dining experience that features premium quality grilled entrees and friendly service consistent with the Company's motto, "Good Food and a Smile ... That's Roadhouse Style!" Roadhouse Grill, Inc. operates a series of more than 40 casual dining, f…
12560 West Creek Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23238 U.S.A. Founded in 1875, furniture retailer Rhodes Inc. became one of the largest furniture retailers in the United States. By 1996, with its acquisition of several smaller chains in various parts of the country, it held fourth place among U.S. furniture stores. The company had gone through a lengthy period of uneven financial performance, however,…
248 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100 Louisville, Colorado 80027-1675 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To run great restaurants ... for the benefit of our Guests, our Community, and Ourselves. Our mission is embedded throughout our company and our people. It is the foundation for all of our decisions. We believe in it and strive to live it, everyday. Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. (RBR) owns …
39 E. Canal Street Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Innovativeness, quality, and durability are hallmarks of the Rocky brand name. The company continually monitors the development of innovative raw materials and has distinguished its branded products by incorporating new fabric technologies into the design of its footwear. Rocky places an emphasis on the manufacture of waterpr…
100 Independence Mall West Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19106-2399 U.S.A. Company Perspectives At Rohm and Haas imagination means exploring the frontiers of technology--pushing beyond conventional boundaries to create products once thought impossible. Imagination is information racing at the speed of light through electronic devices, microscopic light-reflecting polymers protecting skin from harmful…
3414 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since the early years of the 20th century, the name Ritz-Carlton has been synonymous with the luxury hotel, conjuring images of opulent yet elegant furnishings based on designs from Versailles and Fontainebleau, haute cuisine in the best French tradition, and meticulous attention to the needs and comforts of its…
333 Bloor Street East Toronto, Ontario M4W 1G9 Canada Company Perspectives: As a "Made in Canada" communications organization, the Rogers Group of Companies are working together to ensure a strong Canadian presence on the national information, communications and entertainment services stage. There are few companies that offer the breadth and diversity of opportunities that Rogers does. These oppo…
15-5, Minami-Aoyama 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8544 Japan Company Perspectives: Our Principles: To think as an entrepreneur. To put ourselves in the other person's place. To find personal value in our work. Ricoh Company, Ltd. is a leading maker of office automation equipment, including copiers, printers, facsimile machines, and related supplies. Other products that the company manufactures and/…
772 Graniteville Road Graniteville, Vermont 05654 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Company will prosper by providing our customers with the superior value, personal service and honest dealing that they have come to expect and deserve from all of us in the Rock of Ages Family Rock of Ages Corporation is an integrated quarrier, manufacturer, distributer, and retailer of granite and products manufac…
Arabellastrasse 33 D-81925 Munich Germany Company Perspectives: Today we are already the leading globally active top-management consultancy of European origin. Our roots are in the center of Europe, and its diversity of languages, cultures, legal and market structures. European management culture for us means being able to handle diversity: Not thinking in patterns and methods, but sensibility fo…
26, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92512 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex France Company Perspectives: Using the core skills and technologies of Rhodia worldwide, we will grow and succeed by building profitable businesses that satisfy the evolving needs of our customers, challenge our employees, serve the public, and establish our company as a recognized and respected market leader. One of the world's leading …
1150 Niagara Street Buffalo, New York 14213 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Rich Mission strives to set new standards of excellence in customer satisfaction and to achieve new levels of competitive success in every category of business in which we operate. We will achieve this by working together as a team to: Impress Our Customers. Provide exceptional service to our external and internal custom…
1-4-16 Dojimahama, Kita-ku Osaka 530-0004 Japan Company Perspectives: Ever since 1972 when the company was founded, Roland's mission has been to create sounds that people would like to hear. During those early days, we determined that the silicon chip would be the key element in developing new musical instruments producing superb sounds and conveying every nuance of the player's musical expressio…
1818 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-3614 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Right Management Consultants is an international career management and human resources consulting firm dedicated to helping its clients manage the human side of change. Founded in 1980, Right Management Consultants quickly became a leader in the outplacement industry. Today, Right provides a full spectrum of ser…
7628 Thorndike Road Greensboro, North Carolina 27409-9421 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: RF Micro Devices possesses an exclusive industry license for gallium arsenide (GaAs) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology, a state-of-the-art process technology originally developed for high-level military applications. RF Micro Devices' GaAs HBT components combine quality, reliability, performanc…
