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| 7-Eleven |  | 7-Eleven
2711 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204 | 2000 Sales: $9,346,000,000
2000 Earnings: $108,000,000
www.7eleven.com |
The company that owns or manages the chain of 17,000 7-Eleven convenience stores. Possibly the world's largest. Partnered with CITGO to offer one-stop gas station/convenience store service. See Close-up... | | Halliburton |  | Halliburton
500 North Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201 | 2000 Sales: $13,334,000,000
2000 Earnings: $501,000,000
www.halliburton.com |
Giant of the oil services industry. Used to be run by Vice-President Dick Cheney. Recently Acquired Dresser Industries (just down the street). Builds rigs. Builds pipelines. Builds refineries See Close-up... | | TXU Corp |  | TXU Corp
1601 Bryan Street
Dallas, Texas 75201 | 2000 Sales: $22,009,000,000
2000 Earnings: $916,000,000
www.txu.com |
Utility company with with customer base of 6 million people in Dallas, Texas. Playing with the idea of also offering cable and phone services to its base. Owns an Austrailian utility. See Close-up... | | Union Pacific |  | Union Pacific
1717 Main Street, Suite 5900
Dallas, Texas 75201 | 2000 Sales: $11,878,000,000
2000 Earnings: $842,000,000
www.unionpacific.com |
Largest Railroad in America. Transports commodities on 35,00 miles of track stretching across West and Midwest. Merged with Southern Pacific in 1996 and had major problems integrating. See Close-up... | | Centex |  | Centex
3710 Rawlins Street
Dallas, Texas 75219 | 2000 Sales: $5,956,000,000
2000 Earnings: $257,000,000
www.centex.com |
Are these the guys who build all those developments in the suburbs? They are the 2nd largest developer of homes in the U.S. Also involved real estate, financing and construction materials. See Close-up... | | Blockbuster |  | Blockbuster
1201 E. Elm St.
Dallas, Texas 75270 | 2000 Sales: $4,960,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-75,000,000
www.blockbuster.com |
#1 video store chain in U.S. owned by media giant Viacom. 4,400 stores in U.S. and 2,000 more worldwide. Used to be a good business. Now cable tv and the internet are making it out of style. See Close-up... | | Trinity Industries |  | Trinity Industries
2525 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207 | 2000 Sales: $2,740,000,000
2000 Earnings: $165,000,000
www.trinityindustries.com |
Trinity Industries makes large industrial containers. They make mostly barges and all types of railroad cars. The company also makes fuel containers, guardrails and ready-mix concrete. See Close-up... |
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