How 100-Year-Old Companies Survive

Sunday, April 3, 2016

New "Century Club" Member

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Run by members of the Seitz family in Chelsea, Michigan since 1916, longevity congratulations go out to new Century Club member Seitz...
Friday, April 1, 2016

Lessons from Century Club Companies: Managing for Long-Term Success

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My book on management practices of companies over 100 years old has finally been published and is now available to order! Over ten y...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Two Companies Celebrate 200th Anniversary in 2016

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  James Madison was president when these two companies were founded in 1816. Two hundred years later, they are still in business...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

125th Anniversary Companies

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In 1891 Thomas Edison patented the motional picture camera and the "transmission of signals electrically" (radio). The following ...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Companies Celebrating 150 Years in Business in 2016

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1866: The year these companies were founded was one year past the American Civil War. There was no through railway to the Pacific Coast, no...
Monday, January 25, 2016

Koegel Meats

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Koegel Meats has been using the same recipes and processes to make sausages in Flint, MI since 1916. Today they offer about 35 ki...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Boeing Celebrates 100 Years

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One of the largest aircraft manufactures and defense contractors in the world, Boeing is celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2016. ...
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Vicki TenHaken
Professor of Management at Hope College in Holland, MI; Ruch Director of the Baker Scholars Program; 2007/08 Fulbright Scholar at the Krakow University of Economics in Poland. 25 years of business experience including positions as VP of Marketing, Founder & General Manager of Herman Miller Retail, and EVP of Strategy with Herman Miller, Inc., and in Human Resource Management with General Electric. Served on the boards of SoundOff Signal, Resthaven Care Community, and Hope College. Publications include articles in the areas of leadership, corporate longevity, global business and entrepreneurship.
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