American Express Company Profile

American Express Company Profile
American Express Facts American Express is a diversified global financial services company headquartered in the United States. The company is mainly known to the general public for its credit card, charge card and Traveler’s cheque business. It is also a large player in the travel services, mutual fund, brokerage, financial advisor, and insurance businesses. Company headquarters are in New York City.... Read More

United Parcel Service(UPS) Company Profile

United Parcel Service(UPS) Company Profile
UPS Facts United Parcel Service (UPS) is the world’s largest package delivery company, delivering over 14 million packages a day to over 200 countries around the world. It has recently expanded its operations to include logistics and other transportation-related areas. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. UPS is well-known for its brown trucks, also known as package cars (hence the company... Read More

Comcast Company Profile

Comcast Company Profile
Comcast Facts Comcast Corporation is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest cable company in the United States. They develop broadband cable networks and are involved in electronic retailing and television programming content. Comcast History Comcast was founded in 1963 by Ralph J. Roberts, Daniel Aaron, and Julian A. Brodsky in Tupelo, Mississippi. The company was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1969,... Read More

Facts About Government Grants

Facts About Government Grants
In the United States Federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. Grants may also be issued by private non-profit organizations such as foundations, not-for-profit corporations or charitable trusts which are all collectively referred to as charities. Outside the United States grants, subventions or subsidies are used to in similar fashion... Read More

Hotmail Company Profile

Hotmail Company Profile
Hotmail is a free “webmail” e-mail service, which is accessible via a web browser. Hotmail History Hotmail, founded by Jack Smith and Sabeer Bhatia in 1995, was commercially launched on July 4, 1996, Independence Day in the United States, symbolically representing freedom from ISPs. Jack Smith first had the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere... Read More

MapQuest Company Profile

MapQuest Company Profile
MapQuest is a free Web Map Server, owned by AOL. The map creation software was originally developed by GeoSystems to generate maps for customers. That code was adapted for use on the internet to create the web service. Later the company was renamed to MapQuest to leverage the brand popularity. MapQuest helps people find places. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and... Read More

Bank of America Company Profile

Bank of America Company Profile
Bank of America Facts Bank of America is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the third largest commercial bank in the United States of America, measured in assets. It was founded in 1874 in Charlotte as Commercial Financial Bank. Bank of America History The Bank of America that exists today was the result of the purchase (which was structured as a... Read More