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Toledo 'Taken' with Jeep Suit
Toledo, Ohio, city government is pursuing eminent domain litigation against residents and businesses in order to force them out of their neighborhood. The city wants to give the land to DaimlerChrysler for expansion of its Jeep auto plant to induce the company into keeping its operations in Toledo. This is in addition to a $300 million subsidy package negotiated with the company in 1997.
Tags: corporate welfare; condemnation; automobile manufacturer
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Ronald O. Perelman began attending board meetings at his father's companies at age 11 and by age 52 he'd bought and sold 44 of his own companies finally creating, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., a conglomerate of 60,000 employees. Today Perelman is worth somewhere around $5 billion, making him one of the wealthiest people in the United States. Business Week looks at Perelman's rise to power, expansion of his empire, and the legal troubles Perelman encountered along the way. (August 21, 1995)
Tags: Spiro Revlon First Nationwide Bank Investment strategies Corporate raids Business 7 pgs.
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Fast Companies
A list U.S. NEWS put together of the 25 fastest moving companies. The hard-driving businesses were picked for their stellar performance during the economic expansion, excelling in sales growth and average return on equity. The top five rankings were Creative Technology, Micro Warehouse, Cisco Systems, AGCO and Polaris Industries. (July 3, 1995)
Tags: Cohen Simons CAR Fast Companies Technology Economy 5 pgs.
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Corporate Finance shows how United Brands expanded its business in Panama despite U.S. sanctions; uses SEC 10 - K filings to document the expansion and how the Treasury Department ignored the company, which is owned by Cincinnati financier Carl Linder, a large contributor to the Bush campaign, September 1989.
Tags: Govoni Noriega