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New York Life Insurance Corporate Office

New York Life Insurance Company has its roots in the 1845 founding of the Nautilus Insurance Company in New York City as a fire and marine insurance company. In 1845 the company decided to concentrate on life insurance. They changed their name to New York Life Insurance Company in 1849.

During the American Civil War, New York Life Insurance experienced its first crisis. Because Abraham Lincoln prohibited commerce with the southern states during the war, the company was cut off from its southern policy holders, creating a host of problems. New York Life solved this by insuring soldiers and civilians in combat.

In the booming post-war years the company flourished. As people moved westward, so did the company.

The company lost $10 million during the Influenza epidemic of 1918-1919. However, they were relatively unscathed coming out of the Great Depression.

In the 1960’s New York Life Insurance introduced the first family insurance plan.

In 1969 the company introduced the NYLIFE name brand to differentiate its financial services from its traditional life insurance policies.

In 1998 Aetna Inc. purchased the subsidiary NYLCare Health Plans for over $1 billion in cash.

In 1999 the company entered the Mexican market when it acquired Seguros Monterrey Aetna for $570 million.

New York Life Insurance’s net income passed $1 billion for the first time in 2000.

Today New York Life Insurance ranks #89 on the Fortune 500 list in 2013. Its revenue was $34.3 billion for 2012.

 

New York Life Insurance Company

New York Life Insurance Company has its roots in the 1845 founding of the Nautilus Insurance Company in New York City as a fire and marine insurance company. In 1845 the company decided to concentrate on life insurance. They changed their name to New York Life Insurance Company in 1849.

During the American Civil War, New York Life Insurance experienced its first crisis. Because Abraham Lincoln prohibited commerce with the southern states during the war, the company was cut off from its southern policy holders, creating a host of problems. New York Life solved this by insuring soldiers and civilians in combat.

In the booming post-war years the company flourished. As people moved westward, so did the company.

History

The company lost $10 million during the Influenza epidemic of 1918-1919. However, they were relatively unscathed coming out of the Great Depression.

In the 1960’s New York Life Insurance introduced the first family insurance plan.

In 1969 the company introduced the NYLIFE name brand to differentiate its financial services from its traditional life insurance policies.

In 1998 Aetna Inc. purchased the subsidiary NYLCare Health Plans for over $1 billion in cash.

In 1999 the company entered the Mexican market when it acquired Seguros Monterrey Aetna for $570 million.

New York Life Insurance’s net income passed $1 billion for the first time in 2000.

Today New York Life Insurance ranks #89 on the Fortune 500 list in 2013. Its revenue was $34.3 billion for 2012.

 

Deere & Company Corporate Office

Deere & Company began when John Deere, a blacksmith, opened a 1,378 square feet shop in Grand Detour, Illinois in 1837 which allowed him to be the general repairman for the village. He also manufactured small tools, such as shovels and pitchforks.

Deere pioneered the steel plow in 1837. This plow was revolutionary to farmers as the rich mid western soil stuck to the wooden plows used previously, while it did not stick to the smooth steel. At first, Deere manufactured each plow as it was ordered. Later on he changed to making stock so that customers could see what they were buying beforehand.

The company expanded, and in 1857 they were selling more than 1,000 implements per month.

By the time of Deere’s death in 1886, the company was manufacturing a variety of farm equipment products.

In the 1900s Deere began to manufacture gasoline-powered tractors. Deere expands this line and in 1963 was world’s largest producer and seller of farm and industrial tractors and equipment. Total sales reached $1 billion for the first time in 1966.

Deere then expanded globally, and had $3 billion in overseas sales in 1997.

Today Deere & Company, known as John Deere, is one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the world. It is part of the S&P 500 and was 97 on the Fortune 500 list in 2012. It produces tractors, combine harvesters, cotton harvesters, balers, planters/seeders, sprayers, UTVs, construction equipment, forestry equipment, as well as parts used in diesel engines, lawn mowers, snowthrowers, and lawn tractors. Deere also offers financial services to support the core businesses. Their revenue for 2010 was $26 billion.

Deere & Company

Deere & Company began when John Deere, a blacksmith, opened a 1,378 square feet shop in Grand Detour, Illinois in 1837 which allowed him to be the general repairman for the village. He also manufactured small tools, such as shovels and pitchforks.

Deere pioneered the steel plow in 1837. This plow was revolutionary to farmers as the rich mid western soil stuck to the wooden plows used previously, while it did not stick to the smooth steel. At first, Deere manufactured each plow as it was ordered. Later on he changed to making stock so that customers could see what they were buying beforehand.

The company expanded, and in 1857 they were selling more than 1,000 implements per month.

