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Tops Friendly Markets Corporate Office

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

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 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 … [Continue reading] about Tops Friendly Markets Corporate Office

Vectren/CenterPoint Energy Corporate Office

Vectren Corporation Now CenterPoint Energy

Today those companies continue as subsidiaries Vectren North, Vectren South, and VEDO.

History

Vectren Corporation distributes natural gas to more than 1 million commercial and individual customers across two states, distributes electricity to 142,900 customers, and has 1,300 MW of generating capacity in Indiana.

The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VVC, is a member of the S&P 400, is #842 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,500 employees, and had $2.61 billion in revenue in 2014.

In 2018, CenterPoint Energy acquired Vectrin. The name Vectrin was retired in May 2021.

The corporate office for Centerpoint Energy is located in Houston, Texas.

Vectren Corporation was formed when Indiana Gas Company and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company merged in 2000. That same year, the company acquired natural gas distributor Dayton Power and Light. Today those companies continue as subsidiaries … [Continue reading] about Vectren/CenterPoint Energy Corporate Office

Education Management Corporation Corporate Office

Education Management Corporation

Education Management Corporation (EDMC) was founded in 1962 and acquired its first school in 1969 when it bought the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, which was 50 years old at the time.

The company opened several more Art Institutes and by 1998 had over 17,000 students at 15 Art Institutes and three additional schools.

EDMC expanded in the 2000’s with the purchase of Argosy University, South University, and American Education Centers (which later became Brown Mackie Colleges).

History

In 2006 the company was bought by Goldman Sachs, Providence Equity Partners, and Leeds Equity Partners and taken private. In the years following EDMC faced harsh criticism and scrutiny after a public outcry about the quality of education offered.

Today EDMC offers degree programs from associate to postgraduate through its subsidiary schools with 110 locations in 30 states and Canada. The company has 120,000 students and 23,000 faculty and staff.

Education Management Corporation trades publicly on the OTC exchange under the symbol EDMC, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #837 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,000 employees, and had $2.27 billion in revenue in 2014.

Inn November 2015, federal and state authorities announced a $95.5-million settlement resolving a whistleblower case in which former EDMC employees said the company was “illegally paying recruiters based on the number of students they enrolled.”

The company announced that they had sold all remaining institutes to The Dream Center in October 2017.

Education Management Corporation (EDMC) was founded in 1962 and acquired its first school in 1969 when it bought the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, which was 50 years old at the time. The company opened several more Art Institutes and by 1998 had … [Continue reading] about Education Management Corporation Corporate Office

Hologic Corporate Office

Hologic Corporation

Hologic Corporate produces diagnostic and medical imaging systems related to women’s health. The company was founded in 1985 in Massachusetts.

Hologic operates through four divisions: surgical health, breast health, skeletal health, and diagnostics. The company’s major brands include Lorad, Fluoroscan, NovaSure, MyoSure, Selenia, Discovery, and Multicare.

Popular products include c-arm imaging systems to guide doctors during orthopedic surgery, ThinPrep Pap test for cervical cancer screening, and products that treat excessive uterine bleeding.

History

In 2012 Hologic merged with Gen-Probe in a $3.7 billion deal. The company has a strategic partnership with Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.

Hologic trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HOLX, is a member of the S&P 400, is #841 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,351 employees, and had $2.55 billion in revenue in 2014.

Hologic Corporate produces diagnostic and medical imaging systems related to women's health. The company was founded in 1985 in Massachusetts. Hologic operates through four divisions: surgical health, breast health, skeletal health, and … [Continue reading] about Hologic Corporate Office

ITT Corporation Corporate Office

ITT Corporation

International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT) was created by brothers Colonel Sosthenes Behn and Hernan Behn when they merged their acquired companies Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Cuban-American Telephone & Telegraph Company, and a half interest in Cuban Telephone Company.

The company acquired numerous more companies including European and American companies in the electronics industry.

Today ITT Corporation is a diversified manufacturer that operates in four main divisions: industrial process, motion technologies, interconnect solutions, and control technologies.

History

ITT Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ITT, is a member of the S&P 400, is #839 in the Fortune 1000, has 9,400 employees, and had $2.65 billion in revenue in 2014.