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Leading Private Companies: No. 1 — Ergon Inc.

Amy McCullough — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:00:32 +0000

$3.1 Billion (Last year No. 1) Headquartered in Jackson, Ergon Inc. and its subsidiaries of petroleum-related enterprises began in 1954 when its chairman, Leslie B. Lampton, founded Lampton Oil Company. Ergon started as a petroleum retailer with only two employees and has evolved into a network of market-leading companies employing nearly 3,000 people. The Mississippi [...]

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Leading Private Companies: No. 2 — The Yates Companies Inc.

Amy McCullough — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:00:16 +0000

$1.3 Billion (Last year No. 2) William Gully Yates and William Gully Yates Jr. of Philadelphia, Miss., founded W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company in 1963. That company has grown into a business with more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The Yates Companies Inc. comprises the original construction division and five subsidiaries: > Blaine [...]

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Leading Private Companies: No. 3 — Howard Industries Inc.

Amy McCullough — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:00:31 +0000

$900 Million (Last year No. 3) Established in 1968, Howard Industries has grown to become a billion-dollar company with sales in 120 foreign countries. Howard Industries manufactures and sells distribution and power transformers, regulators, ballast, indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, lamp bulbs and over 190,000 electronic and computer products. Howard also has a transportation company. [...]

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Leading Private Companies: No. 4 — Staplcotn

Amy McCullough — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:00:37 +0000

$625 Million (Last year No. 5) Formed in 1921 with the name Staple Cotton Cooperative Association, Staplcotn was a response to marketing problems experienced by Mississippi Delta cotton farmers. Based in Greenwood, formerly known as the Cotton Capital of the World, Staplcotn is the oldest and one of the largest cotton marketing cooperatives in the [...]

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Leading Private Companies: No. 5 — Stuart C. Irby Company

Amy McCullough — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:00:35 +0000

$612 Million Founded in 1926 by Mississippian Stuart C. Irby, the Stuart C. Irby Co. is an electrical distributor with a goal of developing high-value relationships with customers, saving them money and helping them avoid low-bid relationships with multiple vendors. Irby distributes some 45,000 electrical products to electrical utilities, industrial customers and commercial builders from [...]

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Godwin relies on experience, adaptation

Laura Smith — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:29 +0000

Middle of the Pack snapshot: No. 87 Handling public affairs like their own is what group has historically been known for With 73 years of experience in advertising, GodwinGroup stays ahead of the curve by providing sophisticated services while adapting to the evolving digital marketing world. “The secret to our success is our being able [...]

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