9 – St. Louis RCGA Roster
    331.09778 Saint (SP)
    051.778 Saint Louis (KL, MK, CP)
    The St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association Roster & Membership Services Directory (to use the full title) contains information on the accomplishments, goals, and programs of the RCGA – the largest commerce association in the area. In addition to providing this information, this publication also gives important statistics about the demographics and market conditions of the St. Louis metropolitan area and acts as a directory for all member businesses of the RCGA.

11 – Directory of Venture Capital Firms
    332 Directory (SP)
    One of the most exhaustive directories devoted to sources of venture capital, this directory includes over 3,100 entries (1,400 domestic and 1,700 international). In addition to the name, address, phone, fax, and web site for each firm, the listings may also contain the mission statement, industry group preferences, portfolio companies, geographic preferences, average and minimum investments, and investment criteria. When available, extensive biographical information on the firm’s key executives is also provided. Locating entries is possible through one of five indexes: college/university, exeuctive name, geographic, industry, and portfolio companies.

16 – Thomson Bank Directory
    332.1025 Thomson (SP, KL)
    Comprehensive directory of all bank offices in the world that engage in any of the following activities: accept deposits, lend money, extend credit, issue currency, or facilitate funds transfers. Divided into five volumes (two volumes for the United States, two volumes for the rest of the world, and a one volume "Correspondents Guide"), this resource is published every six months.

18 – Thomson Savings Directory
    332.3209 Thomson (SP, KL)
    This is the only directory devoted exclusively to the thrift industry and it provides financial profiles, contact information, ownership, and data on fund transfers. In addition to the directory of thrifts, numerous statistical tables and directories of regulators, trade associations, and government organizations are also provided.

46 – Thomson National Directory of Mortgage Brokers
    332.7202 Thomson (SP)
    Provides contact information for over 11,500 mortgage brokers nationwide. Additional information may include: market area, mortgage loan types orignated, number of employees, whether the company is an approved FHA correspondent to originate FHA insured mortgages, whether the company is approved by the VA, what associations the broker belongs to, and any additional branch offices.

48 – American Big Business Directory
    338 American (SP, MK, CP, DR, KR, MK)
    This directory limits its content to companies having at least 100 or more employees (although all locations of a corporate family and all publicly-traded companies are included regardless of the number of employees at each location). Like many other directories, listings are provided alphabetically, by city, and by SIC code. There is also a directory of key executives and directors that allows for linking key personnel with the appropriate company.

49 – American Manufacturers Directory
    338 American (SP, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    Providing information on over 170,000 manufacturers with twenty or more employees, this resource is organized in three separate sections across two volumes: alphabetically by company name; alphabetically by city; and by SIC code.

50 – American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
    338 American (SP, KL, MK)
    For those who need to get a product to market, this is an indispensable directory. Four sections provide information on over 27,400 wholesalers and distributors across the United States: main entry – broken down by broad subject categories (company name, contact information, product line, SIC code(s), year established, sales, number of employees, officers, and variant names); SIC index; geographic index; and alphabetic index.

51 – Harris Missouri Services Directory
    338 Harris (SP, KL)
    Directory of over 10,000 Missouri companies engaged in any service (non-manufacturing) industry. Main company listings are in the geographical section and include: company name; physical and mailing addresses; phone number; fax number; toll-free number; key personnel; year of establishment; estimated annual sales; product descriptions; employment size; foreign trade status (importer, exporter, etc.); square footage; and parent company. Other indices list companies by SIC code, alphabetically, and by service provided. Statistical tables regarding number of businesses, largest employers, and SIC codes are also provided. Only companies with more than 20 employees are included.

52 – D&B Directory of Service Companies
    338.02 D&B (SP, KL)
    Specifically devoted to service companies (hotels, auto repair, recreation, health services, legal services, social services, accounting, etc.), this directory provides information such as company name, address, number of employees, sales, key contact, bank used, key personnel, and line of business. Three separate listing provide access to companies by name, city, and SIC code.

