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| name = EBSCO Industries, Inc. |
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| logo = EBSCO Industries logo.svg |
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| type = Private |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}} |
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| location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], US |
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| key_people = {{ubl|[[Bryson Stephens]]<br /><small>([[Chairman]])</small>|David Walker<br /><small>([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])</small>}} |
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| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]] |
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| products = [[EBSCOhost]] |
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| revenue = {{profit}}US$2.8 billion (2017) |
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| num_employees = 5,000 (2006) |
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ebscoind.com/}} |
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'''EBSCO Industries''' is |
'''EBSCO Industries''' is an American company founded in 1944 by [[Elton Bryson Stephens Sr.]] and headquartered in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. The "EBSCO" acronym is based on '''Elton Bryson Stephens Company'''. EBSCO Industries is a diverse company of over 40 businesses engaged in activities including information services ([[EBSCO Information Services]]), outdoor products, manufacturing, general services, publishing services, and real estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebscoind.com |title=EBSCO Industries, Inc |publisher=Ebscoind.com |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama, and one of the top 200 in the U.S., based on revenues and employee numbers, according to ''[[Forbes]] Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 9, 2006 |title=The largest private companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_The-Largest-Private-Companies_Company_5.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509032000/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_The-Largest-Private-Companies_Company_5.html |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |work=Forbes}}</ref> |
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== Company overview == |
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⚫ | EBSCO was co-founded by |
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== History == |
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⚫ | In 2011, EBSCO Publishing took over [[H. W. Wilson Company]].<ref>{{cite press release|url= http://www.hwwilson.com/news/newsPressDetails.cfm?pressID=161 |title=EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company Make Joint Announcement of Merger Agreement |work=hwwilson.com |date=June 1, 2011 | |
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⚫ | EBSCO was co-founded by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and his wife Alys Robinson Stephens in 1944 to sell magazine subscriptions, personalized binders and magazine racks to the [[U.S. Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebscoind.com/History.asp#all |title=EBSCO Industries, Inc. – History |publisher=Ebscoind.com |access-date=2013-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903024237/http://www.ebscoind.com/History.asp#all |archive-date=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They named this "[[Military Service Company]]", and over the next decade acquired several other companies that were eventually combined to form EBSCO Industries Inc. |
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⚫ | In 2011, EBSCO Publishing took over [[H. W. Wilson Company]].<ref>{{cite press release|url= http://www.hwwilson.com/news/newsPressDetails.cfm?pressID=161 |title=EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company Make Joint Announcement of Merger Agreement |work=hwwilson.com |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1997/1229/6014058a_print.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407185647/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1997/1229/6014058a_print.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 7, 2005 |title=Mousetrapped | work=Forbes | first=William P. | last=Barrett | date=December 29, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/hw-wilson-company/ | work=The New York Times | title=H.W. Wilson Company| date=3 February 2009 }}</ref> |
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'''EBSCO businesses'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebscoind.com |title=EBSCO Industries, Inc |publisher=Ebscoind.com |date= |accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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* '''Information services''' |
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** [[EBSCO Information Services]] |
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***Flipster<ref>{{cite web|title=Flipster|url=https://flipster.ebsco.com/|website=EBSCO.com}}</ref> |
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**YBP Library Services ('''Y'''ankee '''B'''ook '''P'''eddler) |
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* '''Outdoor products''' |
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**PRADCO Outdoor Brands {'''P'''lastic '''R'''esearch '''A'''nd '''D'''evelopment '''CO'''rporation) |
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**Code Blue |
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**Commonwealth Productions |
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**Knight and Hale |
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**Moultrie |
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**PRADCO Fishing |
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**Summit Treestands |
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**Wingscapes |
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*'''Manufacturing''' |
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**EBSCO Media |
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**EBSCO Sign Group |
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**[http://www.luxorfurn.com Luxor (merged with H. Wilson)](H. Wilson Company was founded by Howard Wilson in 1959) |
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**MCM Group ('''M'''idwest '''C'''ollege '''M'''arketing) |
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**The Promotional Products Group |
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**Crown Products |
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**Vitronic Promotional Group |
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**Siegel Display Products |
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**Valley Joist |
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**Vulcan Industries |
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**Vulcan Information Packaging |
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* '''General services''' |
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**EBSCO Creative Concepts |
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**Publishers' Warehouse |
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**S.S. Nesbitt & Company (founded by Steven Scott Nesbitt) |
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* '''Publishing services''' |
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**The Publishing Services Division |
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**EBSCO Professional Partnership Group |
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**EBSCO Reception Room Subscription Services |
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**EBSCO Research |
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**Grand View Media Group |
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**Magazine Express |
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**PPF ('''P'''ublisher '''P'''romotion & '''F'''ulfillment) |
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**Vulcan Service |
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* '''Real estate''' |
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**Alys Beach |
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**EBSCO Income Properties |
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**Mt. Laurel |
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* {{Official website|http://www.ebscoind.com/}} |
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*[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/EBSCO-Industries-Inc-Company-History.html Funding Universe |
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/EBSCO-Industries-Inc-Company-History.html EBSCO Industries] at Funding Universe |
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1944 |
Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, US |
Key people |
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Products | EBSCOhost |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2006) |
Website | www |
EBSCO Industries is an American company founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The "EBSCO" acronym is based on Elton Bryson Stephens Company. EBSCO Industries is a diverse company of over 40 businesses engaged in activities including information services (EBSCO Information Services), outdoor products, manufacturing, general services, publishing services, and real estate.[1]
EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama, and one of the top 200 in the U.S., based on revenues and employee numbers, according to Forbes Magazine.[2]
History[edit]
EBSCO was co-founded by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and his wife Alys Robinson Stephens in 1944 to sell magazine subscriptions, personalized binders and magazine racks to the U.S. Armed Forces.[3] They named this "Military Service Company", and over the next decade acquired several other companies that were eventually combined to form EBSCO Industries Inc.
In 2011, EBSCO Publishing took over H. W. Wilson Company.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "EBSCO Industries, Inc". Ebscoind.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "The largest private companies". Forbes. November 9, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "EBSCO Industries, Inc. – History". Ebscoind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company Make Joint Announcement of Merger Agreement". hwwilson.com (Press release). June 1, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Barrett, William P. (December 29, 1997). "Mousetrapped". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005.
- ^ "H.W. Wilson Company". The New York Times. 3 February 2009.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- EBSCO Industries at Funding Universe