This third edition of Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies chronicles the rise of America's fastest-growing firms, from brewers to waste disposal services, fast-food outlets to on-line services, and health care providers to software designers.

This easy-to-use handbook contains in-depth profiles of over 450 major U.S. private and public companies, from aerospace to railroads, from biotech to microchips, from accounting to retailing. It contains operations overviews, company strategies, histories, up to 10 years of key financial data, lists of products, executives' names, headquarters addresses, phone and fax numbers.

The IPO craze of the late 1990s has faded, but there are still a number of small, rapidly-growing companies in the USA. This text tells the story of 600 such companies, and features in-depth profiles for 100 of the companies. Also included are lists of fast-growing companies from top business publications.

This directory contains the names of key hiring executives from such major corporations as AT&T and Wal-Mart. It features over 5000 of America's key employers, listed by state and indexed by company name, industry, metropolitan area and human resources executive. The company capsules contain up-to-date headquarters addresses, phone and fax numbers, names of current top hiring executives, number of employees, number of jobs added in the last year, and industry descriptions.

The second edition of Hoover's Guide to Computer Companies is an essential resource for anyone working in, selling to, investing in, or researching the computer industry. In-depth profiles are given of 250 computer industry leaders, including operations, overviews, company strategies, histories and financial data. By using the CD-ROM, users can search company information, export to other programs, and create mailing labels and merge letters.