History's Business Podcast
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THE HISTORY CHANNEL presents History's Business. Watch Sundays at 8am/7c. A weekly half-hour program exploring the history of business in America. Top CEOs, historians, and authors talk about the origins of some of the most well-known companies in the world. We'll explore the connections between history and the businesses that fuel the world economy.
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History's Business: Federated Department Stores
Tue, May 16, 2006
Host Geoff Wawro talks with Federated Department Stores CEO Terry Lundgren about his flagship store, Macy's. Find out how Macy's revolutionized a number of key marketing strategies still used in retail today.
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History's Business: Smith and Wesson
Tue, May 09, 2006
Host Geoff Wawro talks with Smith and Wesson CEO Mike Golden. They talk about the company's historic role in The Civil War, taming The Wild West, and much more.
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History's Business: Norfolk Southern
Tue, May 02, 2006
Geoff Wawro anchors an exclusive interview with Norfolk Southern, Chairman and CEO, Wick Moorman. Conversation includes how the railroad first started in 1830 with ''The Best Friend of Charleston'' locomotive. Other topics discussed include the merger between Norfolk and Western RR and Southern RR as well as where the company sees growth areas today.
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History's Business: Waste Management
Tue, May 02, 2006
Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. The company began operations in 1971 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Today Waste Management serves nearly 25 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers. On this episode of History's Business, host Geoff Wawro talks with CEO, David Steiner.
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History's Business: Bergdorf Goodman
Mon, Mar 21, 2006
Bergdorf Goodman, this unique and extravagant department dates back to 1899 when tailors Edwin Goodman and Herman Bergdorf united in partnership forming a tailoring establishment. Their early clientele included the Vanderbilt's and Astor's. Over the years Bergdorf Goodman has also dressed Jackie Kennedy and stars from the American stage. On this episode of History's Business, host Geoff Wawro talks with President and CEO, James Gold, on the early history of this department store and what the company is currently providing for its customers.
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History's Business: Cummins
Mon, Mar 21, 2006
Tim Solso is the chairman and CEO of Cummins, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of engines and related technologies. The company was founded in 1919 when a chauffeur named Clessie Cummins took it upon himself to improve the reliability of diesel engines. Today that same company is a multi-billion dollar corporation, with over 28,000 employees who serve customers in more than 160 countries and territories.
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History's Business: Dow Jones
Mon, Mar 21, 2006
Peter Kann is chairman of Dow Jones and company, a multi-media corporation founded in 1882 when Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser started delivering handwritten bulletins of stock and bond news to New York subscribers. By 1883 the trio was summarizing the trading day with an afternoon letter, which evolved into the
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- Published:
2002
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H018794
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