Corporate Office

Mister Car Wash Corporate Office

Mister Car Wash opened its first location in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The company has grown substantially over the years via acquisitions

In 1998, Mister Car Wash of Houston was acquired by Car Wash Partners, adding 11 car washes and 6 lube stores to their portfolio.

In 2001, Mister Car Wash acquired 10 car washes in Minnesota, Texas, and Iowa after appointing Ron Peterson as CEO.

In 2003, the company launched its Unlimited Wash Club; a loyalty program that allows members to enjoy as many car washes as they wish at any of the Mister Car Wash locations.

In 2007, after acquiring 21 more locations, Mister Car Wash became the second-largest car washing service in the USA.

Leonard Green & Partners L.P. acquired Mister in 2014, and the company moved its headquarters to downtown Tucson, Arizona where it continues to expand operations.

As of 2022, Mister Car Wash has 425 locations and employs nearly 7,000 people.

In April 2023, the company announced that it had fallen short of revenue expectations.

Mister Car Wash has been featured in several movies, including Netflix’s series Breaking Bad.

Mister Car Wash maintains a corporate office in Tuscon, Arizona.

Mister Car Wash

Mister Car Wash opened its first location in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The company has grown substantially over the years via acquisitions

In 1998, Mister Car Wash of Houston was acquired by Car Wash Partners, adding 11 car washes and 6 lube stores to their portfolio.

In 2001, Mister Car Wash acquired 10 car washes in Minnesota, Texas, and Iowa after appointing Ron Peterson as CEO.

History

In 2003, the company launched its Unlimited Wash Club; a loyalty program that allows members to enjoy as many car washes as they wish at any of the Mister Car Wash locations.

In 2007, after acquiring 21 more locations, Mister Car Wash became the second-largest car washing service in the USA.

Leonard Green & Partners L.P. acquired Mister in 2014, and the company moved its headquarters to downtown Tucson, Arizona where it continues to expand operations.

As of 2022, Mister Car Wash has 425 locations and employs nearly 7,000 people.

In April 2023, the company announced that it had fallen short of revenue expectations.

Mister Car Wash has been featured in several movies, including Netflix’s series Breaking Bad.

Mister Car Wash maintains a corporate office in Tuscon, Arizona.

Maverik Corporate Office

Maverik stores was founded in 1928 when a 20-year-old Reuel Call from Wyoming decided to open his own business in his hometown of Afton.

Call opened two gas pumps from the money he earned renting roller skates.

Today, Maverik has more than 350 locations in 12 states. The company has gas pumps and convenience stores that sell a very wide variety of items.

In 2000, the Maverik brand was reinvented becoming “Adventure’s First Stop.” Stores were redesigned to be much larger with interiors representing high-energy outdoor activities popular throughout the West.

Maverik stores continue to grow, with the latest state to receive one of these giant convenience stores being California.

On October 4, 2012, FJ Management entered the convenience store market niche with its purchase of Maverik Inc., a gas station/convenience store chain.

In March 2023, Maverik’s Adventure’s First Stop teamed up with Swire Coca-Cola USA to bring Maverik fans both a limited-edition collector Coke can.

Maverik maintains a corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Maverik

Maverik stores was founded in 1928 when a 20-year-old Reuel Call from Wyoming decided to open his own business in his hometown of Afton.

Call opened two gas pumps from the money he earned renting roller skates.

Today, Maverik has more than 350 locations in 12 states. The company has gas pumps and convenience stores that sell a very wide variety of items.

History

Maverik stores continue to grow, with the latest state to receive one of these giant convenience stores being California.

On October 4, 2012, FJ Management entered the convenience store market niche with its purchase of Maverik Inc., a gas station/convenience store chain.

In March 2023, Maverik’s Adventure’s First Stop teamed up with Swire Coca-Cola USA to bring Maverik fans both a limited-edition collector Coke can.

Maverik maintains a corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Home Depot

The Home Depot was founded in 1979 by Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, and Pat Farrah in Atlanta, Georgia. They had the goal to build home-improvement warehouses that were bigger than any of their competitors.

The first two stores in the greater Atlanta, Georgia, area were leased from J.C. Penny.

The company became popular and quickly began opening new stores. In the first ten years of business, the company opened 100 new stores.

Home Depot went public on the NASDAQ in 1981 an on the New York Stock exchange in 1984.

By 1989, Home Depot had become the largest home improvement store in the US, surpassing their competitor, Lowes.

In 1994 Home Depot expanded to Canada, and in 2001 to Mexico.

In 2006, the company began testing fueling stations and car washes at some of their locations in Tennessee and Georgia.

The downturn in the housing market in 2008-2009 caused the company to close 54 low performing stores nationwide, as well as laying off several thousand associates. Also, most of the big box stores in China were forced to close, however, smaller, specialty type Home Depot stores in China remain open.