55 – Standard & Poors’s Register of Corporations, Executives, and Directors
    338.03 Standard (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY, BT, NC, SC, BT)
    Three-volume directory containing information on more than 75,000 companies and 389,000 officers, directors, and other principal executives. Volume one (corporate listings) lists companies alphabetically and provides standard directory information. Volume two (individual listings) contains brief biographical information on over 71,000 key executives (principal business affiliations, official titles, year and place of birth, college and year of graduation, fraternal memberships, and e-mail address). Volume three (indices) contains several useful indices: SIC code, geographical, corporate family, obituaries, new individuals, and new companies.

59 – Thomas Food & Beverage Market Place
    339.47641 Thomas (SP)
    Divided into three volumes, this resource provides contact information for sources of equipment and supplies, warehouses, wholesalers and distributors, and transportation firms involved in the food and beverage industry. Also included are listings of brokers, importers and exporters, and consumer catalogs. Extensive indexes are also provided.

60 – Illinois Manufacturers Directory
    338.4767 Illinois (SP)
    Basic directory information on manufacturers in Illinois. This product is divided into several sections: buyers guide (products and processes of interest to manufacturers); alphabetical (company name, address, phone number, and city); geographical – listed by city or town (company name, telephone number, fax number, toll free numbers, key personnel, products, size, parent company, computer system used, distribution, year established, annuals sales, etc.); SIC code (company name, address, phone number, name and title of executive, number of employees, and product description); parent company; Chicago ZIP code – alphabetical listing of companies by 606 ZIP code; and county marketing breakdown section.

63 – Hoover’s Handbooks
    338.7 Hoover’s – Major International (SP), American Business (SP, CP)
    338.7402 Hoover’s – World Business (SP, CP), Private Companies (SP)
    338.74025 Hoover’s – Index (SP)
    658.42 Hoover’s – Emerging Companies (SP, MK, CP)
    These handbooks provide contact information, financial information, competitors, historical data, locations, operations, information on products, and corporate histories for the major companies active in the world today. Written in an often humorous manner, the informal style of the narrative sections in the entries makes this a very readable yet informative resource.

65 – Directory of Corporate Affiliations
    338.86 Directory (SP, KL, MK, KR)
    A six-volume set of books with a variety of uses that covers public and private companies in both the U.S. and abroad. Listings for each company contain descriptions, addresses and telephone numbers, URLs if available, the year founded, revenue, assets, liabilities, net worth, earnings, number of employees, fiscal year ending date, key personnel, auditors, legal firms, registrars, transfer agents, and, most notably, information on subsidiaries, divisions, and non-U.S. holdings. Information on brand names and corporate responsibilities is also included.

69 – D&B Principal International Businesses
    380.125 D&B (SP, MK)
    This directory contains key information on about 50,000 of the largest business in the world (excluding those found in the United States). Like most other directories, information is presented in three ways: geographically, by product classification, and alphabetically.

75 – Ward’s Business Directory
    658 Ward’s (SP)
    This resource is one of the most comprehensive directories available for both public and private companies. Each entry includes contact information, sales, number of employees, year founded, company type, ticker and exchange (when applicable), URL, corporate lineage, SIC(s), NAICS, a brief description of the business, key officers, and whether the company imports and/or exports. Additional volumes provide geographic listings by ZIP code, special lists, rankings by sale within 4-digit SIC, state rankings by sale within 4-digit SIC, and state rankings by sale within 6-digit NAICS. Portions also available on Business and Company Resource Center.

76 – Sorkins Directory of Business & Government
    658.009 Sorkins’ (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY, NC, BT)
    Sorkins provides information about "public and privately-held companies; professional firms; consultancies and proprietorships; non-profit organizations, institutions, or agencies; income-producing properties; legal industries; federal, state, county, and municipal level government entities; and any type of public authority, tax district or quasi-governmental agency" for specific metropolitan areas. Each listing includes such information as the entity's address and telephone number, revenue, number of employees, year founded, key personnel, and a short description of the business or governmental unit. Although directories are available for St. Louis, Chicago, and Kansas City in print, online, and on CD-ROM, the library currently has only the print version of the St. Louis directory.

