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| Sara Lee |  | Sara Lee
Three First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60602 | 2000 Sales: $20,414,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,222,000,000
www.saralee.com |
Sara Lee produces both food and clothes. Their food division consists of Ball Park Franks and many other brands. Their apparel division consists Wonderbra, Playtex, and Hanes, and Champion. See Close-up... | | Ameritech |  | Ameritech
30 South Wacker Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $Subsidiary
2000 Earnings: $
www.ameritech.com |
Formerly Ameritech, now SBC, the government finally approved Southwestern Bell's acquisition of Ameritech. Now SBC is probably the biggest player in the midwest and big enough to battle with the big boys- Verizon, AT&T and Qwest. SBC offers complete local, long-distance, wireless, and DSL. See Close-up... | | CNA Financial |  | CNA Financial
CNA Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60685 | 2000 Sales: $15,614,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,214,000,000
www.cna.com |
CNA Financial is an insurance and risk management company. They provide consumer- home, auto, and life; risk management insurance for corporations, and retirement plans and group benefit plans for employees. See Close-up... | | Andersen Worldwide |  | Andersen Worldwide
225 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60603 | 2000 Sales: $8,400,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Partnership
www.andersen.com |
Located in this black behemoth in downtown Chicago, Andersen was the largest accounting firm in the U.S. until went down in the accounting scandals of 2001 (specifically Enron). The thousands of partners that made up Andersen watched their net worth vanish and the company dissolved. See Close-up... | | Accenture |  | Accenture
100 S. Wacker Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $9,700,000,000
2000 Earnings: $2,400,000,000
www.accenture.com |
Formerly Anderson Consulting and a spin-off of Anderson Worldwide, the giant Accounting firm, Accenture is appearantly now headquartered in Bermuda. Accenture focuses on Business Consulting and IT for large corporations. See Close-up... | | Navistar |  | Navistar
455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60611 | 2000 Sales: $8,451,000,000
2000 Earnings: $159,000,000
www.navistar.com |
Navistar manufactures heavy and medium trucks. From two-trailer trucks we see on the road, to medium sized trucks, to school buses. Navistar also makes diesel engines. See Close-up... | | Aon Corporation |  | Aon Corporation
123 N. Wacker dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $7,375,000,000
2000 Earnings: $474,000,000
www.aon.com |
The insurance company for other major companies. Aon's biggest rival is Marsh & Mclennan in New York. Aon also provides consulting services and underwrites consumer insurance. See Close-up... | | R.R. Donnelley |  | R.R. Donnelley
77 W. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 2000 Sales: $5,764,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-2,000,000
www.rrdonnelley.com |
This company is America's largest provider of printing and information management services. They print everything from the Yellow Pages, to brochures, magazines, newspaper inserts, books, financial reports, catalogs, you name it. See Close-up... | | Quaker Oats |  | Quaker Oats
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610 | 2000 Sales: $5,041,000,000
2000 Earnings: $360,000,000
www.quakeroats.com |
Quaker Oats sells 4.7 billion worth of Gatorade, Cap'n Crunch, Rice-a-Roni, Life Cereal, Quaker Oatmeal and Aunt Jamima Waffles and Syrup every year. Pretty impressive. 20% of their sales are international. See Close-up... | | FMC Corporation |  | FMC Corporation
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 2000 Sales: $3,925,000,000
2000 Earnings: $110,000,000
www.fmc.com |
FMC makes equipment for the oil, airline, and food industries. See Close-up... | | Smurfit-Stone Container |  | Smurfit-Stone Container
150 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 2000 Sales: $8,839,000,000
2000 Earnings: $225,000,000
www.smurfit-stone.com |
This was where Stone Container was. But recently it merged with Jefferson Smurfit to form Smurfit-Stone Container. Stone Container is a major manufacturer of corrugated cardboard, paper, and newsprint. See Close-up... | | Hyatt Corporation |  | Hyatt Corporation
