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America's 100 Largest Family Businesses
By permission from Family Business Magazine
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| Wal-Mart Stores |
Ford Motor Co. |
Cargill Inc. |
American International Group |
| Walton family |
Ford family |
Cargill/MacMillan family |
Greenberg family |
Discount retail chain/
Bentonville, Ark. |
Auto Manufacturer/
Dearborn, Mich. |
International Commodities Trader/Minneapolis |
Insurance/New York |
Founded: 1962
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Founded: 1903
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Founded: 1865
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Founded: 1962 |
| Revenues: $165 Billion |
Revenues: $162.5 Billion |
Revenues: $150 Billion |
Revenues: $165 Billion |
| Employees: 1.14 million |
Employees: 364,600 |
Employees: 84,000 |
Employees: 84,000 |
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| Koch Industries |
Motorola |
Carlson Cos. |
Loew's |
| Koch family |
Galvin family |
Carlson family |
Tisch family |
Oil, gas, agriculture, etc./
Wichita, Kan. |
Telecommunications/
Schaumburg, Ill. |
Travel, hotels, restaurants/
Minneapolis |
Tobacco, hotels, etc./
New York |
Founded: 1918
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Founded: 1928
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Founded: 1938
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Founded: 1919 |
| Revenues: $33.7 Billion |
Revenues: $30.9 Billion |
Revenues: $22 Billion |
Revenues: $21.4 Billion |
| Employees: 12,500 |
Employees: 127,000 |
Employees: 150,000 |
Employees: 30,900 |
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| Mars |
News Corp. |
Winn-Dixie |
Publix Super Markets |
| Mars family |
Murdoch family |
Davis family |
Jenkins family |
Candy, rice, pet food/
McLean, VA |
Media/
New York |
Supermarkets/
Jackonsville, Fla. |
Supermarkets/
Lakeland, Fla. |
Founded: 1923
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Founded: 1923
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Founded: 1925
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Founded: 1930 |
| Revenues: $15.6 Billion |
Revenues: $14.3 Billion |
Revenues: $14.1 Billion |
Revenues: $13.1 Billion |
| Employees: 30,000 |
Employees: 30,000 |
Employees: 111,400 |
Employees: 117,000 |
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| Betchel Group |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
Gap |
Meijer |
| Bechtel family |
Busch family |
Fisher family |
Meijer family |
Engineering & construction
San Francisco |
Beer/St.Louis |
Apparel stores/
San Francisco |
Retailing & groceries/
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Founded: 1898
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Founded: 1860
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Founded: 1969
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Founded: 1934 |
| Revenues: $12.6 Billion |
Revenues: $11.7 Billion |
Revenues: $11.6 Billion |
Revenues: $9.5 Billion |
| Employees: 40,000 |
Employees: 24,000 |
Employees: 140,000 |
Employees: 86,200 |
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| Illinois Tool Works |
General Dynamics |
Dillard's |
Marriott International |
| Smith family |
Crown family |
Dillard family |
Marriott family |
Industrial equipment/
Glenview, Ill. |
Aerospace & defense/
Falls Church, VA |
Department stores/
Little Rock, Ark. |
Hotels, casinos/
Washington, D.C. |
Founded: 1912
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Founded: 1962
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Founded: 1938
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Founded: 1927 |
| Revenues: $9.3 Billion |
Revenues: $9 Billion |
Revenues: $8.7 Billion |
Revenues: $8.7 Billion |
| Employees: 52,800 |
Employees: 43,400 |
Employees: 61,824 |
Employees: 193,500 |
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| Huntsman Corp. |
Cox Enterprises |
H.E. Butt Grocery |
Tyson Foods |
| Huntsman family |
Cox family |
Butt family |
Tyson family |
Chemicals/
Salt Lake City |
Newspapers, TV/
Atlanta |
Food stores, bread bakeries/San Antonio, Tx |
Food processor/
Springdale, Ark. |
Founded: 1970
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Founded: 1898
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Founded: 1905
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Founded: 1935 |
| Revenues: $8 Billion |
Revenues: $8 Billion |
Revenues: $7.5 Billion |
Revenues: $7.4 Billion |
| Employees: 16,000 |
Employees: 44,190 |
Employees: 45,000 |
Employees: 58,900 |
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| Fidelity Investments |
