Publisher's Synopsis
This guide provides thousands of basic facts about American companies. The third edition features 2700 new companies, including new IPOs; sales growth figures and fiscal year-end dates; and over 140,000 facts about America's largest companies, indexed by industry, geographic region and stock symbol.;The book includes the companies on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq exchanges; "Forbes 500" list of private companies; "Inc. 500" list of fastest-growing private companies; "FORTUNE 500" companies; and "Business Week 1000" list of largest public companies. It also features over 200 of the largest US operations of foreign companies.;Entries include headquarters' addresses, phone and fax numbers, key officers' names, industry designations, stock symbols, sales and sales growth figures, employment data, and fiscal year-end dates. Many entries feature a cross-reference symbol indicating that there is an in-depth profile of the company in one of the "Hoover's Handbooks".