200 W. Madison St.
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $3,500,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Private
www.hyatt.com |
Hyatt Hotels is a private corporation with 184 hotels and resorts around the world. 57 hotels and 18 of these resorts are located outside the U.S. and the number is growing. See Close-up... | | USG |  | USG
125 South Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $3,781,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-259,000,000
www.usg.com |
USG makes floor and ceiling boards. In particular they make gypsum wallboard, sheetrock, fibreboard, tiles and ceilings panels and ceiling grids. See Close-up... | | Tribune Company |  | Tribune Company
435 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611 | 2000 Sales: $5,079,000,000
2000 Earnings: $224,000,000
www.tribune.com |
The Tribune is a major media company. They publish the Chicago tribune and several other newspapers. They have 18 local tv stations. And they own the Chicago Cubs. See Close-up... | | Inland Steel Industries |  | Inland Steel Industries
30 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603 | 2000 Sales: $
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.inland.com |
Fifth largest steel manufacturer in the country, producing 5 million tons of steel a year. They concentrate on higher-end quality steels. See Close-up... | | Northern Trust |  | Northern Trust
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60675 | 2000 Sales: $3,548,000,000
2000 Earnings: $485,000,000
www.northerntrust.com |
Northern Trust provides financial services to individuals and corporations and institutions. Their personal services are highly personalized for very wealthy clientele. In particular they manage "trusts"- such as an estate. See Close-up... | | Fruit of the Loom |  | Fruit of the Loom
233 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 2000 Sales: $1,835,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-582,000,000
www.fruit.com |
Although Sears may have moved out of the Sears tower, Fruit of a Loom is staying. Fruit of a Loom makes lots of cotton goods like underwear, t-shirts, shorts, shirts, and fleeces. See Close-up... | | Hollinger International |  | Hollinger International
401 N. Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60611 | 2000 Sales: $2,096,000,000
2000 Earnings: $117,000,000
www.hollinger.com |
Located in the Chicago Sun-Times building, is Hollinger International. They own 403 newspapers worldwide with a total circulation of 4.4 million. See Close-up... | | Wm. Wrigley |  | Wm. Wrigley
410 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611 | 2000 Sales: $2,145,000,000
2000 Earnings: $328,000,000
www.wrigley.com |
W.M. Wrigley does one thing- gums. DoubleMint, Juicy Fruit, Orbit, Extra, Big Red, Winterfresh, Freedent, Bubble Yum and Bubble Tape. They dominate gums. Also they are experiencing strong growth worldwide. See Close-up... | | BorgWarner Inc. |  | BorgWarner Inc.
200 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60604 | 2000 Sales: $2,645,000,000
2000 Earnings: $94,000,000
www.bwauto.com |
Borg-Warner Automotive makes transmissions and drives for cars. See Close-up... | | Helen Curtis |  | Helen Curtis
325 N. Wells St.
Chicago, Illinois 60610 | 2000 Sales: $
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.helencurtis.com |
This company is a subsidiary of the Dutch-British consumer products giant- Unilever. Their products include Suave shampoo, Salon Selectives, Finesse, Thermasilk, and Degree deodorant. See Close-up... | | Bcom3 Group |  | Bcom3 Group
35 W Wacker Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 2000 Sales: $2,238,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Private
www.bcom3.com |
Leo Burnett is a major ad agency with such clients as Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris, Coca-Cola, and Kellogg. They are a private corporation and serve a list of 35 blue chip companies in total. See Close-up... | | Baker McKenzie |  | Baker McKenzie
130 E. Randoplh Dr., Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 2000 Sales: $940,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Partnership
www.bakerinfo.com |
Baker & Mckenzie is the 2nd largest law firm in the U.S. behind Skadden, Arps of New York. Baker is very internationally oriented and has 2,400 attorneys. See Close-up... | | Bank One |  | Bank One
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670 | 2000 Sales: $25,168,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-511,000,000
www.bankone.com |
First Chicago has merged with Bank One of Columbus, Ohio. 650 branches in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. See Close-up... | | Amoco |  | Amoco
200 E. Randolph Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60690 | 2000 Sales: $11,800,000,000
2000 Earnings: $140,000,000
www.amoco.com |
Formerly just Amoco, now this is BP Amoco and this is its American headquarters. BP Amoco is the world's third largest oil company based in London. BP Amoco has also purchased ARCO. See Close-up... |
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