History

By the time of Deere’s death in 1886, the company was manufacturing a variety of farm equipment products.

In the 1900s Deere began to manufacture gasoline-powered tractors. Deere expands this line and in 1963 was world’s largest producer and seller of farm and industrial tractors and equipment. Total sales reached $1 billion for the first time in 1966.

Deere then expanded globally, and had $3 billion in overseas sales in 1997.

Today Deere & Company, known as John Deere, is one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the world. It is part of the S&P 500 and was 97 on the Fortune 500 list in 2012. It produces tractors, combine harvesters, cotton harvesters, balers, planters/seeders, sprayers, UTVs, construction equipment, forestry equipment, as well as parts used in diesel engines, lawn mowers, snowthrowers, and lawn tractors. Deere also offers financial services to support the core businesses. Their revenue for 2010 was $26 billion.

Mondelez International Corporate Office

Mondelez International is a multinational confectionery and food and beverage conglomerate headquartered in Illinois.

The company was founded in 1923 by Thomas H. McInnerney as National Dairy Products Corporation. It was formed to execute a Rollup strategy, where multiple small companies are merged, in the fragmented dairy industry. National Dairy acquired 55 firms from 1923 to 1931.

James L. Kraft started a wholesale door-to-door cheese business in Chicago in 1903. In 1909 he was joined by his four brothers to form the J.L. Kraft and Bros. Company. By 1914 they were selling 31 varieties of cheese around the U.S. and opened a cheese factory in Illinois. In 1915 they invented a pasteurized cheese that did not need refrigeration. In 1924 they changed their name to Kraft Cheese Company and went public on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1930, when the National Dairy Company bought Kraft, it had forty percent of the cheese market in the U.S and was the third-largest company in the country.

In 1969 National Dairy changed its name to Kraftco Corporation, and in 1974 to Kraft, Inc. These changes reflected the changes in the company, where the focus was more on cheese than other dairy products and the original Kraft products continued to sell well.

In 1980 Kraft merged with Dart Industries, maker of Duracell batteries and Tupperware, among others.

In 1988 Phillip Morris purchased Kraft for $12.9 billion. The next year Kraft merged with Philip Morris’ General Foods to make the new company, Kraft General Foods,

In 2009 Kraft bought British confectionery Cadbury for $19.5 billion.

Today Mondelez, formerly Kraft, makes some of the best known snack brands globally. These include Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Triscuit, Club Social, Milka, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Trident, Halls, and Chiclets. It has 100,000 employees globally  and $36 billion in revenue annually.

 

Mondelez International

Mondelez International is a multinational confectionery and food and beverage conglomerate headquartered in Illinois.

The company was founded in 1923 by Thomas H. McInnerney as National Dairy Products Corporation. It was formed to execute a Rollup strategy, where multiple small companies are merged, in the fragmented dairy industry. National Dairy acquired 55 firms from 1923 to 1931.

James L. Kraft started a wholesale door-to-door cheese business in Chicago in 1903. In 1909 he was joined by his four brothers to form the J.L. Kraft and Bros. Company. By 1914 they were selling 31 varieties of cheese around the U.S. and opened a cheese factory in Illinois. In 1915 they invented a pasteurized cheese that did not need refrigeration. In 1924 they changed their name to Kraft Cheese Company and went public on the New York Stock Exchange.

History

In 1930, when the National Dairy Company bought Kraft, it had forty percent of the cheese market in the U.S and was the third-largest company in the country.

In 1969 National Dairy changed its name to Kraftco Corporation, and in 1974 to Kraft, Inc. These changes reflected the changes in the company, where the focus was more on cheese than other dairy products and the original Kraft products continued to sell well.

In 1980 Kraft merged with Dart Industries, maker of Duracell batteries and Tupperware, among others.

In 1988 Phillip Morris purchased Kraft for $12.9 billion. The next year Kraft merged with Philip Morris’ General Foods to make the new company, Kraft General Foods,

In 2009 Kraft bought British confectionery Cadbury for $19.5 billion.

Today Mondelez, formerly Kraft, makes some of the best known snack brands globally. These include Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Triscuit, Club Social, Milka, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Trident, Halls, and Chiclets. It has 100,000 employees globally  and $36 billion in revenue annually.

 

United Airlines/ Continental Holdings Corporate Office

United Continental Holdings is the result of the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

Continental Airlines was founded by Walter T. Varney in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines. Notable points from their history include converting B-17s, B-29s, and P-51s for the united States Armed Forces during World War II, being one of the three airlines to launch the 747 in 1990, expanding to Europe in 1985, and to Asia in 2001.

