How 100-Year-Old Companies Survive

Monday, April 16, 2018

Survival Is The Ultimate Performance Measure

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In my humble opinion....I would love to do a brief pitch on PBS' News Hour IMHO about corporate longevity. Think about it: businesses t...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

15 U.S. Companies Celebrate 125 Years in Business

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The year was 1893. The World's Fair opened to the public in Chicago. The crash of the New York Stock Exchange caused the Panic of 18...
Monday, March 19, 2018

18 Companies Celebrate 120 Years in Business

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At least eighteen U.S. companies are celebrating being in business for 120 years in 2018.  In 1898 William McKinley was president and t...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

150 Year Anniversary Celebrations for 11 U.S. Companies in 2018

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Century Club congratulations go out to 11 companies founded in 1868 and celebrating 150 years in business this year. All are privately-o...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Two Firms Celebrate 175 Years in 2018

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The year is 1843. John Tyler was President of the United States (the Vice President post was vacant). Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tel...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

U.S. Businesses Celebrate 200 Years

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Our country will be over 240 years old in 2018 and there are some U.S. companies that have been in business almost as long. Congratulatio...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

53 U.S. Companies Celebrated 100 Years in Business in 2017

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As 2017 comes to a close, it's time to celebrate the companies who turned 100 this year. This is an amazing accomplishment - less than ...
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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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