Headquarters

Lawnstarter Corporate Office

Steve Corcoran and Ryan Farley operated a lawn care service while they were still in high school. The pair learned to code and had a fully operational site within 6 weeks. Armed with 100 customers, the pair moved to Austin, Texas, where they enlisted their third co-founder, Jonas Weigert, to improve upon the platform that they had built.

Lawnstarter, Inc. provides online landscaping services. The Company offers a wide range of lawn care services including mowing, aeration, pest control, irrigation, and tree care. Lawnstarter serves customers in most major cities across the US.

The lawn care market is massive, estimated at nearly $100 billion annually. The company raised 10.5 million in a growth fund operated by Edison Partners.

In November 2019, the company added pest control to its service lineup.

In early 2023, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Lawnstarter as one of the Best Lawn Care Services.

Headquarters for Lawstarter remain in Austin, Texas.

Lawnstarter

History

The lawn care market is massive, estimated at nearly $100 billion annually. The company raised 10.5 million in a growth fund operated by Edison Partners.

In November 2019, the company added pest control to its service lineup.

In early 2023, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Lawnstarter as one of the Best Lawn Care Services.

Headquarters for Lawstarter remain in Austin, Texas.

Coventry Direct Corporate Office

Alan Buerger is a former life insurance salesman, who founded the company in 1982 and helped create the secondary market for life insurance.

The company offers life settlement, which is the sale of a life insurance policy to a third party for a value in excess of the policy’s cash surrender value, but less than its face value, or death benefit. A policy owner receives a cash payment, while the purchaser of the policy assumes all future premium payments and receives the death benefit upon the death of the insured.

American International Group Inc, (AIG), said on February 16, 2016, that it had reached a settlement resolving a $2 billion lawsuit accusing Coventry Direct of overcharging its for life insurance policies acquired from elderly people.

Headquarters for Coventry Direct are located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Coventry Direct

Alan Buerger is a former life insurance salesman, who founded the company in 1982 and helped create the secondary market for life insurance.

History

Headquarters for Coventry Direct are located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Equinox Fitness Corporate Office

Equinox Fitness was founded in 1991 by the Errico family. In 2008, the company brought Pure Yoga from Hong Kong to the US. Pure Yoga operates separately from Equinox Fitness. Other subsidiaries include Equinox Fitness, Soul Cycle, Pure Yoga, Blink Fitness, and the Yorkville Club.

Equinox operates as a subsidiary of Related Companies, the largest real estate development and property management company in the US. Equinox is an upscale gym with 36 locations.

In 2016, the company announced that it was constructing 2 luxury hotels in New York and in Los Angeles. In August 2016, the billionaire owner of Equinox, Stephen Ross, hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump, which caused many to cancel their membership.

In March 2022, Equinox had two lawsuits filed against them for unpaid rent.

Headquarters for Equinox Fitness are still located in New York, New York.

Equinox Fitness

Equinox operates as a subsidiary of Related Companies, the largest real estate development and property management company in the US. Equinox is an upscale gym with 36 locations.

History

In March 2022, Equinox had two lawsuits filed against them for unpaid rent.

Headquarters for Equinox Fitness are still located in New York, New York.

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.