Marmom Group |
Levi Strauss |
Masco |
| Johnson family |
Pritzker family |
Haas family |
Manoogian family |
| Mutual funds/Boston |
Mining equipment, railroad cars/Chicago |
Jeans manufacturing/
San Francisco |
Building materials/
Taylor, Mich. |
Founded: 1930
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Founded: 1953
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Founded: 1853
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Founded: 1929 |
| Revenues: $6.8 Billion |
Revenues: $6.5 Billion |
Revenues: $6 Billion |
Revenues: $6.3 Billion |
| Employees: 28,505 |
Employees: 40,000 |
Employees: 20,000 |
Employees: 25,500 |
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| Comcast |
JM Family Enterprises |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons |
Nordstrom |
| Roberts family |
Moran family |
Donnelly family |
Nordstrom family |
Broadcasting/
Philidelphia |
Auto dealership/
Deerfield Beach, Fla. |
Publishing, advertising/
Chicago |
Building materials/
Taylor, Mich. |
Founded: 1929
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Founded: 1968
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Founded: 1864
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Founded: 1901 |
| Revenues: $6.3 Billion |
Revenues: $6.2 Billion |
Revenues: $5.9 Billion |
Revenues: $5.1 Billion |
| Employees: 25,500 |
Employees: 3,000 |
Employees: 25,800 |
Employees: 41,500 |
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| Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
Hallmark Cards |
Kelly Services |
S.C Johnson & Co. |
| Taylor family |
Hall family |
Kelly/Adderley family |
Johnson family |
Car rentals and leasing/
St. Louis |
Greeting cards/
Kansas City, Mo. |
Business services/
Troy, Mich. |
Home & personal care products/Racine, Wis. |
Founded: 1957
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Founded: 1910
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Founded: 1946
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Founded: 1886 |
| Revenues: $4.7 Billion |
Revenues: $4.5 Billion |
Revenues: $4.3 Billion |
Revenues: $4.2 Billion |
| Employees: 38,700 |
Employees: 23,232 |
Employees: 757,400 |
Employees: 9,500 |
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| Hasbro |
Comdisco |
Estee Lauder Cos. |
McGraw-Hill |
| Hassenfeld family |
Pontikes family |
Lauder family |
McGraw family |
Toys, home entertainment/
Pawtucket, R.I. |
Business services/
Rosemont, Ill. |
Cosmetics/
New York |
Publishing, advertising/
New York |
Founded: 1923
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Founded: 1969
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Founded: 1946
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Founded: 1909 |
| Revenues: $4.2 Billion |
Revenues: $4.2 Billion |
Revenues: $4 Billion |
Revenues: $4 Billion |
| Employees: 12,500 |
Employees: 3,600 |
Employees: 14,700 |
Employees: 16,373 |
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| H Group Holding |
American Financial Group |
Knight Ridder |
Lefrak Organization |
| Pritzker family |
Lindner family |
Knight and Ridder families |
LeFrak family |
Hyatt Hotels, resorts/
Chicago |
Insurance investments/
Cincinnati |
Newspaper, media/
San Jose, Calif. |
Real estate/
Rego Park, N.Y. |
Founded: 1957
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Founded: 1959
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Founded: 1829
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Founded: 1905 |
| Revenues: $3.4 Billion |
Revenues: $3.3 Billion |
Revenues: $3.2 Billion |
Revenues: $3.2 Billion |
| Employees: 70,000 |
Employees: 10,400 |
Employees: 22,000 |
Employees: 16,000 |
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| Danaher Corp. |
New York Times |
Milliken & Co. |
Advance Publications |
| Rales family |
Sulzberger family |
Milliken family |
Newhouse family |
Industrial equipment/
Washington, DC |
Newspapers/
New York |
Textiles/
Spartanburg, SC |
Newspapers, magazines/
Staten Island, NY |
Founded: 1982
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Founded: 1851
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Founded: 1865
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Founded: 1922 |
| Revenues: $3.2 Billion |
Revenues: $3.1 Billion |
Revenues: $3.1 Billion |
Revenues: $3.1 Billion |
| Employees: 19,000 |
Employees: 13,500 |
Employees: 16,000 |
Employees: 21,000 |
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| Amway |
Raley's Supermarkets |
Schneider National |
J.R. Simplot |
| Van Andel & De Vos families |
Teel family |
Schneider family |
Simplot family |
Household products/
Ada, Mich. |
Food and drug stores/
West Sacramento, Calif. |
