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Bloomberg Corporate Office

Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 as Innovative Market Systems. Bloomberg designed and built his own computerized system to provide real-time market data, financial calculations, and other financial analytics to Wall Street firms.

In 1983 Merrill Lynch invested $30 million to help finance the development of “the Bloomberg” computer system. By 1984 Bloomberg was selling machines to all of Merrill Lynch’s customers.

Michael Bloomberg continues to be the primary owner of Bloomberg L.P., though he had to give up his CEO position to become mayor of New York in 2001. He served as the mayor of New York until 2013.

Today Bloomberg L.P. provides economic, financial, and other information such as legal regulatory and compliance news and research. The company also has a radio station, television station, and its own financial news magazine.

Bloomberg L.P. is #44 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 13,000 employees, and had $7 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 as Innovative Market Systems. Bloomberg designed and built his own computerized system to provide real-time market data, financial calculations, and other financial analytics to Wall Street firms.

In 1983 Merrill Lynch invested $30 million to help finance the development of “the Bloomberg” computer system. By 1984 Bloomberg was selling machines to all of Merrill Lynch’s customers.

Michael Bloomberg continues to be the primary owner of Bloomberg L.P., though he had to give up his CEO position to become mayor of New York in 2001. He served as the mayor of New York until 2013.

History

Today Bloomberg L.P. provides economic, financial, and other information such as legal regulatory and compliance news and research. The company also has a radio station, television station, and its own financial news magazine.

Bloomberg L.P. is #44 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 13,000 employees, and had $7 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Cargill Corporate Office

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

 

Cargill

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

History

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

 

Koch Industries Corporate Office

Fred C. Koch formed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Firm with MIT classmate, Lewis E. Winkler. The partners developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline. They were sued for patent infringement and were unable to continue to work in the United States. The partners opened 15 cracking units in Russia between 1929 and 1932.

In 1940 Koch joined new partners to form the company Wood River Oil Company. Fred’s son Frank joined the company in 1961 and became president the next year following the death of his father.

The company changed its name to Koch Industries to honor Frank Koch after his death.

In 1969 Koch Industries acquired a majority interest in Great Northern Oil Company.

In 1980 Koch Chemical Technology Group is formed.

In 1992 Koch acquired a $100 million portfolio from Chrysler, putting Koch in the municipal finance business. By the end of the decade, Koch Financial Corp. had #1 billion in assets.

Today Koch Industries operates in diverse industries, including refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment, and technologies, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading, and forest and consumer products. Its Flint Hills Resources subsidiary owns three refineries that together process more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

Koch Industries is #2 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. Koch has 67,000 employees and had $100 billion in revenue in 2011.

Koch Industries

Fred C. Koch formed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Firm with MIT classmate, Lewis E. Winkler. The partners developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline. They were sued for patent infringement and were unable to continue to work in the United States. The partners opened 15 cracking units in Russia between 1929 and 1932.

In 1940 Koch joined new partners to form the company Wood River Oil Company. Fred’s son Frank joined the company in 1961 and became president the next year following the death of his father.

The company changed its name to Koch Industries to honor Frank Koch after his death.

History

In 1969 Koch Industries acquired a majority interest in Great Northern Oil Company.

In 1980 Koch Chemical Technology Group is formed.

In 1992 Koch acquired a $100 million portfolio from Chrysler, putting Koch in the municipal finance business. By the end of the decade, Koch Financial Corp. had #1 billion in assets.

Today Koch Industries operates in diverse industries, including refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment, and technologies, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading, and forest and consumer products. Its Flint Hills Resources subsidiary owns three refineries that together process more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

Koch Industries is #2 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. Koch has 67,000 employees and had $100 billion in revenue in 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Office

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.

Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.

Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.

The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.

Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.

Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.

Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.

History

The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.

Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.

Bechtel Corporate Office

Warren Bechtel founded Bechtel Corporation in 1898 when he started a sizable contracting business that specialized in railroad and highway building.

In 1925 Warren’s sons Warren Jr., Stephen, and Ken joined the business, incorporating as W.A. Bechtel Company.

In 1928 when the U.S. Congress mandated the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, named the Hoover Dam in honor of president Herbert Hoover, W.A. Bechtel Company joined up with five competitors to form the Six Companies Corporation. The companies’ combined strength gave them the best bid, and Six Companies was awarded the contract in 1931.

After the Hoover Dam was completed two years ahead of schedule, Bechtel’s reputation soared. Warren’s son Warren Jr. was now running the company, and he diversified the company to engineering and oil contracts.

During WWII Bechtel built a shipyard for the US government and participated in the CANOL pipeline project, the company’s first pipeline and one for which they received criticism and eventually a federal investigation for mismanagement.

Through the 1940’s and 1950’s Bechtel continued to expand its pipeline business.

In the 1960’s and 1970’s the company expanded its energy engineering activities. At the same time Bechtel launched its development, finance, and investment arm, Bechtel Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Today Bechtel has had involvement in a large number of high profile construction and engineering projects, numerous power projects such as refineries and nuclear power plants, and transportation projects. Notable projects include the BART system, the King Fahd International airport in Saudi Arabia, which is the largest airport in the world, and the rebuilding of civil infrastructure in Iraq through USAID.

Bechtel continues to be a family business and is run by fourth-generation CEO, Riley Bechtel.

Bechtel is #5 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The company has 52,700 employees and had $27.90 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Bechtel Corporation

Warren Bechtel founded Bechtel Corporation in 1898 when he started a sizable contracting business that specialized in railroad and highway building.

In 1925 Warren’s sons Warren Jr., Stephen, and Ken joined the business, incorporating as W.A. Bechtel Company.

In 1928 when the U.S. Congress mandated the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, named the Hoover Dam in honor of president Herbert Hoover, W.A. Bechtel Company joined up with five competitors to form the Six Companies Corporation. The companies’ combined strength gave them the best bid, and Six Companies was awarded the contract in 1931.

History

After the Hoover Dam was completed two years ahead of schedule, Bechtel’s reputation soared. Warren’s son Warren Jr. was now running the company, and he diversified the company to engineering and oil contracts.

During WWII Bechtel built a shipyard for the US government and participated in the CANOL pipeline project, the company’s first pipeline and one for which they received criticism and eventually a federal investigation for mismanagement.

Through the 1940’s and 1950’s Bechtel continued to expand its pipeline business.

In the 1960’s and 1970’s the company expanded its energy engineering activities. At the same time Bechtel launched its development, finance, and investment arm, Bechtel Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Today Bechtel has had involvement in a large number of high profile construction and engineering projects, numerous power projects such as refineries and nuclear power plants, and transportation projects. Notable projects include the BART system, the King Fahd International airport in Saudi Arabia, which is the largest airport in the world, and the rebuilding of civil infrastructure in Iraq through USAID.

Bechtel continues to be a family business and is run by fourth-generation CEO, Riley Bechtel.

Bechtel is #5 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The company has 52,700 employees and had $27.90 billion in revenue in 2011.