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The TJX Companies Corporate Office

The TJX Companies

The TJX Companies was founded in 1956 by Stanley Feldberg as Zayre Corp. He was the first president of the company, serving until 1978.

Zayre Corp opened its first T.J. Maxx branch in 1976 and its first BJ’s Wholesale Club in 1984.

In 1988 Zayre sold its nameplate to rival Ames and renaming itself The TJX Companies, Inc.

History

In 1990 TJX acquired Winners’ five stores in Canada.

In 1992 TJX launched HomeGoods in the United States.

TJX expanded beyond North America when it founded T.K. Maxx in the United Kingdom in 1994.

TJX acquired Marshall’s in 1995, which doubled the size of the company.

The company launched a sixth brand, A.J. Wright, in 1998 and a seventh, HomeSense, in 2001.

Today The TJX Companies is the largest off-price department store chain for apparel and home fashion in the United States. The company has over 150,000 employees worldwide and had $21.9 billion in revenue in 2010.

The TJX Companies was founded in 1956 by Stanley Feldberg as Zayre Corp. He was the first president of the company, serving until 1978. Zayre Corp opened its first T.J. Maxx branch in 1976 and its first BJ's Wholesale Club in 1984. In 1988 … [Continue reading] about The TJX Companies Corporate Office

Time Warner Corporate Office

Time Warner Inc.

Time Warner Inc. is the combination of three companies: Warner Communications, Inc., Time Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

In 1923 Time magazine deputed as the first weekly news magazine in the United States.

In 1927 Warner Bros. released the first feature-length talking picture, “The Jazz Singer.” Warner Communications was formed in 1972 as the holding company of Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Music Group.

History

In 1976 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. pioneered the basic cable business model.

Time, Inc. and Warner Communications, Inc. merged in 1989 in a $14.9 billion cash and stock deal.

Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting, Inc in 1996.

In 2000 AOL and Time Warner merged to become AOL Time Warner. The merger proved to be a disaster and after almost a decade of suffering losses in stock price and profits, AOL was spun-off in 2009.

Today Time Warner has major operations in film, television, and publishing. The company has numerous subsidiaries, including New Line Cinema, Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, TheWB.com, Warner Bros., Kid’s WB, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, CNN, DC Comics, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Castle Rock Entertainment.

The company announced in 2013 that they would divest Time, Inc. Time went public in June of 2014.

In addition to their communications and cable company, Time Warner also owns a great deal of real estate, including several buildings within Rockefeller Center, an office tower next to their main office, which is the headquarters of CNN, along with a twin tower complex on the edge of central park, which the company uses for additional office space.

Time Warner has 34,000 employees worldwide and had $28.11 billion in revenue in 2015.

In May of 2016, Charter Cable acquired both Bright House and Time Warner Cable in a $65 billion mega deal. Charter Cable says that over the next few years, it will slowly remove the Time Warner and Bright House names in place of their own logo.

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Fluor Corporation Corporate Office

Fluor Corporation

Fluor Corporation was founded by John Simon Fluor in 1890 in Wisconsin as the Fluor Brothers Construction Company. Fluor Brothers was awarded a contract to build a natural gasoline plant for Richfield Oil in 1922, thereby establishing itself in the oil and gas industry.

The U.S. Air Force contracted the company to build Saudi Arabia’s Dhahran Air Base in 1955.

Offshore operations began in 1967 and the company built its first hydrocracker plant for the American Oil Company in Texas City.

History

In 1977 the company merged with Daniel International Corporation, emerging from the merger with the new name, Fluor Daniel.

From 1981 to 2000 the company was involved with mining of lead, zinc, and coal. It sold most of the mining divisions and spun-off its coal operations to Massey Energy Corporation.

In 2009 Fluor entered the solar business, when it was contracted to design a solar thermal plant in partnership with ESolar of California.

Today Fluor is a professional service company which provides construction, engineering, maintenance, procurement, and project management services. Fluor is part of the S&P 500 and the Fortune 500. It has 41,000 employees worldwide and had $27.577 billion in revenue in 2012.

International Paper Corporate Office

International Paper Company

In the early years power interests played a dominant role in the company; International Paper established hydroelectric plants and power companies in the 1920’s. At one time, International Paper supplied enough electricity for all of New England, Quebec, and Ontario. This interest was so dominant that International Paper & Power Company was organized to acquire International Paper Company in 1928.

In 1935 a law was passed making it illegal for an organization to run both a power company and an industrial firm. The company therefore began to focus on paper and packaging.

History

During World War II International Paper developed Victory Board, which was used to make boxes to send supplies to troops in combat. Because of the increased competition after the war, the company began to invest more heavily in research and development.

During the 1960’s and 1970’s International Paper began to diversify and take risks. Some of them were successful and others were not. This led to the company having $564 million in debt in 1971, and a streamlining and reorganization throughout the 1970’s as a result.

In the 1990’s International Paper expanded to Mexico, Brazil, China, and Eastern Europe.

Today International Paper is the largest producer of plastic lids and cups, serving corporate clients such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Subway, and Starbucks. The company produces printer paper, envelopes, copier paper, corrugated packaging, shipping containers, and consumer packaging. It also owns xpedx, a distribution and logistics company.

International Paper is part of the S&P 500 and the Fortune 500, has over 60,000 employees worldwide, and had $26.034 billion in revenue in 2011.

International Paper Company was formed in 1898 when 18 pulp and paper mills in the Northeastern United States merged. This newly formed company supplied 60% of the newsprint in the United States by 1900. In the early years power interests played a … [Continue reading] about International Paper Corporate Office

Hartford Financial Services Group Corporate Office

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., commonly known as The Hartford, was founded in 1810 in Hartford, Connecticut by a group of local merchants as the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. The company survived the fire that destroyed New York’s financial district in 1835, the Chicago Fire in 1871, and the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906.

In 1913 the company expanded to include accident, automobile-liability, personal-damage, business-interruption, and more as the newly named, The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company.

In 1959 the company acquired the Columbian National Life Insurance Company, therefore expanding into life insurance.

History

The company was bought by ITT Corporation in 1970 for $1.4 billion, which was the largest corporate takeover in history at that time. The new company was named the ITT-Hartford Group.

In 1995 ITT decided to streamline and divest itself of some of its subsidiaries, and Hartford became independent once again, trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Today The Hartford is a member of the S&P 500 as well as the Fortune 500. The company has over 22,000 employees and had $26.412 in revenue in 2012.

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