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Company History American States Insurance Company was founded in 1958, in Indianapolis, IN.

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Including Gateway, Enbridge's North American oil pipeline program «is probably the biggest capital expansion in the history of the company,» says Vern Yu, vice-president for business and market development.

Energy Future, the biggest power company in Texas, can claim an ignominious distinction in the annals of American business history: Warren Buffett considers his nearly $ 2 billion investment in the company's bonds one of the biggest mistakes he's ever made.

However, if I were to pick someone from this list to bring into any company in any industry and make a high - level, lasting impact, there are few executives in the history of American business with a better track record than Lou Gerstner.

With the volatility in the stock markets and financial sector, we feel as a company, that it is extremely important for individuals to be more diversified in there investments now, then at any other time in American history.

On the one side is an American technology company with a history of questionable business practices, and on the other is an outdated bureaucracy that does much to keep transportation costs high in the city.

Most Americans think of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) as the company that helped make the Nevada gaming capital the place it is today, with the Sands Hotel's history extending back to the beginnings...

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic oCompany Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

A History of Innovation In 1984, Marriott became the first branded hospitality company by nearly a decade to enter the timeshare industry with the acquisition of American Resorts and its 184 - villa project which became Marriott's Monarch at Sea Pines.

Vector announced a $ 33 million growth capital investment in September 2015, the first institutional funding received by Emarsys in its 15 - year history, to support the Company's accelerated international growth in the U.S. and Latin American markets, invest in product innovation, and expand sales and marketing teams.

(Source: «Company History,» American Water Works Company Inc, last accessed April 26, 2018.)

Dorothea Lynde Dix (For a full account of the life of this amazing woman see Stewart Holbrook, Lost Men of American History (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946).

It's that background and history that gives Espresso Americano the edge against other coffee franchises, and North America Director David Kubena says the company's knowledge will serve it well as it works to make greater inroads into the North American market.

With more than 232 years of continuous operation and roots going back even further, Laird and Company can stake a place in American history as the nation's first commercial distillery.

The proposal, submitted by The Humane Society of the United States, represented the first time in American history that stockholders of a corporation have utilized the shareholder resolution process to offer a company praise for its corporate responsibility work.

As an American family - owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, the Distillery is fully operational and dedicated to preserving the rich history and rugged authenticity that founded the Distillery, while always striving to create the world's most perfect bourbon ever made through innovative experimentation.

America's beverage companies have a long history of commitment to reducing sugar consumed from beverages in the American diet.

History was against American Pharoah, but he rode to the mile and a half win at the Belmont to join elite company as a Triple Crown winner.

The Scranton Lace Company will always live in the history of the classic American Industrial Age and pieces from these great places are getting harder and harder to find.

American, British, Japanese, and Swiss banks, investment banks, and insurance companies have a long history of accumulating large amounts of capital.

Sen. Greg Ball, no stranger to lobbing rhetorical grenades, issued a lengthy statement this afternoon knocking Gov. Andrew Cuomo for what he says is giving away $ 400 million in tax breaks to companies with a history of outsourcing American jobs.

Another success story is the American Geophysical Union's (AGU's) gainful history with KiddieCorp, a nationally recognized childcare company with a $ 5 million liability insurance policy (see sidebar for links to additional companies specializing in conference childcare).

Smith's company recently found the largest in North American history: a 200 - carat crystal discovered on its 42 - square - mile property in southwestern Greenland.

While most of us were still trying to perfect our ballerina buns, Misty Copeland was promoted to principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre in June, making her the first female African - American dancer to reach that status in the 75 - year history of the company.

It follows a night guard at an armored car company who organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.

The company, founded in 2008 by internet entrepreneur Joe Ricketts, is dedicated to producing movies based on true American history.

This is the first film from The American Film Company, whose mission is to present historically accurate films on American history.

Chick depicts the company's meteoric rise in an opening credits sequence and we never get a sense of the exultation and crazy riches of the two brothers as the company begins nor of the heady flim - flam atmosphere of that mad, insane blip in American business history when a guy and a computer could sit in his basement and make millions.

Already working on another batch of motion pictures, The Arsenal and Midnight Riders, the production company has differentiated itself by focusing solely on films rooted in American history.

Her world premieres include Party People by Universes (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), The White Man — A Complex Declaration of Love by Joan Rang (DanskDansk Theatre, Denmark), Peggy Picket Sees the Face of God by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Luminato Festival / Canadian Stage Toronto), Eclipsed by Danai Gurira (Yale Repertory Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson (The Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center), A History of Light by Eisa Davis (Contemporary American Theatre Festival), Angela's Mixtape by Eisa Davis (Synchronicity Performance Group, New Georges), Bus and Family Ties (Play Company for the Romania Kiss Me!

SYNOPSIS: A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.

Technology companies competed to develop new applications for the new Common Core State Standards, and there appeared to be many exciting opportunities to make money in the emerging education marketplace.7 This was the first time in history that the U.S. Department of Education designed programs with the intent of stimulating private sector investors to create for - profit ventures in American education.

