| Database Description: | Contains information on US and international businesses and the industries they represent. For each industry, provides: overview and analysis; leading companies with address, officers, employment, and financial data; market share reports; statistics. Also includes article-length company histories, company chronologies, financial ratios, business rankings, and associations. |
| Information Sources: | Info derived from "U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)", "U. S. Industrial Outlook", and the following directories: "Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies", "Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.", "Business Rankings Annual", "Companies and their Brands/Brands and their Companies", "Market Share Reporter", "World Market Share Reporter", "International Directory of Company Histories", "Encyclopedia of American Industries", "American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory", "Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory", "Finance, Insurance & Real State USA", "Manufacturing USA", "Encyclopedia of Global Industries", "Graham and Whiteside Major Companies Series", "Notable Corporate Chronologies", "Service Industries USA", "Wholesale and Retail Trade USA", "World Business Directory", "Agriculture, Mining & Construction USA", "Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations", "Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries", "Transportation & Public Utilities USA", "Encyclopedia of Associations", "International Organizations". |