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2.75 - Medical Device Design: Researching companies

Looking up a company

Use these sources to find basic facts and financials about a particular company, or to create a list of companies in a given industry.

OneSource
Directory of 20+ million U.S. and international companies. Provides basic details such as location(s), names of executives, major industries and size of business.
GlobalSpec.com
Locates products & suppliers specializing in technical, scientific, & industrial markets. 20 general product areas, with the option to search by spec
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Listing of manufacturers in the U.S. & Canada. Includes links to product catalogs.
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Finding news about a company

ABI/Inform Dateline
Articles from city, state, and regional business news sources.
Factiva
Articles from U.S. and international news sources. (5 simultaneous users)
LexisNexis Academic
Articles from business magazines & general news sources.
Business Source Complete
Full-text articles from business research journals and magazines; case studies and analyses of companies.

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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2020 2:54 PM
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Subjects: Course pages, Engineering

Tags: 2020-fall, Fall 2018, Fall 2019