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Trinity Industries, the nation's largest railcar manufacturer and a leading builder of inland barges, highway guardrails and metal components, has a fascinating history of growth through diversification and strategic acquisitions. The company grew from a small household butane and propane gas tank manufacturer to become a $2.5 billion global giant. Trinity has acquired the assets of more than 100 companies, including the venerable Pullman Standard Company, manufacturer of passenger railcars. The Legend of Trinity Industries, by industrial historian Jeffrey L. Rodengen, recounts the determination and corporate strategy that have propelled Trinity to the leadership role of its industry.
"The Legend of Polaris" recounts the remarkable saga of the company that invented the snowmobile. After becoming the number one manufacturer of snowmobiles, Polaris went on to create the first automatic transmission ATV; a line of stable, reliable personal water craft; a sport-boat line; and Victory, the company's celebrated motorcycles.
The Legend of HCA chronicles the exciting sometime turbulent story of one of America's most influential corporations. HCA's founding in 1968 started a revolution in the healthcare industry, not only in Nashville, where the company began, but across the entire country. HCA was one of the first investor-owned hospital companies in the nation. As such, the company pioneered an entirely new way of running hospitals. Over the years, HCA has been a leader in balancing and improving the nation's healthcare system. Today it is one of the most well-respected companies in the nation and arguably stands head and shoulders above other investor-owned hospital companies when it come to policies, ethics, and quality healthcare.
In 1947, Frank Sullivan, one of the best salesmen in the paint industry, founded Republic Powdered Metals. Today, in the hands of the third generation of Sullivans, the modern RPM has grown to more than $2 billion in sales and extended its reach around the globe. Between 1971 and 2002, under the leadership of Frank's son Tom Sullivan, RPM embarked on an unprecedented string of acquisitions in its industry. The journey is punctuated with stories and adventures in corporate financing. It is also a litany of success. RPM maintained a 50-year record of increased sales and earnings, one of the strongest in corporate America, and has long been a favorite of investors. Lavishly illustrated, The Heritage and Values of RPM, Inc., by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, chronicles the powerful, human, and sometimes witty story of a company founded on rock-solid values rising to the heights of success.
Recounts the remarkable saga of one of America's oldest and largest privately held construction companies.
NRA: An American Legend is the official account of the history of the National Rifle Association. From a humble beginning over 131 years ago the volume recounts the story of the organization including several hundred photos.
Polytechnic University, the second oldest private engineering and science institution in the United States, has for over 150 years provided the academic crucible and talent to advance the principles and frontiers of engineering and technology which have improved the lives of the vast majority of the world's inhabitants. Its students and professors have been honored for groundbreaking discoveries in numerous areas, including microwave technology, aeronautics, barcode technology, polymer science, and telecommunications. Noted author Jeffrey L. Rodengen details the rich and colorful history of this distinguished institution, ranked in the top 10 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. Foreword by Wm. A. Wulf, PhD, president of the National Academy of Engineering.
In 1984, a year after Congress overhauled the way Medicare would pay hospitals and medical centers, a young entrepreneur named Richard Scrushy decided to start a new kind of healthcare company - one that took rehabilitation out of the basements of hospitals and moved it into bright and lively settings that promoted wellness and healing. Scrushy sought to coordinate all aspects of rehabilitation, from social services to physical and occupational therapy, under one roof. After only 18 years, HealthSouth became the nation's leading provider of ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. Brings to vivid life the fascinating history of one of the most dynamic healthcare corporations in America.