Corporate Office

Westborn Market Corporate Office

Brothers George and Andrew Anusbigian began their business by selling fruit on the sidewalks of busy intersections. After a short time, business was so good that these brothers opened their own grocery store on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan.

Today, the company has 4 locations in the greater metropolitan Detroit area; Dearborn, Livonia, Plymouth, and Berkley. While the company’s main focus is on fruit, they have expanded to include a large selection of wine and other beverages, a full-service deli, and many specialty grocery items as well. All four Westborn locations also feature an extensive floral market.

The newest location in Plymouth features a full-service bistro, with seating for 20 on the inside and 70 outside on the patio.

George’s three sons now operate the markets. Headquarters are located in Oakland, Michigan.

Westborn Market

History

The newest location in Plymouth features a full-service bistro, with seating for 20 on the inside and 70 outside on the patio.

George’s three sons now operate the markets. Headquarters are located in Oakland, Michigan.

Dun and Bradstreet Corporate Office

Dun & Bradstreet can trace its history back to 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis Tappan, later renaming the business R.G. Dun & Company. By 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.

In 1933, Dun merged with a competitor, John M. Bradstreet, to form today’s Dun & Bradstreet.

In 1963, the company invented the data universal numbering system. On January 5, 2015, Dun & Bradstreet acquired the data management firm NetProspex.

In 2018, the company was acquired by an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $5.38 billion.

The company generates revenue through subscription-based products, business information reports, data licensing agreements, strategic partnerships and concierge service. The company’s database contains more than 300 million business records worldwide.

Headquarters are located in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Dun and Bradstreet

In 1933, Dun merged with a competitor, John M. Bradstreet, to form today’s Dun & Bradstreet.

History

In 1963, the company invented the data universal numbering system. On January 5, 2015, Dun & Bradstreet acquired the data management firm NetProspex.

In 2018, the company was acquired by an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $5.38 billion.

Headquarters are located in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Ellis Island Tea Corporate Office

Ellis Island Tea was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 2008 by Nailah Ellis-Brown. The recipe for her sweet tea comes from her great-grandfather, Cyril Byron, who came to America in the early 1900s from Jamaica and ran a catering business in Manhattan from 1940-60. Ellis-Brown inherited the tea recipe and his entrepreneurial drive.

The company’s first retail outlet was Avalon International Breads, followed soon afterward by Westborn Markets, and Whole Foods. A huge leap came in fall 2017 when Sam’s Club began stocking it in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio stores. The next May, the Detroit product gained shelf space at all of the national chain’s nearly 600 locations.

The company was highlighted in a segment on the MSNBC Sunday morning news channel in 2018.

From brewing the tea in her mother’s basement and selling it out of coolers from the trunk of her car, nationwide sales are now booming for this black American owned business.

The corporate office for Ellis Island Tea is located in Detroit, Michigan.

Ellis Island Tea

History

The company was highlighted in a segment on the MSNBC Sunday morning news channel in 2018.

From brewing the tea in her mother’s basement and selling it out of coolers from the trunk of her car, nationwide sales are now booming for this black American owned business.

The corporate office for Ellis Island Tea is located in Detroit, Michigan.

BASF Corporate Office

BASF can trace its roots back to 1865 when Friedrich Engelhorn started producing electricity and natural gas for the town of Mannheim in German-speaking Baden. BASF is the initials for Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (Badin Anilin and Soda Factory in English). Tar was a natural by-product of the natural gas process, which Engelhorn used to make dyes. BASF was created for the production of chemicals needed to create the dyes.

On 28 July 1948, an explosion occurred at a BASF site in Ludwigshafen, killing 207 people and injuring 3818. In the 1950s, BASF added synthetics such as nylon to its product range. The company had already developed polystyrene in the 1930s and invented Styropor in 1951.

Today, BASF is the largest chemical producer in the world, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in at least 80 countries, and customers in more than 190 countries. Despite its size, the company receives very little attention since it stopped manufacturing and producing products with the BASF name or logo.

In July 2019, the company announced that there would be a lower profit margin for stockholders due to slowing markets from cars to crops and the impact of the U.S.-China trade war.

In November 2019, Lone Star Funds was reportedly having exclusive talks with BASF about possibly acquiring the company’s construction chemical division.

Headquarters for the North American division of BASF are located in Florham Park, New Jersey.

BASF

History

In July 2019, the company announced that there would be a lower profit margin for stockholders due to slowing markets from cars to crops and the impact of the U.S.-China trade war.

In November 2019, Lone Star Funds was reportedly having exclusive talks with BASF about possibly acquiring the company’s construction chemical division.

Headquarters for the North American division of BASF are located in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Fundrise Corporate Office

Fundrise was founded by two brothers, Dan and Ben Miller, in 2010. The company operates a finance start-up that provides an online platform for real estate investment. The brothers founded the company with the idea to allow residents in the D.C. area to invest in real estate development projects they were building.

After the initial project, Fundrise was contacted by real estate companies looking to use the Fundrise platform to raise capital. Soon thereafter, the company expanded its platform to allow conventional real estate investments from commercial developers across the United States. By the end of May 2014, the company reported having facilitated $15 million in investments involving more than 1,000 investors.