Company & Industry Websites


Annual Reports

Annual Report Service
www.annualreportservice.com

AnnualReportService.com offers free annual report service through quick online access to a company's financial information. Currently the directory lists over 4,500 annual reports and 10-K Filings for online viewing. Additional companies are added daily. Registration is required.

SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

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Classification Systems

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

Available at this site are lists of 2002 NAIC Codes (with links to definitions), 1997 NAICS codes, tables showing correspondence between NAICS 97 codes, tables showing correspondence between NAICS 97 and NAICS 02 and other files for downloading.

SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) - 1987
www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 2,3,4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure.

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Company Information

BizWeb
www.bizweb.com/

BizWeb is a web business guide to 46290 companies listed in 208 categories.

Business.com
www.business.com

Business.com is an engine designed and organized strictly for businesses. It provides professionals easy access to business products, services, companies, news and other business information.

Company Research (OhioLINK)

iws.ohiolink.edu/companies

Funded by the OhioLINK Small Grant Research Program, this instructional web site introduces basic company research techniques. The information here is useful for a wide variety of company research needs, including job hunting, career information, and investment decisions.

CorporateInformation
www.corporateinformation.com

This is a source for global corporate information on the leading companies in over 55 countries. CorporateInformation now contains extensive new analyses reports available by subscription.

Executive Pay Watch
www.aflcio.org/corporateamerica/paywatch

Executive Pay Watch provides analysis and information about disparity between executive salaries and other workers.

Fortune Magazine
www.fortune.com

Select "Fortune 500" and find Fortune Magazine's annual list of the largest revenue earning companies. The Fortune 500 lists from 1955 to the present can be found on this site.

Hemscott Company Search (Great Britain)
www.hemscott.com/equities/compindx.htm

Hemscott is the leading UK provider of company information for investors. It is a completely free service that provides company financial information on 2,350 UK and Irish listed companies as well as S&P 500 listed companies, delivered from Hemscott's proprietary database of company information.

Hoovers
www.hoovers.com

Hoover's, Inc., delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. Hoover's editorial staff of editors and researchers brings vital business information and knowledge to its coverage, updating the site daily.

The Internet and Company Research
www.llrx.com/features/co_research.htm

LLRX.com is a free, independent, one person produced Web journal dedicated to providing legal, library, IT/IS, marketing and administrative professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools.

Kompass
www.kompass.com

This is a business search engine with access to 2.2M companies in 70 countries;
referenced by 54.000 product & service keywords, 822.000 trade names and 4.2M
executive names.

Searching for Company Information (NYPL)
www.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/c2index.htm

This site offered by the New York Public Library aids users in navigating through the abundance of data available both in print and electronic formats.

DomainTools
whois.domaintools.com

This iste offers a domain name lookup registration data fo domains, IP addresses and/or NIC handles.

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Industry Information

Current Industrial Reports - United States Census
www.census.gov/cir/www

The CIR program provies monthy, quarterly and annual measures of industrial activity. Its primary objective is to produce timely, accurate data on production and shipments of selected products.

Industry Data Finder
www.rh.edu/library/industry/industry.htm

This site points users to resources specific to industries ranging from Aerospace & Defense to Household & Personal Products to Transportation & Shipping.

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Manufacturing

Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP)
www.bmpcoe.org

The Office Of Naval Research's Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) Program was created in 1985 to help businesses identify, research, and promote exceptional manufacturing practices, methods, and procedures. Its objective is to empower defense and commercial customers to operate at a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness.

Manufacturing and Technology News
www.manufacturingnews.com/links.html

Manufacturing & Technology News covers the most important subjects involving manufacturing, research and development, international competition and government policies. It covers the electronics, aerospace, automotive and machine tool industries.

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
www.nam.org

The NAM's mission is enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth and to increase understanding among policymakers, the media and the general public about the vital role of manufacturing in America's economic and national security for today and in the future.

National Institute of Standards and Technology
www.nist.gov

NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. Its mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
www.thomasnet.com

ThomasNet.com is a comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more.

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