9 Place Vendome 75052 Paris Cédex 01 France on des Assurances de Paris (UAP) is 75% owned by the French state, and is France's largest insurer, active in all major branches of insurance: accident, motor, reinsurance, life, and in personal savings and investments. The recent history of UAP has been one of large-scale changes, since the group was formed by the state-decreed merger of three nationa…
1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63166 United States Union Electric Company is the largest electric utility in the state of Missouri. Also serving parts of Illinois and Iowa, the company supplies electricity to roughly one million customers and is a distributor of natural gas, steam, and water. Union Electric's territory is strong in the metal, chemical, and petroleum-refining industries. …
8100 North McCormick Blvd. Skokie, Illinois 60076-2999 U.S.A. U.S. Robotics is one of America's most promising manufacturers of high-tech equipment for computers. In the early 1980s, U.S. Robotics was involved in the manufacture of modems--devices that translate digital computer signals into analog signals for transmission over conventional telephone lines. Once considered a minor part of the com…
39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, Connecticut 06817 U.S.A. Union Carbide Corporation is the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and is a leading manufacturer of the world's most widely used plastic, polyethylene. In spite of a massive fatal disaster at its Bhopal, India, pesticide plant in 1984 and a devastating takeover attempt that followed, the corporation re…
1330 Post Oak Boulevard P.O. Box 2120 Houston, Texas 77252-2120 U.S.A. Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. is one of the largest independent oil and gas producing companies in the United States. Also engaged in oil and gas exploration overseas, the company conducts its principal operations in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Union Texas is also engaged in the …
300 Opus Center 9900 Bren Road East Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 U.S.A. United HealthCare Corporation is a national leader in health care management programs, serving about two million health plan enrollees through about 20 locally based health maintenance organizations (HMOs) the company owns or manages. The company also serves about 20 million people in all 50 states through other managed-care s…
1650 Palisade Ave. Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 U.S.A. At one time United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. (UM&M) was one of the biggest companies in the garment industry, with annual sales of textiles and apparel exceeding $1 billion. By 1995, however, the firm that a 1989 Forbes article called "The Incredible Shrinking Company" had been in bankruptcy proceedings twice since 1977, having lost money …
2210 West Oaklawn Drive Springdale, Arkansas 72762-6999 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision at Tyson is to be the world's first choice for protein while maximizing shareholder value. We are dedicated to producing and marketing trusted quality food products that fit today's changing lifestyles and to attracting, rewarding and retaining the best people in the food industry. Founded in 1935, Ark…
350 California Street San Francisco, California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Union Bank, we are building on our strengths. We appreciate our customers' business and work hard to maintain their loyalty. We believe that we stand out from our competitors because of our highly professional staff and superior service. In late 1995, it was announced that Union Bank of San Francisco planned to …
2300 One First Union Center Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-6039 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vision '99 is a strategic plan designed to take United Dominion to a new growth plateau. Its strategies: increase profitability through strategic acquisitions; pursue international growth; improve margins through intensive operating focus; capitalize on natural synergies of building products mosaic; acce…
321 West 84th Avenue, Suite A Thornton, Colorado 80260-4824 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company appeals to a wide range of customers with an emphasis on selling mid- to upscale products. The company's stores enable it to differentiate itself from its competitors by providing a comprehensive selection of name-brand consumer electronics, with an emphasis on limited distribution upscale brands,…
1328 Racine Street Racine, Wisconsin 53403 U.S.A. Twin Disc, Inc. is a small but important manufacturer of heavy-duty power transmission products that are used in off-highway vehicles, equipment, and machines around the globe. The company's product line includes the production of hydraulic torque converters; power-shift transmissions; universal joints; gas turbine starting drives; power take-offs…
10 Pictsweet Drive Bells, Tennessee 38006 U.S.A. United Foods, Inc., is a major processor and marketer of frozen vegetables in the United States. With facilities for processing and cold storage in Bells, Tennessee; Ogden, Utah; and Santa Maria, California, United Foods markets nearly 70 percent of its output under the Pictsweet brand, which it built into a national brand during the 1990s. While t…
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Suite 700 Chicago, Illinois 60631 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: United States Cellular exists to provide quality wireless communications services for our customers and to rapidly grow our customer base, revenue, and profits. The Company is committed to professional growth for our associates and good corporate citizenship in the communities we serve. U.S. Cellular Corpora…
6000 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas 78249 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Be the Best--Win and Grow. Focus on our customers; produce and provide quality products and services. Improve everything we do; create opportunities out of change; control costs; and outperform competition. Encourage each employee's participation and ideas; communicate openly and honestly; value, respect, and develop …
Unilever PLC P.O. Box 68 Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ United Kingdom Unilever N.V. Weena 455 P.O. Box 760 3000 DK Rotterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Our purpose in Unilever is to meet the everyday needs of people--everywhere&mdashø anticipate the aspirations of our consumers and customers and to respond creatively and competitively with branded products and services wh…
