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Progressive Corporate Office

Progressive

Progressive was founded in 1937 by Jack Green and Joseph Lewis as Progressive Mutual Insurance Company.

In 1951, the company moved into a new headquarters in downtown Cleveland, Ohio after outgrowing their first office.

History

In 1955, Joe Lewis died and Jack Green becomes CEO. Joe’s son, Peter Lewis, begins working for the company.

In 1956, the company begins an auto insurance program for high-risk drivers.

In 1965, Peter Lewis becomes CEO.

In 1974, the company moves headquarters to Mayfield Village, Ohio where they still reside today.

In 1987, the company is listed on the NYSE.

The company states that it has plans to hire at least 7,500 new employees, in a statement released in December 2017.

In late 2018, the company announced that it was going to offer small businesses the opportunity to compare, quote, and buy cyber insurance, online, through a site called CyberPolicy.

In addition to rising gas prices, consumers are also seeing auto insurance premium increases in early 2022.

Today, Progressive is one of the largest automobile insurers in the US. The company also provides property and casualty lines.

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Dillards Corporate Office

Dillard's

Dillards was founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard in Nashville, Arkansas.

In 1956, Dilliard led a group of investors that purchased a department store in Tyler, Texas. The store became Dillard’s Mayer & Schmidt.

In 1960, a failing store was acquired in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

History

In 1969, the company went public as Dillard Department Stores, Inc.

The chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s mainly through locations in shopping malls. In 1971, 5 Fedway stores were acquired.

The chain continued to expand through acquisitions in the 80s and 90s including Joske’s, Cain-Sloan and Higbee’s.

Today, Dilliard’s is a mid to upscale department store chain with over 300 locations in 29 US states.

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Priceline Corporate Office

Priceline.com

Priceline was founded by Jay Walker in 1997. The company was a product of the Walker Digital think tank.

Priceline.com launched in 1998. Their “name your own price” strategy proved wildly successful using William Shatner as their spokesperson.

History

In 1999, the company goes public. One month later, the stock is trading at 10x the IPO price.

In 2000, the company acquires LowestFares.com. Jay Walker resigns from the company.

In 2007, the company acquires Agoda.

In 2012, the company acquired Kayak.com.

Today, priceline.com is one of the most popular discount travel sites online.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Priceline and other travel companies are struggling, with Priceline posting a loss in the second quarter of .57 cents in February 2021.

Priceline maintains a corporate office in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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HomeAway Corporate Office

HomeAway

HomeAway was founded in 2005 in Austin, Texas by current CEO Brian Sharples and Carl Shepherd.

In 2006, Homeaway.com was launched. The website allows consumers search for and book vacation rentals online. The site was a result of numerous acquisitions including CyberRentals.com, GreatRentals.com, A1Vacations.com, TripHomes.com, Homeaway.co.uk and VRBO.com.

More acquisitions followed in 2007 including VacationRentals.com, Arbritel.fr and OwnersDirect.co.uk.

History

In 2009, the company moved into a brand new global headquarters in Austin.

In 2010, the company launches a nationwide advertising campaign using Chevy Chase and Beverly DeAngelo in a Griswald themed Superbowl commercial.

Also in 2010, the company acquires BedAndBreakfast.com and Escapia.

Homeaway currently has over 560,000 property listings worldwide.

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Burger King Corporate Office

Burger King

Burger King began in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida as Insta-Burger King. The company was founded by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns.

In 1957, the Whopper is introduced.

History

The company was purchased by David Edgerton and James McLamore in 1959 and renamed to Burger King.

By 1967, there were over 250 Burger King locations and the company was purchased by the Pillsbury Company.

In 1975, the company introduces drive-thru windows.

In 1989, Grand Metropolitan PLC acquired Pillsbury and Burger King.

In 1997, Grand Metropolitan merges with Guinness & Co to form Diageo PLC.

In 2002, the Burger King is purchased from Diageo by Texas Pacific, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs.

In 2006, the company goes public.

In 2010, Burger King is acquired by 3G Capital and taken private.

The company rolled out “Mood Meals” designed to compete with McDonald’s Happy Meals on May 1, 2019. Mood Meals include slogans like DGAF and Pissed Off.

Today, Burger King is one of the largest fast food chains in the world. There are over 15,000 restaurants in 100 countries. Burger King introduced their vegetarian burger, called The Impossible Whopper, at the end of April 2019.

A video that has gone viral shows a Florida Burger King employee cleaning a table with a dirty floor mop. Burger King’s response was that this practice was “unacceptable.”

In July 2020, a judge dismissed a class action lawsuit in which vegans say they were deceived by the company’s calim regarding the non-meat Impossible Burger and were horrified to discover that they were cooked on the same grill as regular burgers.

In 2015, the company had an estimated annual revenue of $4.05 billion and employs more than 35,000 persons. Company headquarters is located in Miami, Florida.

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