Author: Darius

I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.

Lam Research Corporation generated $16.2 billion in revenue for calendar year 2024. The company employs approximately 18,300 people worldwide as of 2024. Lam Research holds a market capitalization of approximately $177 billion as of October 2025. Founded in 1980, the company has been publicly traded on NASDAQ under ticker symbol LRCX since 1984. The company operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Austria, and Korea with global service presence. Lam Research Corporation stands as a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded by David K. Lam in 1980, the company introduced the industry’s first…

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Edison International history, profile and history video    Edison International is a public utility holding company headquartered in Rosemead, California, United States. The company traces its roots back to Holt & Knupps, a company founded in 1886 as a street lights provider in Visalia, California. In 1909, Edison was first incorporated as Southern California Edison Company after Southern California acquired the assets of Edison Electric Company. In 1988, Edison first became a holding company and made a small change to its original name, becoming known as SCEcorp. The company was known as Southern California Edison until…

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Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) profile and corporate video The Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) is a State-owned company administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and part of the heavy and civil engineering construction industry. It was founded in September 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. The company provides a comprehensive range of services from planning, investigation, designing, consulting, civil works construction to M&E installation and manufacturing services in the fields of hydropower, thermal power, new energy, and infrastructure. Its business also extends into real estate, investment, finance, and O&M services. …

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Bank of Nanjing history, profile and corporate video Bank of Nanjing is a banking and financial services provider headquartered in Nanjing, China. It was founded in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in 1996. The company has set up strategic cooperation with BNP Paribas in October 2005. The operation between Bank of Nanjing and BNP Paribas concentrates on finance, risk management, human resources, and asset & liabilities management. It also extended to more diversified business areas, especially digital banking, cash management, private banking, consumer finance, and financial market business. Bank of Nanjing provides banking services to meet the needs of…

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Key Stats Total Revenue: $14.29 billion (2024) Market Capitalization: $618 million (2025) Employees: Approximately 23,000 Pay-TV Subscribers: 8.07 million (Q2 2024) Founded: March 4, 1996 (as DISH Network service) DISH Network Corporation operates as an American television provider headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The company owns the direct-broadcast satellite provider DISH and the streaming service Sling TV. DISH also manages wireless services through DISH Wireless, offering prepaid mobile service via the Boost brand. The company serves millions of customers across the United States with satellite television, streaming content, and mobile communications. Originally formed as a service of EchoStar in 1996, DISH…

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Meituan history, profile and corporate video Meituan is a Chinese e-commerce platform for services headquartered in Beijing, China. It can trace its roots back to the founding of meituan.com in 2010 by Wang Xing. Prior to starting Meituan, Wang Xing founded Xiaonei and Fanfou, which were based on Facebook and Twitter respectively. In 2012, the company launched an online booking service for movie tickets. In 2013, it launched the hotel reservations and catering takeaway services. In 2014, it launched the travel ticket booking service. In 2015, Meituan merged with Dazhong Dianping and changed its name…

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PACCAR, Inc. history, profile and history video PACCAR, Inc. is an American manufacturer of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. It is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States. The company also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services, information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business. PACCAR can trace its roots back to 1905 when William Pigott, Sr. founded Seattle Car Mfg. Co. to produce railway and logging equipment at its plant in West Seattle. Seattle Car Mfg. Co. later merged with Twohy Brothers of…

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Phoenix Group Holdings plc history, profile and corporate video    Phoenix Group Holdings plc is an insurance services provider headquartered in London, England, the United Kingdom. The group can trace its history back more than 200 years. Phoenix Group Holdings Timeline 1782 – Phoenix Assurance was established. 1806 – London Life was established. 1835- National Provident Institution (NPI) was established. 1864- Pearl Life Assurance Loan and Investment Company Limited was established. 1866 – British Workman’s Association (renamed Britannic Assurance) was established. 1984 – Sun Alliance acquired Phoenix Assurance. 1989 – London Life merged with Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP). 1995…

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China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited history, profile and history video China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Shanghai, China. It was established in 2016 through the merger of COSCO Group and China Shipping Group. COSCO Group China Ocean Shipping Company, Ltd., commonly known for its abbreviated name COSCO Group, or simply, COSCO, was a Chinese state-owned multinational shipping and logistics services supplier company. Founded in 1961, it was one of China’s largest dry bulk carriers and one of the largest dry bulk shipping operators worldwide. Its container shipping subsidiary, COSCO Container Lines, was…

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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) history, profile and history video    Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) is a diversified energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It was formed in 1903 as the Public Service Corporation (PSC) by combining more than 400 gas, electric and transportation companies in New Jersey. In 1928, The Public Service Corporation merged its electric and gas utilities into a single company, PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas Company). Also in 1928, Public Service Coordinated Transport (PSCT) was formed as an umbrella for the transit businesses. In 1948, the…

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