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*Business & Company Resource Center »
Find company profiles from Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies as well as numerous other directories covering companies in the U.S. and abroad. Company profiles are linked to histories, articles from business magazines and newspapers, financials, rankings, product and brand information, and industry overviews.
*Hoover's Company Records »
Find brief information on more than 40,000 public and private companies. Hoover's Company Records delivers information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.
*ReferenceUSA »
ReferenceUSA provides listings for over 14 million U. S. companies. Includes name, address, phone number, sales volume, contact name, employee size, and business description.
Available at the Harold Washington Library Center, Sulzer Regional Library, and Woodson Regional Library.
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