Provides insight into 150 US private companies. The directory contains articles from more than 150 sources, including trade and professional journals, business magazines, newspapers, investment reports and company brochures.

This multi-volume set is a primary source for basic company and industry information. Names, addreses, SIC code, and geographic location of over 135,000 U.S. companies are included.

"Highly recommended". -- Choice New Edition Since 1960, Ward's Business Directory has been a standard reference for professionals seeking an easy-to-use source of current, verified data covering 120,00 U.S. companies -- more than 90% of which are privately held. Ward's helps you analyze markets, assess competition, find clients, target promotions, examine company backgrounds, form business partnerships, recruit new talent and more. Vols. 1-3: Complete company information arranged alphabetically. Vol. 4: Geographic section lists companies in ZIP code order by state. Vol. 5: Rankings of private and public companies by sales within four-digit SIC. Vols. 6-7: State rankings by sales within four-digit SIC. Special features include ranking of top 1,000 privately held companies, top 1,000 publicly held companies and top 1,000 employers.