Trucking/
Green Bay, Wis. |
Food, agribusiness/
Boise, Idaho |
Founded: 1959
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Founded: 1935
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Founded: 1938
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Founded: 1943 |
| Revenues: $3 Billion |
Revenues: $3 Billion |
Revenues: $3 Billion |
Revenues: $2.8 Billion |
| Employees: 10,000 |
Employees: 15,000 |
Employees: 19,000 |
Employees: 12,000 |
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| Wegmans Food Markets |
Clear Channel Communications |
Perdue Farms |
Kohler |
| Wegman family |
Mays family |
Perdue family |
Kohler family |
Food markets/
Rochester, NY |
Broadcasting/
San Antonio, Texas |
Poultry/
Salisbury, MD |
Plumbing products/
Kohler, Wis. |
Founded: 1916
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Founded: 1972
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Founded: 1920
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Founded: 1873 |
| Revenues: $2.8 Billion |
Revenues: $2.7 Billion |
Revenues: $2.5 Billion |
Revenues: $2.3 Billion |
| Employees: 25,000 |
Employees: 17,650 |
Employees: 20,500 |
Employees: 18,000 |
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| Franklin Resources |
Washington Post |
Hearst |
Maritz Corp. |
| Johnson family |
Graham family |
Hearst family |
Maritz family |
Mutual funds/
San Mateo, Calif. |
Newspapers/
Washington, DC |
Media/
New York |
Marketing research, travel/
St.Louis |
Founded: 1947
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Founded: 1877
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Founded: 1887
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Founded: 1894 |
| Revenues: $2.3 Billion |
Revenues: $2.2 Billion |
Revenues: $2.2 Billion |
Revenues: $2.2 Billion |
| Employees: 6,700 |
Employees: 6,700 |
Employees: 15,000 |
Employees: 6,500 |
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| Connell |
Adolph Coors |
Brown-Forman |
Belk |
| Connell family |
Coors family |
Brown family |
Belk family |
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Rice, sugar, heavy equipment/Westfield, NJ |
Beer/Golden, Colo. |
Beverages/Louisville, Ky. |
Department stores/
Charlotte, N.C. |
Founded: 1926
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Founded: 1873
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Founded: 1870
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Founded: 1894 |
| Revenues: $2.1 Billion |
Revenues: $2.1 Billion |
Revenues: $2.1 Billion |
Revenues: $2.2 Billion |
| Employees: 220 |
Employees: 5,900 |
Employees: 7,400 |
Employees: 6,500 |
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| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
Hillenbrand Industries |
Ingram Industries |
Schnuck Markets |
| Wrigley/Offield family |
Hillenbrand family |
Ingram family |
Schnuck family |
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Food, gum/Chicago |
Health care, funerals/
Batesville, Ind. |
Books, shipping/
Nashville, Tenn. |
Supermarkets/
St.Louis |
Founded: 1892
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Founded: 1884
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Founded: 1964
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Founded: 1939 |
| Revenues: $2.1 Billion |
Revenues: $2 Billion |
Revenues: $2 Billion |
Revenues: $2 Billion |
| Employees: 9,300 |
Employees: 10,000 |
Employees: 6,796 |
Employees: 16,000 |
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| Gordon Food Service |
Jabil Circuit |
Simon Property Group |
Cintas |
| Gordon family |
Morean family |
Simon family |
Farmer family |
Food distributor/
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Electronics/
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
Real estate development/
Indianapolis |
Industrial services/
Cinncinati |
Founded: 1897
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Founded: 1966
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Founded: 1960
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Founded: 1929 |
| Revenues: $2 Billion |
Revenues: $2 Billion |
Revenues: $1.9 Billion |
Revenues: $1.9 Billion |
| Employees: 3,600 |
Employees: 6,554 |
Employees: 5,000 |
Employees: 22,000 |
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| Molex Inc. |
Golub Corp. |
84 Lumber |
Leprino Foods |
| Krehbiel family |
Golub family |
Hardy family |
Leprino family |
Computer peripherals/
Lisle, Ill |
Price Chopper Markets/
Schenectady, NY |
Building materials/
Eighty Four, PA |
Cheese/
Denver |
Founded: 1938
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Founded: 1932
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Founded: 1956
