Click
on the "RESEARCH Databases" button above
and try:
iConn.org databases:
Business & Company Resource Center: Directory and
articles on companies and industries.
iCONN Newsstand: Full-text
of Hartford Courant, New York Times, Wall Street Journal & others.
InfoTrac OneFile: Periodical articles on many topics,
including companies.
Westport Library databases:
D & B's Million Dollar Plus: Data on U.S. companies
with at least sales greater than $3 million, or more than 45 employees
Reference USA: Data on 12 million U.S. public and
private businesses.
Local Companies:
Coastal
Fairfield County Convention and Visitor Bureau
Attractions and businesses geared to leisure and business travelers
and meeting planners.
Connecticut
Magazine's "Connecticut 100"
An annual compilation of the 100 largest industrial and service
companies, privately and publicy held, that are headquartered in
Connecticut.
Directory
of Connecticut Technology Companies
The Connecticut Technology Council provides this directory.
SACIA
Links to websites of Fairfield County companies who belong to
the Southwestern Area Commerce & Industry Association of Connecticut,
Inc.
Westport
Downtown Merchants Association
Links to websites of member businesses.
Westport/Weston
Chamber of Commerce
Links to websites of member businesses.
National and International Companies:
Business.com
On this comprehensive business search engine website, enter a company
name or ticker symbol to find contact information, news, a profile,
and stock quotes and financials.
Hoover's
Online
Basic proprietary company and industry information are available
at no charge, but more comprehensive data retrieval requires a paid
subscription.
Researching
Companies Online
Debbie Flanagan, a Training and Development Manager, presents this
tutorial on finding free company and industry information on the
Internet.
Sweets
Sweet's is the source architects, engineers and contractors
use to find manufacturers of products for construction and finishing
of residential and commerical buildings.
Thomas
Global Register
A directory of 500,000 manufacturers and distributors from 22
countries, classified by 10,500 products and services categories.
Free registration required.
Thomas
Register of American Manufacturers
Free registration provides access to information about 168,000 U.S.
and Canadian companies.
Universal
Directory of Commercial Items
Match company names with their UPC (Universal Price Code), EAN (international
product code) or ISBN (International Standard Book) numbers.
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Sylvia Schulman, Business Librarian |  |
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Last update: 8/07
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