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The following Company Directories provide basic contact information, and are indexed alphabetically, geographically, and by industry. For directories of companies belonging to a specific industry, see Industry Directories in this guide. For company background and news, see Research Guide: Company Information.

Company Directories (US)

Reference USA [About]
Contains information on over 10 million businesses and organizations in the United States. The database can be searched by geographic area, SIC code, industry or product names, headquarters, location, employee size, and estimated sales.

Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Contains information on U.S. and international public companies. Advance search can be used to create list of companies by geography and industry.

The Career Guide: D&B Employment Opportunity Directory
Pardee Reference - Career Resources
X HF 5382.5 U5 D8 2007 (Table 2)

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HF 5035 H668 2007 (Reference Section 18)

National Minority and Women-Owned Business Directory
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HD 2346 U5 N34 2007

Ward's Business Directory of US Private and Public Companies
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HG 4057 A575  (Reference Section 18)

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International Company Directories

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
Two directories from Uniworld provide basic contact information.

Company Dossier through LexisNexis Academic
Create list of international or U.S. companies by industry, geographic area, and revenue.  Rank U.S. companies by sales.

Corporate Affiliations.com (LexisNexis Group) [ About ]
International companies include corporate linkage information on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent parent companies and affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions - public and private. Search by company name, industry or geography. Gives approximate sales or revenue numbers for some subsidiary companies.

Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Contains information on U.S. and international public companies. Advance search can be used to create list of companies by geography and industry.

Europages
http://www.europages.com
Provides 500,000 company addresses from over 30 European countries.


World Chamber of Commerce Directory
Pardee Reference X HF 294 W6M 2001
Also available at http://www.chamberofcommerce.com

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New England Company Directories

Boston | Massachusetts | New England |

Boston

Boston Business Journal Book of Lists
Pardee Reference - Reference Desk
X HF 3163 B7 B66

Boston Job Bank
Pardee Reference - Career Resources
X HF 5382.5 U6 M43 (Table 2)

D & B Regional Business Directory. Boston Area
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HG 4058 B7 D86  

Massachusetts

Complete Guide to the Massachusetts Software and Internet Industry
Pardee Reference X HD 9696 C63 M4 2004/05
Also available at http://function.masstlc.org/the_guide_new/search_guide.cfm

Harris Massachusetts Manufacturers Directory
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HF 5065 M3 H38

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Membership Directory
http://www.massbio.org/membership/membership_directory

New England

Harris New England Manufacturers Directory
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HF 5041 H373 2007 

New England Directory of Technology Companies
Pardee Reference - Career Resources
X HD 9696 A3 U5693

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