Directories

Pomerantz Biz Library Links

The following books and web sites offer contact information, ticker symbols, brief executive info, product and industry classification.

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies

--includes over 114,500 public and private U.S. companies in alphabetic, geographic, and industry arrangements. Includes rankings of companies by sales within SIC and NAICS codes, as well as by state.
Lexis Nexis Academic: Business Search
Includes public & private company information from a variety of sources:
-Dun and Bradstreet
-Hoovers
-Standard and Poor’s
-Corporate Affiliations
-Government sites, such as the SEC
ThomasNet
Free web site.
— Includes over 173,000 U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and 152,000 brand names. Entries include a basic company profile as well as links to company websites and product catalogs if available.
American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries

—This directory of American firms, all of which do a substancial portion of their business in foreign nations, can be searched by categories like country, keyword, and industry code
Kompass

--provides information on over 2.3 million companies around the world. Users can search thousands of product and service keywords, as well as executive names.
Corporate Affiliations (Book)
Book: Reference, fHG 4057 .A326
— Provides information on "who owns whom." Includes domestic companies with revenues in excess of $10 million, 300+ employees or substantial assets/net worth and non-U.S. companies with revenues in excess of $50 mill