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Greater Dallas |
| Exxon-Mobil |  | Exxon-Mobil
5959 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039 | 2000 Sales: $210,392,000,000
2000 Earnings: $17,720,000,000
www.exxon.com |
Located here is the headquarters of the evil empire. Those oil guys. Even their headquaters looks kind of stealthy and looming. Exxon's merger with Mobil makes it the undisputed giant of oil in the States. However undoubtedly the state-run oil companies of Russia, Saudi Arabia, and possibly many other countries are still larger. See Close-up... | | J.C. Penney |  | J.C. Penney
6501 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024 | 2000 Sales: $32,965,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-705,000,000
www.jcpenney.com |
Well J.C. Penney still carries the stigma of the shopping mall department store, like Sears. So they are not very attractive. But their headquarters looks like Versailles and their website actually is quite popular.They also own Eckerd Drug stores. See Close-up... | | American Airlines |  | American Airlines
4333 Amon Center Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 | 2000 Sales: $20,245,000,000
2000 Earnings: $813,000,000
www.americanairlines.com |
Based in Dallas Texas, American Airlines acquisition of TWA may make it the largest airline in the United States. However its association with the events of September 11th and the continued threat of terrorist attacks is going to mean tough times for American Airlines right now. See Close-up... | | Caltex Petroleum |  | Caltex Petroleum
125 E. Carpenter Fwy.
Irving, Texas 75062 | 2000 Sales: $20,239,000,000
2000 Earnings: $519,000,000
www.caltex.com |
A joint venture between Texaco and Chevron started 60 years ago. Mostly internationally based. Selling petroleum, motor oils (Havoline), and lubricants at gas stations, airports, and sea ports. See Close-up... | | Electronic Data Systems |  | Electronic Data Systems
5400 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024 | 2000 Sales: $19,226,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,143,000,000
www.eds.com |
EDS has one of the sweetest headquarters I have seen. This is the computer software company that was originally started by Ross Perot. But the company deals in custom mainframe type software coding, so I wouldnt put my bets on them if I were you. See Close-up... | | Kimberly-Clark |  | Kimberly-Clark
351 Phelps Drive
Irving, Texas 75038 | 2000 Sales: $13,982,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,800,000,000
www.kimberly-clark.com |
When you think of soft cushy paper towels, think of these guys. Kimberly-Clark is a giant in the retail paper products business. They are huggies diapers, Scott Paper towels, Kleenex tissues, Kotex, baby wipes, you name it. See Close-up... | | Frito-Lay |  | Frito-Lay
7701 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024 | 2000 Sales: $12,881,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.frito-lay.com |
Frito-Lay is the other part of Pepsi that people don't hear about as much. This Pepsi subsidiary is the giant of the chips and snack business. Just think- Dorito's, Frito's, Lay's, and Ruffles. What else is there? See Close-up... | | Associates First Capital |  | This is Associates First Capital. They are a little known Finance company that hardly anyone has heard of, but dude they make some bucks. They were originally a subsidiary of Ford Motors until recently spun off. See Close-up... | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe |  | Burlington Northern Santa Fe
777 Main St.
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | 2000 Sales: $9,205,000,000
2000 Earnings: $980,000,000
www.burlingtonnorthern.com |
BNSF has a 34,000 mile railroad network covering almost all the territory west of the Mississippi. They have 5,000 locomotives and 90,000 freight cars in service. See Close-up... | | Texas Instruments |  | Texas Instruments
13500 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265 | 2000 Sales: $11,875,000,000
2000 Earnings: $3,058,000,000
www.ti.com |
Texas Instruments is a major American semiconductor manifacturer. They have completely gotten out of the memory business and are now focusing on exclusively DSP's (digital signal processors). This bet hasn’t paid off yet, but may one day. See Close-up... | | CompUSA |  | CompUSA
14951 N. Dallas Pkwy.
Dallas, Texas 75240 | 2000 Sales: $6,321,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.compusa.com |
CompUSA is the quintessential computer store chain in the U.S. They continue to survive in a very competitive computer market. If you want to see the latest and coolest in computers and high technology, check this store out. But expect to pay a small premium for being wowed. See Close-up... | | Radioshack |  | Radioshack
100 Throckmorton St.
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | 2000 Sales: $4,794,000,000
2000 Earnings: $368,000,000
www.radioshack.com |
Need phone wire or batteries or other little this and thats for your home, to fix whatever? Or are you a geek who loves to build your own circuits and gagdets? This is the place to go. But really they're not that bad as they have also partnered with Sprint and Microsoft for in store displays. See Close-up... | | Pizza Hut |  | Pizza Hut
18481 Dallas Pkwy.
Dalllas, Texas 75240 | 2000 Sales: $5,000,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.pizzahut.com |
Hey, even Pizza Hut has a headquarters. But they are actually part of a trio of restaurant chains called Tricon restaurants. The other two restaurants are KFC and Taco Bell. Pizza Hut has 10,000 locations worldwide. See Close-up... | | Southwest Airlines |  | Southwest Airlines
2702 Love Field Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235 | 2000 Sales: $5,649,000,000
2000 Earnings: $603,000,000
www.southwestairlines.com |
I love Southwest Airlines. Located just outside downtown Dallas, Southwest is the "no-frills, just fly you there" airline. And they'll do it at the cheapest price they can. They still believe in safety, but dont expect any luxury treatment when you fly. See Close-up... | | SABRE Group |  | SABRE Group
4255 Amon Center Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 | 2000 Sales: $2,617,000,000
2000 Earnings: $144,000,000
www.sabre.com |
80% owned by American Airlines. SABRE is a computer system for making flight reservations, car rental reservations, and hotel reservations. 30,000 travel agencies use this system. Also this system is the foundation Travelocity, the website. See Close-up... | | Alcon Laboratories |  | Alcon Laboratories
6201 South Fwy.
Fort Worth, Texas 76134 | 2000 Sales: $Subsidiary
2000 Earnings: $
www.alcon.com |
Alcon is all about products for eye-care. For starters, if you where contacts, you may know their line of Opti-free contact lense solutions and products. Alcon also produces some perscription drugs for eye infections and they are also big into artificial lenses and laser surgery equipment. Alcon is a subsidiary of Nestle. See Close-up... | | Mary Kay |  | Mary Kay
16251 Dallas Pkwy.
Dallas, Texas 75248 | 2000 Sales: $1,000,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Private
www.marykay.com |
Mary Kay is the pyrimadal scheme organization for pushing cosmetic products. They depend on a vast network of self-motivated self-employed women throughout the world to to meet with friends in groups to spread the word about their products. Not sure how good the company is, but nice headquarters. See Close-up... |
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