Walter T. Varney also founded United Airlines as the Varney Air Lines air mail service in 1926. Notable events from the history of United include being the first to use the all-metal Boeing 247 in 1933, merging with Capital Airlines in 1961 to become the nation’s largest airline, expanding through the acquisition of Pan Am’s entire Pacific Division with a hub in Tokyo in 1985, and being the first airline to introduce the Boeing 777 in 1995.

Two of the four planes used in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were United planes. The effect of this on the company was a $2.14 billion loss in 2001. They filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. They came out of bankruptcy in 2005.

The process of merging the two major airlines started in April of 2010. In May the two boards of directors reached an agreement. The Justice Department approved in August, and the shareholders approved in September. The new company would keep the United Airlines name but use the Continental logo, livery, and CEO.

Due to the coronavirus quarantine, United promised that they would leave middle seats empty in an effort to practice social distancing. This doesn’t seem to be the case on at least one flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California. 

United Continental Holdings, Inc. today has almost 90,000 employees worldwide and had $37.152 billion in revenue in 2012.

United Airlines Continental Holdings, Inc.

United Continental Holdings is the result of the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

Continental Airlines was founded by Walter T. Varney in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines. Notable points from their history include converting B-17s, B-29s, and P-51s for the united States Armed Forces during World War II, being one of the three airlines to launch the 747 in 1990, expanding to Europe in 1985, and to Asia in 2001.

Walter T. Varney also founded United Airlines as the Varney Air Lines air mail service in 1926. Notable events from the history of United include being the first to use the all-metal Boeing 247 in 1933, merging with Capital Airlines in 1961 to become the nation’s largest airline, expanding through the acquisition of Pan Am’s entire Pacific Division with a hub in Tokyo in 1985, and being the first airline to introduce the Boeing 777 in 1995.

History

Two of the four planes used in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were United planes. The effect of this on the company was a $2.14 billion loss in 2001. They filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. They came out of bankruptcy in 2005.

The process of merging the two major airlines started in April of 2010. In May the two boards of directors reached an agreement. The Justice Department approved in August, and the shareholders approved in September. The new company would keep the United Airlines name but use the Continental logo, livery, and CEO.

Due to the coronavirus quarantine, United promised that they would leave middle seats empty in an effort to practice social distancing. This doesn’t seem to be the case on at least one flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California. 

United Continental Holdings, Inc. today has almost 90,000 employees worldwide and had $37.152 billion in revenue in 2012.

Hospital Corporation of America Corporate Office

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1968 by Thomas F. First, Sr., Jack C. Massey, and Dr. Thomas F. First.

At first the founders worked out of a small house and owned only one hospital, Park View Hospital.

In 1969 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company continued to grow and they built new headquarters in 1972, also in Nashville.

During the 1970s and 1980s HCA experienced tremendous growth, acquiring hundreds of hospitals.  This reached the peak numbers of 255 owned and 208 managed by HCA.

Columbia Hospital Corporation acquired HCA in 1988 for $5.3 billion. The new company was called Columbia/HCA.

In 1997 Columbia/HCA was embroiled in a medicare billing and doctor-kickback scandal which rocked the company. They fired their CEO, changed leadership, changed their name back to HCA, and turned the company around. They ended up paying $2 billion to settle the lawsuits stemming from the scandal.

In 2005 they were again part of a scandal, this time insider trading by eleven of their executives. This scandal cost HCA $20 million.

In 2006 the company was bought out by a group of investors, including the founders. HCA again went public in 2010.

Today HCA manages 162 hospitals and 113 freestanding surgery centers in the U.S. and the U.K. Their revenue for 2010 was $33 billion.

Hospital Corporation of America

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1968 by Thomas F. First, Sr., Jack C. Massey, and Dr. Thomas F. First.

At first the founders worked out of a small house and owned only one hospital, Park View Hospital.

In 1969 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company continued to grow and they built new headquarters in 1972, also in Nashville.

History

During the 1970s and 1980s HCA experienced tremendous growth, acquiring hundreds of hospitals.  This reached the peak numbers of 255 owned and 208 managed by HCA.

Columbia Hospital Corporation acquired HCA in 1988 for $5.3 billion. The new company was called Columbia/HCA.

In 1997 Columbia/HCA was embroiled in a medicare billing and doctor-kickback scandal which rocked the company. They fired their CEO, changed leadership, changed their name back to HCA, and turned the company around. They ended up paying $2 billion to settle the lawsuits stemming from the scandal.

In 2005 they were again part of a scandal, this time insider trading by eleven of their executives. This scandal cost HCA $20 million.

In 2006 the company was bought out by a group of investors, including the founders. HCA again went public in 2010.

Today HCA manages 162 hospitals and 113 freestanding surgery centers in the U.S. and the U.K. Their revenue for 2010 was $33 billion.