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information, then it may be worth you time to travel the miles to a
major library that does have the reference books.

Your goal is to identify and build personalized dossiers on the
companies you are interested in. Do not be too critical about what
and who they appear to be. You are looking for information to help
you.

Take a pad of paper, and using a separate sheet for each
company, copy all the relevant company information. So you know
what relevant is, review the following information:

Company Name: Corporation, ABC

Headquarters: 987 N. Commerce Way, Los Angeles, CA. 90018

Main Phone: (310) 555-1212
Personnel (Paul Overland, Director): (310) 555-1212

President: James Platt (for 7 yrs.)
COO: Richard Hopkins (for 5 yrs.)

Director of Management Information Services: Peter Schlepinbach

Product/Service: Complete line of farm machinery and food
processing equipment. Employs 1,200, all in California.

Site Information: This location is primarily an administrative
facility, but it provides all services for the firm (research, repair,
operations, Data Input. Manufacturing facilities located in Bakersfield
(Farm Equipment) and San Jose (Food Processing).

Sales (2019): $334.4 Million
Profits: Plus 5 percent over last five years.

Comments: Recently acquired Kimble Topper, (Santa Paula, Ca), a
heavy equipment manufacturer (looks like it’s cornering the
market ???). Maybe has something big in the works (possible merger
with the JUMBO Corporation).

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