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| Northwestern Mutual |  | Northwestern Mutual
720 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53230 | 2000 Sales: $16,973,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,828,000,000
www.northwesternmutual.com |
Northwestern Mutual Life is "The Quiet Company" because I have hardly ever heard of them. But from their name I can tell that "Life" means they are in the life insurance business and "mutual" means that the company is owned by its policy holders. See Close-up... | | Manpower |  | Manpower
5301 North Ironwood Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 | 2000 Sales: $10,842,000,000
2000 Earnings: $171,000,000
www.manpower.com |
Manpower is the largest temp agency in America. They are bigger than even Kelly Services. They employ 1.6 million people a year. More than General Motors or the U.S. Post Office. See Close-up... | | S.C. Johnson |  | S.C. Johnson
1525 Howe St.
Racine, Wisconsin 53403 | 2000 Sales: $4,200,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Private
www.scjohnson.com |
S.C. Johnson is a private company that makes about 20 major consumer products. Well why don’t I just name a few. For example- Ziploc, Edge, Shout, Raid, Fantastik, Windex. Their headquarters was designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. See Close-up... | | Miller Brewing |  | Miller Brewing
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Miwaukee, Wisconsin 53208 | 2000 Sales: $4,375,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Subsidiary
www.millerbrewing.com |
Miller Brewing of Milwaukee Wisconsin is America's second largest brewery. They are actually owned by Philip Morris (Marlboro, Kraft). But the company still places a distant second behind Anheuser-Busch who is really the giant of the beer industry. See Close-up... | | Johnson Controls |  | Johnson Controls
5757 North Green Bay Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 | 2000 Sales: $17,154,000,000
2000 Earnings: $472,000,000
www.johnsoncontrols.com |
Want to make your office building intelligent? Turn to Johnson Controls for a system that will manage your lighting, your heating and your security. Johnson also has a car parts division that makes instrument panels and seats. See Close-up... | | Harley-Davidson |  | Harley-Davidson
3700 W. Juneau Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208 | 2000 Sales: $2,906,000,000
2000 Earnings: $347,000,000
www.harley-davidson.com |
Home of the Harley Hog and actually America's largest motorcycle manufacturer. Their well crafted motorcycles unquestionably have a major cult following. In fact, this company practically invented a way of life. You see these guys touring the U.S. all the time in huge caravans of motorcycles. See Close-up... |
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