111 Eighth Avenue, Suite 11E New York, New York 10016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Jewish federations across North America commit themselves to the renaissance of the Jewish people in North America, in Israel, and throughout the world. Thus, we articulate, in word and deed, the mission of this new entity to: Utilize our financial and human resources to improve the quality of Jewish life worldwide…
1200 Algonquin Road Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007 P.O. Box 66919 Chicago, Illinois 60666 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our United Commitment is a sincere promise to our customers that each day, in the air and on the ground, we will strive to provide them with the respect, courtesy, fairness and honesty that they both expect and deserve from United Airlines. UAL Corporation is the holding comp…
5721 Harvey Wilson Dr. Houston, Texas 77251 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Rice is now right up there with pasta as America's favorite dish. It's so versatile, you can eat it every night and never get bored. A subsidiary of Mars, Inc., Uncle Ben's Inc. is one of the world's leading marketers of rice. It boasts an estimated one-fourth of the United States market for dry rice and ranks number one in …
2121 San Jacinto Street Dallas, Texas 75201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tyler Corporation's primary purpose is to provide superior long-term rewards to shareholders. The company's objective to pursue this purpose is to be an enterprise selling products and services through a few operating companies carefully selected for two main characteristics: superior return on assets employed and growth pro…
21925 Industrial Boulevard Rogers, Minnesota 55374-9575 U.S.A. Ultra Pac, Inc. ranked 12th among 48 U.S. thermoform manufacturers in the $1 billion plastic food packaging industry according to 1997 estimates. The majority of Ultra Pac sales were to bakery customers; a second sizeable market was among produce distributors. Ultra Pac also manufactured bakeable plastic products for the baking, home …
15300 North 90th Street Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Unison HealthCare Corporation seeks to operate its businesses as an interrelated network of services to provide a full continuum of cost-effective long-term and specialty healthcare. Since its inception in 1992, Unison HealthCare Corporation has been among the leading providers of comprehensive long-term and …
13400 Outer Drive West, Suite 36B Detroit, Michigan 48239-4001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Friendly, courteous and forthright service. Fair competitive pricing. Accessible and flexible financing programs. Dependable, comprehensive care and protection plans. Welcome to United Auto. Come explore how our network of authorized dealers can make a difference in the way you find, purchase, finance and …
The Zurich Centre Second Floor 90 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda Company Perspectives: Our mission: to increase the value of our company and our global portfolio of diversified brands by exceeding customers' expectations and achieving market leadership and operating excellence in every segment of our company. Tyco International Ltd. is a diversified manufacturing and service company, with …
1400 Douglas Street Omaha Nebraska 68179 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Since its inception, Union Pacific has been a company whose activities have always been associated with the land--first as a key transportation link spanning the West, later as a developer and guardian of its natural resources. The strategic planning and investment decisions of the modern Union Pacific Corporation stem from this…
One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60690 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a leading generator and provider of energy, we recognize that excellence in Nuclear and Fossil Operations and maintenance of our high standards of system reliability are imperative. The competitive market further compels us to focus on our customers, improving their satisfaction and our corporate reputation. We must …
10 Pequot Way Canton, Massachusetts 02021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tweeter Home Entertainment Group is a specialty consumer electronics retailer whose niche is in the better quality audio, video and mobile electronics product categories. Our differentiation in the marketplace is created through the quality of our product offerings and is a result of our totally customer focused and customer f…
1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, Virginia 22209-2411 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to protect freedom worldwide by supporting U.S. and Allied security needs. To make this vision a reality, United Defense will provide soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines with the finest combat capability in the world. We will focus on serving six major markets: Combat Vehicle Systems, Fir…
Unisys Way Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: What makes Unisys unique in its ability to serve tens of thousands of customers worldwide? Our people. Unisys people have the creativity, technical excellence, tenacity, and can-do spirit to help our clients solve their business problems. In more than 100 countries around the world, leading financial services institutions, airl…
U.S. Bank Place 601 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We strive to create superior value for our shareholders by fulfilling our customer promise. We simplify our customers' lives by delivering anytime, anywhere access to a comprehensive range of financial solutions. This is the essence of the U.S. Bancorp brand. 'Simplify' means satisfying customer…
570 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: United Industrial Corporation is a customer-driven organization committed to enhancing shareholder value by delivering high quality products, systems, and services to selected defense and industrial markets. We value responsiveness to customers, careful stewardship of corporate assets, teamwork, and innovation, and we rewa…
12-32, Nishi-Honmachi, 1-chome Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8633 Japan Company Perspectives: UBE's corporate vision for the 21st century can be summarized in the phrase: 'Working with science to create a future that supports comfortable lifestyles.' This represents UBE's commitment to creating a comfortable society in the future, by pursuing diversified businesses and producing a wide variety of products. …
Church Road West Drayton Middlesex UB7 7PR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Leading household names and an impressive track record of innovation and development highlight UB as the number one biscuit manufacturer in the UK and a leading biscuit manufacturer in Western Europe. A group whose high visibility brands may be seen in any supermarket trolley and drives a market that impacts on every …