In December of 2009, former US President Barack Obama held a meeting to discuss the economic impact of energy-saving home retrofits with labor, manufacturing, and small business leaders at a Northern Virginia Home Depot store in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Home Depot has more than 2,250 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, and Mexico. Previous ventures into China and South America proved unsuccessful.

The company planned to cut costs wherever possible to avoid price increases that could stem from the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods.

Democrats are calling for a boycott of Home Depot after discovering that co-owner Bernie Marcus plans to donate to Trump’s reelection campaign for 2020.

In July 2021, the corporate office for Home Depot decided to fight organized tool theft by requiring BlueTooth activation for certain power tools.

Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, with more than 2,274 locations. It is listed as is #106 on the Fortune Global 500, is part of the S&P 500, has 406,000 employees worldwide, and had $88.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

The Home Depot Corporate Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Home Depot

The first two stores in the greater Atlanta, Georgia, area were leased from J.C. Penny.

History

The company became popular and quickly began opening new stores. In the first ten years of business, the company opened 100 new stores.

Home Depot went public on the NASDAQ in 1981 an on the New York Stock exchange in 1984.

By 1989, Home Depot had become the largest home improvement store in the US, surpassing their competitor, Lowes.

In 1994 Home Depot expanded to Canada, and in 2001 to Mexico.

In 2006, the company began testing fueling stations and car washes at some of their locations in Tennessee and Georgia.

The company planned to cut costs wherever possible to avoid price increases that could stem from the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods.

Democrats are calling for a boycott of Home Depot after discovering that co-owner Bernie Marcus plans to donate to Trump’s reelection campaign for 2020.

In July 2021, the corporate office for Home Depot decided to fight organized tool theft by requiring BlueTooth activation for certain power tools.

The Home Depot Corporate Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Life Storage Corporate Office

Life Storage began in 1982 as Sovran Storage, a financial planning firm that invested in storage units.

By 1985, the company had built its own self-storage facility and within 3 years, it had accumulated about 30 facilities.

By 1995, the company had rebranded as Uncle Bob’s Self-Storage and expanded to 62 self-storage facilities.

In 2016, the company acquired Life Storage for $1.3 billion. Following this acquisition, the company rebranded all units to the Life Storage name.

Life Storage is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LSI.

In February 2023, Public Storage announced that it would make a bid for Life Storage at $11 billion. Public Storage had tried earlier to acquire Life Storage but was unsuccessful.

As of 2023, Life Storage had more than 1,100 facilities in 37 states.

Life Storage maintains a corporate office in Buffalo, New York.

Life Storage

Life Storage began in 1982 as Sovran Storage, a financial planning firm that invested in storage units.

By 1985, the company had built its own self-storage facility and within 3 years, it had accumulated about 30 facilities.

By 1995, the company had rebranded as Uncle Bob’s Self-Storage and expanded to 62 self-storage facilities.

History

In 2016, the company acquired Life Storage for $1.3 billion. Following this acquisition, the company rebranded all units to the Life Storage name.

Life Storage is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LSI.

In February 2023, Public Storage announced that it would make a bid for Life Storage at $11 billion. Public Storage had tried earlier to acquire Life Storage but was unsuccessful.

As of 2023, Life Storage had more than 1,100 facilities in 37 states.

Life Storage maintains a corporate office in Buffalo, New York.

Landry’s Corporate Office

Brothers Phil and Floyd Landry began their business by opening cajun seafood restaurants in the Houston, Texas, area in 1980.

Tilman Fertitta became CEO and quickly began standardizing the appearance and menus of the restaurants; removing the Cajun spicing from most dishes and scrubbing away the unique interior of Willie G’s.

In 2010, Landry’s, Inc., acquired three new restaurants: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Claim Jumper, and The Oceanaire, a national collection of seafood restaurants, known for flying in fresh fish daily.

In 2011, Landry’s bought two more restaurants, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood, and Morton’s The Steakhouse.

In 2012, the company expanded its entertainment division, opening the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

Today, Landry’s is an American, privately owned, multi-brand dining, hospitality, entertainment, and gaming corporation. The company owns and operates more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos, and entertainment destinations in 35 US states as well as the District of Columbia. The company also owns and operates numerous international locations.

Landry’s maintains a corporate office in Houston, Texas.

Landry's

Brothers Phil and Floyd Landry began their business by opening cajun seafood restaurants in the Houston, Texas, area in 1980.

History

In 2011, Landry’s bought two more restaurants, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood, and Morton’s The Steakhouse.

In 2012, the company expanded its entertainment division, opening the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

Landry’s maintains a corporate office in Houston, Texas.