While this GM division has sold smaller BLS wagons in Europe and supported conversion companies that have morphed a few sedans into wagons, never before in its 106 - year history has Cadillac offered Americans a factory - built wagon.

concludes his account of Alexander Winton — unsung pioneer of the American motor car industry / Smiths Instruments — Kevin Desmond traces the history of the company that for / VSCC of Australia Diamond Jubilee of the Australian Grand Prix — a report by Bernie Jacobson / Australian Bicentennial Rally — Six pages of photographs and reports on this largest ever gathering of pre-war cars in Australia / French Champagne Rally Malcolm tells how he enjoyed himself on the Route du Champagne / Casting a new block for a bus — Who says you can't cast a new engine block using the old one as a pattern?

VSCC Lakeland — Trial Tom Threfall reports / Business and pleasure — Meet a happy Danish enthusiast who makes a living out of his hobby / Keeping the flag flying In the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styles.

Morris at 100 — Celebrating the centenary of William Morris's first car, Paul and Kathy Niblett examine the life of the man and the early history of his company / MX 8372 — The oldest Oxford Bullnose fanatic Robin Batchelor recently drove a 1913 White & Poppe engined car, the earliest known surviving example / Goodwood Festival of Speed — Twenty years on from Lord March's first Festival of Speed, David Venables enjoys the «greatest hits» at the 2013 event / A gaggle of Goggos — Scott Barrett drives a pair of delightful German microcars and discovers their charm and ability far outweigh their tiny dimensions / From Alfa to Nardi — Alfa Romeo historian Simon Moore charts the history of the Silver Ray, from prewar racer to Italo - American dream car in the 1960s / Back on the Road — Michael Ware tells the story of the Riley Densham Imp, a 1930s special that has been sympathetically rebuilt after 40 years off the road

1910 Panhard Levassor — Alvaro Casal Tatlock recounts the rescue and restoration of this Edvardian in Uruguay / Standard Flying Twenty and caravan — This elegant 1930s double - act is described and photographed by Paul Shinton / 1920s Essex — Kit Foster writes about the evolution of this inexpensive American four passenger «coach» / Jewel — made in Bradford — The story of John E Woods and the cars his company made during the wars / 1929 Delage DMS — The Editor drives in style on this month's «Excursion» / Hill - climb at Caerphilly — BryanDemaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / Model Ts and Beaulieu Autojumble — Peter Brockes reports on this year's Beaulieu Autojumble and Dave Fitton photographed the Model Ts / 1935 Maserati sports - racer — The continuing history of the resurrection of this 4CS by owner Ken Painter.

In Declaration of Independents, Kit Foster looks at the turbulent post-WW2 history of the independent manufacturers who were treading a different path in an American car market dominated by Ford, GM and Chrysler / Sir George White Matthew Bell visits the scion of the family that founded the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Bristol Cars in this month's Auto - biography / When world - famous novelist Agatha Christie disappeared in December, 1926, she left behind one important clue: her beloved Bullnose Morris.

Sure, you can blame high recall expense and natural disaster, and FCA does, but in 2015, the best sales year in American history, the company just managed to turn a profit.

We may disclose information that we collect about your direct transactions (for example, account balance and payment history, as a present or former customer) among the AHFC family of companies and our parent company, American Honda Motor Co., Inc..

Mercedes - Benz introduced two new convertible models at this year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, including one that becomes the first in the company's history to combine open - air motoring with a V12 engine.

To many of the world's automakers at the 1998 North American International Auto Show, the past is almost as important as the present and the future.With American and European automakers finally closing in on Japanese levels of quality and with too many manufacturers chasing after too few buyers, many car companies at this year's show are playing up their heritage to strengthen their brand identity.At the show, which opens to the public Saturday at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit: * Volkswagen unveiled a groovy new version of the Beetle, the best - selling car in history.

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes - Benz Cars at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit: «2016 was the most successful year for Mercedes - Benz in the history of the company, and the sixth record year in succession.

As parent company General Motors emerges from one of the worst financial performances in American industrial history, Chevy - the company's high - profit, high - volume division - is in a rebuilding mode.

The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, unveiled tonight on the Santa Monica Pier at the end of historic Route 66, launches a new chapter in the company's American history.

Breaking down the monolithic business into its individual industries - the hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, drug manufacturers - that together constitute our healthcare system, Rosenthal tells the story of the history of American medicine as never before.

10) «Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power» by Steve Coll: An examination of the largest, most profitable company in history by a two - time Pulitzer Prize winner.

Zemurray started out as a fruit peddler on the docks of Mobile, Alabama, and — through that classic combination of tenacity and instinct — eventually became the head of United Fruit, one of the wealthiest and most influential companies in American history.

American History Press (AHP) is a young and innovative publishing company with our prime focus on all facets of American hHistory Press (AHP) is a young and innovative publishing company with our prime focus on all facets of American historyhistory.

The company also revealed the device was its most successful product launch in the history of the American retail website.