About Las Vegas Sands In 1989, computer convention entrepreneur Sheldon Adelson pooled his winnings from creating an electronic tradeshow, COMDEX, and bought the Sands Hotel. What was seen as a major risk by others was perceived by Adelson as opportunity. Shortly after the demolition and reopening of the Sands, Adelson and his team constructed convention […]
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About John Deere & Company The Moline, Illinois-based farming company has been around since 1837. From construction to landscaping to tractors and trailers, John Deere & Company leads many of these industries (and more). In fact, the green and yellow gargantuan has solidified a spot in the top five largest agricultural companies in the world.
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Stock Deep Dive: Colgate-Palmolive About Colgate-Palmolive Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) is one of the oldest American companies that is still around today, founded in 1806. What started as William Colgate’s candle business eventually blossomed into something a lot larger. In fact, the company has become one of the world’s leading health and chemical conglomerates. The company
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About Linde Plc Linde plc is one of those companies that we love; ubiquitous, quiet, and an industry giant. They are the quintessential conglomerate corporation; a boring, next to unrecognizable parent organization with a few industry juggernauts under its belt. Two of the more well-known companies owned by Linde are Praxair and Gist Limited. Both
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About Dollar General Let’s talk about Dollar General stock. However, what better place to start than at a store? Welcome to Dollar General! You know you’re home when you’re driving through a rural part of the country or look over on the side of the interstate on that long family trip and see the bumble
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About Roku Roku is not as cool as you think it is! Ok, let us explain. The term, “disruptive”, has become ridiculously overused as it relates to unicorns. Specifically, some of these unicorns have been successful as publicly traded companies and made their founders very wealthy (some that come to mind are DoorDash, Uber, Spotify
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About Ecolab 49,000 employees and over 170 countries. Products in places such as your favorite neighborhood restaurant to the nearest hospital. However, it doesn’t feel like you find Ecolab; Ecolab finds you! St. Paul, Minnesota-based Ecolab is a sanitization company. Specifically, they offer products and services ranging from (mandatory) health inspections and water filtration to
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About Aramark You have either seen their trucks barreling through your local downtown area or parked in the back alley of your favorite restaurant. They supply restaurants, schools, prisons (and many more) with products and services ranging from first aid kits and mops to uniforms and meals. Enter the myth, the Philadelphia-based legends, one of
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About Quest Diagnostics Stuffy, egregiously bright fluorescent lighting, and depressing. There are some of the words that come to mind when describing a Quest Diagnostics clinic. At least, that’s been our experience. But don’t let our description fool you; Quest does a lot of important work. New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics is a leader in the
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About Merck Merck Sharp & Dohme, better known simply as Merck, is a major pharmaceutical company headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey. Aside from its expansive medical testing and lab related business(es), the pharma giant is responsible for producing well-known, everyday use medicines ranging from Claritin and Propecia to Keytruda and Coppertone sunscreen. Merck’s financials Being
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