1014 North Gloster Street Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: By improving customer service, consolidating our manufacturing capacity, enhancing our delivery capabilities and our product quality, we have strengthened customer relationships which had suffered as a result of the Company's financial difficulties. As we move forward in the new season, we are pleased to report that …
777 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1400 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Through our people and our technology partners, we deliver automation solutions in every industry, on every continent, in most countries of the world. As the world continues to move from the industrial age into the information age, there is a great need for bridges between the two. Rockwell Automation pro…
102 Westside Boulevard, N.W. Roanoke, Virginia 24017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Building on the practice of fundamental principles, Roanoke Electric Steel has become a company as strong as its products. With our commitment to these principles, proven in a record of growth and service, we believe that Roanoke Electric Steel will continue to grow and increase its strength in the future. Roanoke E…
6 St. James's Square London SW1Y 4LD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Rio Tinto takes a long term and responsible approach to exploring for first class ore bodies and developing large, efficient operations capable of sustaining competitive advantage. In this way, Rio Tinto helps to meet the global need for minerals and metals which contribute to essential improvements in living standards as w…
2901 Airport Drive Torrance, California 90505 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Robinson Helicopter Company of Torrance, California, is the world's leading producer of civil helicopters. The company delivered 390 new aircraft in 2000 and 328 in 2001, and has total sales exceeding $100 million annually. Robinson was among the first North American aerospace firms to be awarded ISO 9001 certification for…
1 Technology Drive Rogers Connecticut 06263-0188 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Rogers Corporation is a manufacturer of specialty materials for applications in portable communications, communication infrastructure, consumer products, computer and office equipment, ground transportation, and aerospace and defense. Rogers Corporation is a global specialty materials company that maintains its headquart…
904 Monroe Street Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 53085-1872 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Richardson Industries was founded by family members with deeply held values regarding the quality of products and the importance of human relationships. Today, these values represent a common language that provides everyone in the company with rare perspective. Located in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Richardson In…
Level 10, 12 Castlereagh Street Sydney New South Wales 2000 Australia Company Perspectives: Corporate Principles: To be a high quality, low cost producer in chosen markets; to foster long-lasting customer relationships by maintaining high standards of product quality, customer service, and technological development; to provide a safe and rewarding working environment for all employees; to generat…
Level 8 Twr. B, 799 Pacific Hwy. Chatswood NSW 2000 Australia Company Perspectives: Rinker is a focused heavy building materials group--one of the top 10 in the world--comprising Rinker Materials Corporation in the US and the Readymix and Humes businesses in Australia and Asia. Rinker Group Ltd. is one of the world's top ten heavy building materials groups, with emphasis on cement, concrete, aggr…
777 East Wisconsin Avenue P.O. Box 0672 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0672 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The foundation of any successful business is built upon a strong culture--on shared values of honesty, integrity, genuine concern for clients, and respect for associates. The Baird Way remains central to our ability to enjoy the quality client partnerships and high performance standards that have …
12400 North Meridian Street, Suite 190 Carmel, Indiana 46032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To delight each guest with the very best premium ice cream treats. To have our treats enthusiastically served by knowledgeable, caring, well-groomed Ritter's team members. To serve our guests in a relaxed, sparkling-clean environment. RFC Franchising LLC operates the Ritter's Frozen Custard chai…
265 Turner Drive Durango, Colorado 81303 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Frank Crail had a dream to raise a family in a quiet, small town environment. Not having a plan to support his dream in Durango, Colorado, the quaint Victorian-era town in which they had chosen to settle, he began surveying the town's local residents and merchants. "It came down to either a car wash or a chocolate shop," recall…
2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At the Riviera, we take pride in serving our customers in the traditi on and style that made Las Vegas famous. Offering top value for your room, food and entertainment dollar with a personal touch is in what we take pride. Our repeat business is indicative of the many fond mem ories created by a trip to the Rivier…
1411 Broadway New York New York 10018 U.S.A. Company Perspectives All in all Rocawear defines the lifestyle for today's young hip consumer and provides the efficient business acumen to retail partners necessary to be successful. As the ad campaign tag-line goes ... WE RUN THE STRIP. Rocawear Apparel LLC sells urban and upscale clothing for men, women, teens, and children including jeans, jerseys,…