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Symetra Corporate Office

Symetra

Symetra Financial began in 1957 as a subsidiary of Safeco. Within ten years Symetra’s total insurance passed the $1 billion mark.

In 2004 Safeco sold its insurance division to an investor group including Berkshire Hathaway and White Mountains Insurance Group.

Today the company is a holding company and its subsidiaries offer health insurance, life insurance, employee benefit plans, and annuities to 1.7 million customers throughout the United States.

History

Symetra trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SYA, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #934 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,400 employees, and had $2.19 billion in revenue in 2014.

Symetra Financial began in 1957 as a subsidiary of Safeco. Within ten years Symetra's total insurance passed the $1 billion mark. In 2004 Safeco sold its insurance division to an investor group including Berkshire Hathaway and White Mountains … [Continue reading] about Symetra Corporate Office

The Ryland Group Corporate Office

The Ryland Group

The Ryland Group was founded by James P. Ryan in 1967 as James P. Ryan Company. The company went on to become a major builder in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland.

In 1970 the company changed its name to The Ryland Group and continued its national expansion.

Today the company constructs single-family detached homes and attached condominiums for an average price of $260,000. The Ryland Group has constructed more than 300,000 homes in total, and also offers homebuyers services such as mortgage financing, and title, insurance, and escrow services.

History

The Ryland Group trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RYL, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #933 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,500 employees, and had $607 million in gross profit in 2014.

The Ryland Group was founded by James P. Ryan in 1967 as James P. Ryan Company. The company went on to become a major builder in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 1970 the company changed its name to The Ryland Group and continued … [Continue reading] about The Ryland Group Corporate Office

Stericycle Corporate Office

Stericycle

Stericycle was founded as a medical waste disposal company in 1989 and became publicly traded in 1996.

The company is most well-known for the 2013 scandal in which Erin Brockovich teamed up with local Utah residents in criticizing Stericycle for polluting by burning hazardous radioactive waste at their incinerator in the state. An investigation subsequently found toxic levels of Dioxin in homes near the incinerator.

Today Stericycle serves over 540,000 clients worldwide, including 16,500 waste generators such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospitals, and blood banks, and 524,500 small waste generators such as pharmacies, municipalities, dental offices, medical offices, and veterinary offices.

History

Stericycle trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SRLC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #932 in the Fortune 1000, has 16,700 employees, and had $2.65 billion in revenue in 2014.

Stericycle was founded as a medical waste disposal company in 1989 and became publicly traded in 1996. The company is most well-known for the 2013 scandal in which Erin Brockovich teamed up with local Utah residents in criticizing Stericycle for … [Continue reading] about Stericycle Corporate Office

Bluelinx Holdings Corporate Office

Bluelinx Holdings

Bluelinx Holdings began as the distribution division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1954 with 54 warehouses used for storage and distribution of the company’s plywood. By 1994 the division had expanded to 130 warehouses throughout the United States.

In 2004 senior leadership of the division, along with Cerberus Capital Management, bought purchased the assets of the division and spun it off to create a publicly traded company named Bluelinx Holdings.

Today Bluelinx Holdings distributes 10,000 building products to 11,500 customers through 50 distribution centers. Products include roofing, insulation, molding, engineered wood products, plywood, oriented strand board, and lumber.

History

Bluelinx Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BXS, is #931 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,700 employees, and had $1.98 billion in revenue in 2014.

Bluelinx Holdings began as the distribution division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1954 with 54 warehouses used for storage and distribution of the company's plywood. By 1994 the division had expanded to 130 warehouses throughout the United … [Continue reading] about Bluelinx Holdings Corporate Office

Equinix Corporate Office

Equinix

Equinix was founded by Al Avery and Jay Adelson in 1998. Avery and Adelson saw the need to create large-scale data centers to support the rapid growth of the internet.

The company experienced exponential growth and was the best-performing stock on the NASDAQ in 2003 and 2004.

Today Equinix provides data and network hosting where customers can locate equipment and interconnect networks and operations, and operates more than 100 data centers worldwide. Customers include AT&T, BT, Comcast, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, DIRECTV, and Facebook.

History

Equinix trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EQIX, is a member of the S&P 500, is #930 in the Fortune 1000, has 3,860 customers, and  had $2.44 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

 

Equinix was founded by Al Avery and Jay Adelson in 1998. Avery and Adelson saw the need to create large-scale data centers to support the rapid growth of the internet. The company experienced exponential growth and was the best-performing stock on … [Continue reading] about Equinix Corporate Office