400 California Street San Francisco, California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Union Bank, we are building on our strengths. We appreciate our customers' business and work hard to maintain their loyalty. We believe that we stand out from our competitors because of our highly professional staff and superior service. San Francisco-based UnionBanCal Corporation is a commercial bank holding co…
Bahnhofstrasse 45 CH-8098 Zurich Switzerland Company Perspectives: Our vision is to be the pre-eminent global integrated investment services firm and the leading bank in Switzerland. We are the world's leading provider of private banking services and one of the largest asset managers globally. In the investment banking and securities businesses, we are among the select bracket of major global hou…
32 avenue d'Iéna 75783 Paris France Company Perspectives: Our activity: Giving everyone access to wealth. Union Financière de France has loyally followed its calling for the last 34 years: to provide as many people as possible with the service normally reserved to the wealthiest people. To achieve success in this, we rely on our highly trained and experienced team of financial advisors who prov…
Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road London SE1 9UY United Kingdom Company Perspectives: United provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries. The services are provided by our leading market research, news distribution, publishing and events organising businesses. UBM plans to extend the range of its services to…
400 East Carey Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The middle market apartments that comprise United Dominion's portfolio are generally affordable to approximately 75 percent of all renters in the country. This large base of prospective residents creates a high degree of earnings predictability for the Company. Another degree of predictability and safety is created by our…
6200 Poplar Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Corporation is the largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee and is one of the 30 largest bank holding companies headquartered in the United States. With more than $34 billion in assets, Memphis-based Union Planters Corporation is Tennessee's largest bank holding company and one of the 30 largest in the cou…
351 Executive Drive Carol Stream, Illinois 60188-2420 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Tyndale House began with a revelation from God, and it has grown and prospered as serendipities and special opportunities have poured down upon us year after year." --Dr. Kenneth Taylor, chairman While Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. has been known in the Christian publishing industry for decades with its popular L…
1020 Hull Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230-2080 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Under Armour was developed by athletes for athletes. We understand their needs, and the demands of competition. What began nearly a decade ago with our superior undershirt for equipment sports has evolved into six diverse gear lines to cover all seasons, climates, and conditions. By employing only the finest microfiber f…
1000 Kensington Tower 7130 S. Lewis Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Unit Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas, the acquisition of producing oil and natural gas properties and the contract drilling of onshore oil and natural gas wells. Unit Corporation is a publicly traded Tuls…
935 National Parkway Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Leveraging its analog modem line's key strengths--brand equity and channel penetration--U.S. Robotics will continue to bring new products to its worldwide customer base quickly and competitively. Consumers can expect simplicity in setup and use, reliability and convenience, as well as the dependable service and support t…
1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, Virginia 22209-2444 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to protect freedom worldwide by supporting U.S. and Allied security needs. To make this vision a reality, United Defense will provide soldiers, sailors, and marines with the finest combat capacity in the world. We will focus on serving eight major markets: Combat Vehicle Systems, Fire Suppor…
2150 Schuetz Road St. Louis, Missouri 63146 U.S.A. United Industries Corporation is a St. Louis, Missouri-based company with its business divided among three operating divisions. Operating under the Spectrum Brands name, the Home and Garden division offers household insecticide and insect repellent products, insect control products, and lawn and garden fertilizer and organic growing media product…
Havelock House, Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 1EB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: UTV is one of the most successful media groups in Ireland incorporating Television, Radio and New Media. Ulster Television PLC (known as the less politically sensitive UTV) is Northern Ireland's leading television broadcasting group, and one of the top television broadcasters in the entire Irish television market. UT…
363 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77060 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Ultra Petroleum is a publicly traded (AMEX - UPL), rapidly growing independent exploration and production company focused on its core properties in the Green River Basin of southwestern Wyoming and the shallow waters of Bohai Bay, China. With its headquarters in Houston, Texas, Ultra Petroleum Corporatio…
Avenida Eusebio Matoso 891 São Paulo 05423-901 Brazil Company Perspectives: Our Mission (Why we exist): To contribute actively, as a financial institution, for the economic development of the country, attending, in balanced form, to the expectations, necessities, and interests of customers, functionaries, and shareholders. Unibanco Holdings S.A. is the holding company for Unibanco - Uniao de Ban…
26 Mosley Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1DF United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Quite simply we are owners, designers and operators of atmospheric dr inking venues in which enjoyment flourishes. Ultimate Leisure, predominantly based in the North East of England, i s one of the most exciting and innovative bar operators in the countr y. The Company's philosophy is to identify under developed, pr…
Dianastrasze 21 Potsdam 14482 Germany Company Perspectives UFA is one of Germany's oldest and most distinguished entertainment brands, with an artistic heritage of films like Metropolis, The Blue Angel, and the German Expressionist films. Today, UFA is a highly competent group of production companies which over the past few years has continuously extended its market leadership among Germany's fil…