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Brown Shoe Company Corporate Office

Brown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.

Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.

Brown Shoe owns and markets the brands LifeStride, Via Spiga, Naturalizer, Sam Edleman, and Franco Sarto, and owns licensed brands Dr. Scholl’s, Fergie Footwear, Carlos by Carlos Santana, and Vince. In addition, the company operates American Sporting Goods Corporation as a subsidiary.

Brown Shoe Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BWS, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #826 in the Fortune 1000, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2014.

Brown Shoe Company

Brown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.

Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.

History

Washington Gas Corporate Office

WGL Holdings, Inc. was founded as Washington Gas Light Company, which received a charter from Congress in 1848.

The company grew by acquisition, notably Rosslyn Gas Company in 1917, Alexandria Gas Company in 1939, Shanendoah Gas Company 1959, and Frederick Gas Company in 1964.

In 2000 WGL Holdings, Inc. was established as a holding company for Washington Gas Light Company and its subsidiaries.

Today Washington Gas distributes natural gas to over 1 million customers in Washington, D.C. and adjacent areas of Virginia and Maryland. WGL Holdings also operates Washington Gas Energy Services, which sells natural gas and electricity to more than 350,000 retail customers.

WGL Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGL, is a member of the S&P 400, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #849 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,444 employees, and had $2.85 billion in revenue in 2014.

WGL Holdings, Inc.

WGL Holdings, Inc. was founded as Washington Gas Light Company, which received a charter from Congress in 1848.

The company grew by acquisition, notably Rosslyn Gas Company in 1917, Alexandria Gas Company in 1939, Shanendoah Gas Company 1959, and Frederick Gas Company in 1964.

In 2000 WGL Holdings, Inc. was established as a holding company for Washington Gas Light Company and its subsidiaries.

History

Apria Healthcare Group Corporate Office

Apria Healthcare Group can trace its roots back to 1924 when they were called Abbey Medical.

Apria Healthcare Group is the United States’ leading home healthcare group. In the company’s last year as an independent company, 2007, it had a total revenue of $2.1 billion and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AHG.

In 2008 Apria was acquired by The Blackstone Group in a $1.7 billion deal.

Today Apria Healthcare provides oxygen, ventilators, nebulizers, sleep monitoring equipment and medication, and home medical equipment to patients with respiratory conditions such as sleep apnea, emphysema, and negative pressure wound therapy. The company is #848 in the Fortune 1000. Consumer Reports states that the demand for medical equipment rental and home health services will increase tremendously by 2024, and notes Apria is one of the largest suppliers of oxygen and other supplies in the US.

Headquarters for Apria remain in Lake Forest, California.

Apria Healthcare Group

Apria Healthcare Group can trace its roots back to 1924 when they were called Abbey Medical.

History

In 2008 Apria was acquired by The Blackstone Group in a $1.7 billion deal.

Headquarters for Apria remain in Lake Forest, California.

Universal Forest Products Corporate Office

Universal Forest Products was incorporated in 1955 as The Universal Products as a lumber distributor to the manufacturing housing market by William F. Grant. Grant was the sole owner/operator and salesman until 1962 when he hired Peter F. Secchia.

By 1971, the company had annual sales of more than $12 million.

In 1978 the company entered the treated lumber sector when it began producing pressure-treated wood at a plant in Florida. The following year, the company makes its first shipment of treated lumber to Home Depot.

In the 1980’s Universal Forest Products began to market to the DIY market. By 1983, the company is so large that it divides itself into five geographic divisions: Northeast, Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.

In 2005, CEO Matt Missad is named to Fortune’s “Businessperson of the Year” list, an annual ranking of the top 50 corporate leaders in the world.

Today the company is a manufacturer of engineered wood and construction materials. Clients include do-it-yourself stores, industrial customers, and residential and mobile home builders. The company operates 80 facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Universal Forest Products trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol UFPI, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #847 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,000 employees, and had $3.24 billion in revenue in 2016.

Universal Forest Products

History

By 1971, the company had annual sales of more than $12 million.

In 2005, CEO Matt Missad is named to Fortune’s “Businessperson of the Year” list, an annual ranking of the top 50 corporate leaders in the world.

Tops Friendly Markets Corporate Office

Tops Friendly Markets was founded in 1958 by Armand Castellani, who had grown up in a family business running a neighborhood grocery store, and and Thomas Buscaglia, owner of a grocery store equipment company.

In 1960 the partners opened their first grocery store, a 25,000 square-foot store in Niagara Falls named Niagara Frontier Services (NFS).

The company grew quickly and by by 1990,now named Tops Friendly Markets, had 145 stores and 11,000 associates.

Today Tops Friendly Markets operates 160 company-owned and operates stores and five franchised stores in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania. The company is owned by its management, including CEO Frank Curci.

Tops Friendly Markets is #203 in the list of Forbes Largest Private Companies, is #844 in the Fortune 1000, has 15,000 employees, and had $2.26 billion in revenue in 2014.

Tops Friendly Markets

In 1960 the partners opened their first grocery store, a 25,000 square-foot store in Niagara Falls named Niagara Frontier Services (NFS).

The company grew quickly and by by 1990,now named Tops Friendly Markets, had 145 stores and 11,000 associates.

History

Tops Friendly Markets is #203 in the list of Forbes Largest Private Companies, is #844 in the Fortune 1000, has 15,000 employees, and had $2.26 billion in revenue in 2014.