A key reference tool for the banking and lending industry, including trends and market research. Provides industry analysis, statistical tables, an industry glossary, industry contacts, thorough indexes and in-depth profiles of over 300 leading companies in the industry. Includes CD-ROM.

A market research guide to the banking, mortgages & credit industry. It is a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. It contains trends, statistical tables, and an industry glossary. It also includes profiles of banking, mortgages & credit industry firms, companies and organizations.

A key reference tool covering the investment and asset management industry, including trends and market research. Provides industry analysis, statistical tables, an industry glossary, industry contacts, thorough indexes and in-depth profiles of over 300 leading companies in the industry. Includes CD-ROM.

Plunkett's Almanac of Middle Market Companies 2008 is designed to be time-saving business development tool for professionals, marketers, sales directors, consultants and strategists seeking to understand and reach middle market American companies. It will also be of great use to placement, recruiting and human resources professionals, as well as professionals working in economic development, lending and media. It covers competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis--everything you need to identify and develop strategies for middle market corporations. Coverage includes all major business sectors, from InfoTech to health care to telecommunications and much more. (We have intentionally omitted retail companies and banks.) These profiles and details on over 500 middle market firms are pulled from our extensive company and industry databases. We also include a business glossary and a listing of business contacts, such as industry associations and government agencies. Next, we profile hundreds of leading middle market companies. Our company profiles include complete business descriptions and up to 27 executives by name and title. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

Contains a market research guide to the travel and tourism industry, including airlines, hotels, tour operators; travel agencies; E-commerce firms, cruise lines and car rentals. This book is useful for competitive intelligence, strategic planning, employment searches, or financial research.

This book will help you sort through America's giant corporate employers to determine which may be the best for corporate employers to determine which may be the best for you, or to see how your current employer compares to others. It has reference for growth and hiring plans, salaries and benefits, women and minority advancement, industries, locations and careers, and major trends affecting job seekers.

The energy industry is boiling over with changes. Deregulation, new opportunities in foreign fields and markets and environmental challenges are rushing together head-on to shape the energy and utilities business of the future. Extremely deep offshore wells in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore of West Africa are being drilled at immense cost. Meanwhile China has become a major energy importer and Russia has become a major exporter. In the U.S., Europe and Japan, renewable and alternative energy sources are developing quickly, including big breakthroughs in wind power and fuel cells. This exciting new reference book covers everything from major oil companies to electric and gas utilities, plus pipelines, refiners, retailers, oil field services and engineering. Petroleum topics include upstream and downstream. Additional topics include coal, natural gas and LNG. More than a dozen statistical tables cover everything from energy consumption, production and reserves to imports, exports and prices. Next, our unique profiles of the Energy 500 Firms are also included, with such vital details as executive contacts by title, revenues, profits, types of business, web sites, competitive advantage, growth plans and more. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.