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| State Farm Insurance |  | State Farm Insurance
One State Farm Plaza
Bloomington, Illinois 61670 | 2000 Sales: $47,863,000,000
2000 Earnings: $408,000,000
www.statefarm.com |
State Farm is a major provider of personal insurance. With their 16,500 independent agents across the U.S., their company insures 1 out of every 5 cars in the U.S. They also offer home and life insurance. See Close-up... | | Caterpillar |  | Caterpillar
100 NE Adams St.
Peoria, Illinois 61629 | 2000 Sales: $20,175,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,053,000,000
www.caterpillar.com |
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty construction equipment such as backhoes, loaders, dump trucks and excavators. As Catepillar puts it, their products are helping build the infrastructure of the world. See Close-up... | | Archer Daniels Midland |  | Archer Daniels Midland
4666 Faries Pkwy.
Decatur, Illinois 62526 | 2000 Sales: $12,876,000,000
2000 Earnings: $301,000,000
www.admworld.com |
Archer Daniels Midland is located way out in rural Illinois and one of America's largest transporter and processor of corn, grain and soy beans. They turn raw grains into ingredients that food processors and animal feed producers use. ADM was caught in a price fixing scheme a few years ago. See Close-up... | | Deere & Company |  | Deere & Company
John Deere Rd.
Moline, Illinois 61265 | 2000 Sales: $13,136,000,000
2000 Earnings: $485,000,000
www.deere.com |
John Deere is the giant of the farm equipment industry, selling hundreds of thousands of green tractors and combines every year. They also make construction equipment and lawn and garden equipment. See Close-up... |
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