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Founded: 1950 |
| Revenues: $1.7 Billion |
Revenues: $1.7 Billion |
Revenues: $1.6 Billion |
Revenues: $1.6 Billion |
| Employees: 17,650 |
Employees: 18,000 |
Employees: 4,500 |
Employees: 2,800 |
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| Haworth |
Toll Brothers |
Simpson Investment |
Host Marriott |
| Haworth family |
Toll family |
Read family |
Marriott family |
Office furniture/
Holland, Mich. |
Luxury home builders/
Huntingdon Valley, PA |
Timber, paper/
Seattle, WA |
Hotels and gaming/
Bethesda, MD |
Founded: 1948
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Founded: 1967
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Founded: 1890
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Founded: 1927 |
| Revenues: $1.5 Billion |
Revenues: $1.5 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
| Employees: 10,000 |
Employees: 2,200 |
Employees: 4,200 |
Employees: 800 |
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| E&J Gallo Winery |
W.L. Gore & Associates |
Rich Products |
Wawa |
| Gallo family |
Gore family |
Rich family |
Wood family |
Wines/
Modesto, Calif. |
Fabrics, industrial products/
Newark, Del. |
Coffee Rich, frozen foods/
Buffalo, NY |
Convenience stores/
Wawa, PA |
Founded: 1933
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Founded: 1958
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Founded: 1945
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Founded: 1865 |
| Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.3 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
| Employees: 5,000 |
Employees: 7,000 |
Employees: 6,000 |
Employees: 12,000 |
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| Berwind Group |
Planet Automotive |
A.G.Spanos Cos. |
Duchossois Industries |
| Berwind family |
Potamkin family |
Spanos family |
Duchossois family |
Industrial equipment, etc./
Philadelphia |
Auto dealership/
Coral Gables, Fla. |
Construction/
Stockton, Calif. |
Racetracks, rail & military equip./Elmhurst, Ill. |
Founded: 1874
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Founded: 1946
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Founded: 1960
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Founded: 1906 |
| Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.3 Billion |
| Employees: 7,500 |
Employees: 1,600 |
Employees: 600 |
Employees: 8,000 |
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| Sierra Pacific Industries |
Asplundh Tree Expert |
McCarthy |
Crowley Maritime |
| Emmerson family |
Asplundh family |
McCarthy family |
Crowley family |
Lumber/
Redding, Calif. |
Tree management/
Willow Grove, PA |
Construction/
St. Louis |
Marine Services/
Oakland, Calif. |
Founded: 1949
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Founded: 1946
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Founded: 1864
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Founded: 1892 |
| Revenues: $1.2 Billion |
Revenues: $1.4 Billion |
Revenues: $1.2 Billion |
Revenues: $1.2 Billion |
| Employees: 3,200 |
Employees: 1,600 |
Employees: 2,000 |
Employees: 5,000 |
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| Dart Container |
Perot Systems |
Cumberland Farms |
Ingram Entertainment |
| Dart family |
Perot family |
Haseotes/Bentas family |
Ingram family |
Cups, containers/
Mason, Mich. |
Information technology/
Dallas |
Convenience stores/
Canton, Mass. |
Video distribution/
LaVergne, Tenn. |
Founded: 1937
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Founded: 1988
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Founded: 1938
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Founded: 1964 |
| Revenues: $1.2 Billion |
Revenues: $1.2 Billion |
Revenues: $1.1 Billion |
Revenues: $1.1 Billion |
| Employees: 5,000 |
Employees: 7,000 |
Employees: 7,217 |
Employees: 1,050 |
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| LL Bean |
Walsh Group |
Tishman Realty & Construction |
Bashas' |
| Bean family |
Walsh family |
Tishman family |
Basha family |
Sporting goods/
Freeport, Maine |
Construction/
Chicago |
Real estate development/
New York |
Food retailing/
Chandler, Ariz. |
Founded: 1912
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Founded: 1898
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Founded: 1898
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Founded: 1932 |
| Revenues: $1.1 Billion |
Revenues: $1.1 Billion |
Revenues: $1 Billion |
Revenues: $1 Billion |
| Employees: 4,000 |
Employees: 1,000 |
Employees: 800 |
Employees: 7,600 |
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