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{{Infobox company
| name = EBSCO Industries, Inc.
| name = EBSCO Industries, Inc.
| logo = [[File:Ebscoind-logo-gray.gif]]
| logo = EBSCO Industries logo.svg
| type = Private
| type = Private
| slogan =
| slogan =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}
| location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], USA
| location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], US
| key_people = [[James T. Stephens]]<br /><small>([[Chairman]])</small><br>Tim Collins<br /><small>(President & [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])</small>
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Bryson Stephens]]<br /><small>([[Chairman]])</small>|David Walker<br /><small>([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])</small>}}
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| products = [[EBSCOhost]]<br>[[NetLibrary]]
| products = [[EBSCOhost]]
| revenue = {{profit}}US$2.5 billion (2015)
| revenue = {{profit}}US$2.8 billion (2017)
| num_employees = 5,000 (2006)
| num_employees = 5,000 (2006)
| homepage = [http://www.ebscoind.com/ ebscoind.com]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ebscoind.com/}}
}}
}}


'''EBSCO Industries''' is an American company headquartered in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. It was founded in 1944 by [[Elton Bryson Stephens, Sr.]] (hence the EBSCO acronym '''E'''lton '''B'''ryson '''S'''tephens '''CO'''mpany). EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama, and one of the top 200 in the nation, based on revenues and employee numbers, according to ''[[Forbes]] Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_The-Largest-Private-Companies_Company_5.html |title=The largest private companies | work=Forbes | date=November 9, 2006}}</ref>
'''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>


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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== Overview ==
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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 |date= |accessdate=2013-08-31}}</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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== 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 |accessdate=August 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1997/1229/6014058a_print.html |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}}</ref>
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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>
Ebsco's business activities include 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 |date= |accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ebscoind.com EBSCO Industries official web site]
* {{Official website|http://www.ebscoind.com/}}
*[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/EBSCO-Industries-Inc-Company-History.html Funding Universe profile]
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/EBSCO-Industries-Inc-Company-History.html EBSCO Industries] at Funding Universe

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Latest revision as of 08:00, 12 May 2024

EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama, US
Key people
ProductsEBSCOhost
RevenueIncreaseUS$2.8 billion (2017)
Number of employees
5,000 (2006)
Websitewww.ebscoind.com

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]

  1. ^ "EBSCO Industries, Inc". Ebscoind.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "The largest private companies". Forbes. November 9, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "EBSCO Industries, Inc. – History". Ebscoind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Barrett, William P. (December 29, 1997). "Mousetrapped". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005.
  6. ^ "H.W. Wilson Company". The New York Times. 3 February 2009.

External links[edit]

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