79 – The Directory of Executive Recruiters
    658.311 Directory (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    This resource provides more than just a directory of executive recruiters – it also contains valuable information for those who would like to contact an executive recruiter. The directory itself contains standard information: company name, contact information, a description, key personnel, salary minimums, and job functions and industries that it recruits for. Several indices help in locating the desired information: job function, industry, recruiter specialty, geographic, and alphabetical.

81 – D&B Consultants Directory
    658.4602 D&B (SP, KL, DR)
    This resource provides information on over 30,000 consulting firms. Entries include basic contact information, year founded, primary consulting activities, primary types of customers, geographic area served, listings of executives, and locations of other offices (if applicable). Firms may be located alphabetically, geographically, or by specialty (listed alphabetically by state).

82 – Brands and Their Companies
    658.827 Brands (SP, KL, MK, CP, KR)
    Simple, but very complete, directory that lets you know what company produces which brands. Also includes a company directory at the end of volume two. Also available on Business and Company Resource Center.

85 – Franchise Annual
    658.84 Dixon (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    This directory covers American and Canadian – with a brief section on foreign – companies that offer franchises to the public. Information offered includes: name and contact information, description of the business, number of units currently operating (with a breakdown for those that are company owned and those that are franchised), applicable fees and royalties, and whether the company offers financing. More general information on how to investigate the franchisor, state regulations, contract terms, and contract rights is also provided.

88 – Missouri Business-to-Business Sales & Marketing Directory
    670.3 Missouri (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    Information on almost 260,000 business in the state of Missouri divided into several sections: Businesses by City (company name, address, phone number, owner/manager, number of employees, and estimated sales); Businesses by Yellow Page Category/SIC Code - arranged alphabetically by city and then by company name (company name, address, phone number, and number of employees); Major Employers and Public Companies - arranged by city (company name, address, phone, and owner/manager); Manufacturers by City (company name, address, phone number, number of employees, owner/manager, and estimated sales); and Manufacturers by SIC Code – arranged alphabetically by city and then by company name (company name, address, phone number).

89 – Missouri Directory of Manufacturers
    670.3 Missouri (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY, BT, NC)
    Directory of over 10,000 Missouri companies engaged in manufacturing. Main company listings are in the geographical section and include: company name; physical and mailing addresses; phone number; fax number; toll-free number; key personnel; year of establishment; estimated annual sales; product descriptions; employment size; foreign trade status (importer, exporter, etc.); square footage; and parent company. Other indices list companies by SIC code, alphabetically, and by industrial product. Statistical tables regarding number of businesses, largest manufacturers, and SIC codes are also provided. Only companies with more than 20 employees are listed.

90 – Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
    670.3 Thomas (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    This 31 volume set includes information on thousands of American manufacturers. The bulk of the work (the volumes labeled "Products and Services") is devoted to alphabetical listings of products and services with companies listed alphabetically under state and city subdivisions. Supplemental volumes provide more detailed company descriptions and catalogs of select companies. Two indexes (trade names and products and services) are provided in the last volume of "Products and Services."

91 – Standard Directory of Advertisers
    670.58 Standard (SP, KL, MK, CP, DR, KR, MY)
    Covering companies that spend a minimum of $200,000 on national and regional advertising, this resource lists companies alphabetically within broad categories. For each company, the following information is provided: company name and contact information, approximate sales, number of employees, a description of the business, SIC code(s), total advertising expenditures (total and broken down by media), the advertising media that are used, key personnel, tradenames, and ad agencies. Several indexes are also provided: product categories by state, brand name index, SIC code index, and a personnel index. Information on the leading advertisers in numerous categories, companies with in-house ad production, and a brief directory of companies offering various services and supplies is also provided.

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