America's Oldest Companies
When Kodak filed for bankruptcy last month, it was the beginning of the end of an era for the 132-year-old company. It had been one of many iconic American companies, including IBM, Proctor & Gamble and Tiffany, which not only passed the century mark, but continue to thrive. You may think these are some of the most long-lived companies in America, but in fact, they're merely middle-aged compared with some of the nation's oldest firms still in operation. Some, in fact, are older than the nation itself.
Here's a brief history of some of the nation's oldest and most enduring companies.
Here's a brief history of some of the nation's oldest and most enduring companies.
By: Jeanette Mulvey,
BusinessNewsDaily Managing Editor
2/2/2012, 4:48AM ET
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