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• Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations—This is a
wonderful print resource for finding corporations’
addresses, telephone numbers, and names of executives.
For some of the executives, there are short biographical
sketches. This four-volume reference is available at many
university libraries and large public libraries.
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (www
.thomasregister.com)—This free Internet resource lets you
look up a product, service, or brand name and find direc-
tory-style listings for companies that manufacture or sup-
ply it. You can also look up a company name to find lists
of the products or services that company can provide. This
is not an exhaustive listing of companies or products.
Company listings typically include addresses, phone num-
bers, and products available. This resource is free, but you
must register to use it.

COMPANY DESCRIPTIONS, OVERVIEWS,
AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER STATISTICS
• Corporate Affiliations Plus—This database is available in a
variety of electronic formats, including CD-ROM. It con-
tains descriptive and financial data on approximately
16,000 major domestic and foreign corporations and their
140,000 subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates. It covers
companies traded on the New York and American stock
exchanges, companies with affiliates that are traded over
the counter, and major private companies and their affili-
ates. The information provided includes name, address,
telephone number, stock exchange, ticker symbol, SIC
codes, business description, corporate hierarchy (when
available), key personnel, directors, net worth, total assets,