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company information

Directory of Corporate Affiliations (annual)   "...business reference tool that covers major public and private businesses in the U.S. and throughout the world."  Alphabetic listings of public, private, and international companies.  Each listing has the corporate headquarters, branch and subsidiary companies, executives and board members, and brief financial information.   [BusRef] R 658.1 D598

Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory (annual) Alphabetic listing of the top public and private companies (180+ employees and over $9 million sales volume).  [BusRef] R 338 D89

Dun & Bradstreet Business Rankings (annual)   Businesses ranked by sales volume and number of employees in these categories: size, within state, within industry category, public companies ranked by size, and private/foreign owned by size.  [BusRef] R338 D89b

Business and Company Resource Center (formerly General Business File): (Infotrac)  "Directory listings that give current public and private financial information for more than 15,000 companies." [online database]

Illinois Manufacturers Directory (annual)  Illinois manufacturers.  R670 IL6
Illinois Services Directory (annual)  Illinois service businesses.   R338.02 IL29
Organized into these sections: Buyer's Guide (classified by product), Alphabetic, Geographic, SIC, Parent Compny, Chicago Zip Code, and County Marketing Breakdown.   Entries include company name, address, telephone and fax numbers, executives, SIC, number of employees, sales, year established, distribution area, and type of ownership. [BusRef]

Hoover's Handbook of American Business (annual)   Profiles of the 750 largest companies in the United States.  Profiles include a company overview, history, address, executives, sales, industry, competitors, and stock information. [BusRef] R 338.74 H789  www.hoovers.com.

Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies (annual)   Profiles of the "hottest" 250 companies based on growth and potential gains.  [BusRef] R 338 H789

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies (annual)   Profiles of 250 of the largest private enterprises in the United States with 550 additional companies with brief descriptions. [BusRef] R338 H789h

Hoover's Handbook of World Business (annual)   Profiles 300 of the largest non-U.S. companies.  [BusRef]   R 338.74 H789w

Standard & Poor's Corporation Descriptions (formerly Standard & Poor's Corporation Records) (monthly: cumulative index ) Profiles of publicly held companies including corporate background, stock data, earnings and finance, and income statement and balance sheet information.  [BusRef]  R 338.4 St78

Standard & Poor's Dividend Record (quarterly)  Dividend and mutual fund payment and announcements.  Stock dividend and splits.  [BusRef]  R 332.6 St78d

Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives (annual)  "Directory of Directors" Vol.1: Corporate Listings, Vol.2: Directors and Executives, and Vol.3: Indices.  [BusRef] R658.1 St78

Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks (4th ed., 1999)  Profiles 500 unlisted companies "non-NASDAQ companies that are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets®."  Also profiles 100 "best banks."  [Business Reference Room] R332.64 W178

industry information

U.S.Industry & Trade Outlook (annual)  Published by McGraw-Hill Companies and the U.S. Department of Commerce (formerly titled U.S. Industrial Outlook).   "Information on U.S. industries, how these industries affect the U.S. economy, and where they are going in an increasingly global marketplace.  Most chapters have been written by government analysts, McGraw-Hill authors, and independent analysts and industry experts."  [BusRef] R 338.0973 Un583

Business and Company Resource Center (formerly General Business File) (Infotrac)  "Abstracts and full text reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 U.S. and international companies and for 53 industries, prepared by top Wall Street and international brokerage firms." [online database].

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