Book excerpt: This book provides vital information on more than 5,500 of the largest U.S. public and private companies U.S. public and private companies and other enterprises (government-owned, foundations, schools, partnership, subsidiaries, joint ventures, cooperation and not-for-profits) with sales of more than $125 million, plus public companies with a market capitalization of more than $500 million. Each entry includes description of operations and ownerships; fiver years of financial including sales, net income, market cap and number of employees; address, telephone, fax and Web site; fiscal year-end; names of CEO, CFO and chief human resources officer; and, if public stock exchange and symbol. Indexed by industry, headquarters location and stock symbol.