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With drug stores all throughout the United States, Eckerd Corp. grew into one of America’s largest pharmacy retailer thanks to Jack Eckerd and his great business skills.

Find out how one great idea made Frederick Rentschler a hugely successful leader in aviation and the founder of United Aircraft Corporation

Frank Gillespie, during the Great Migration of African Americans to Chicago, changed attitudes toward insurance by offering the community better insurance opportunities at fair prices.

Knowing that others would be interested in longer-lasting milk, Elbridge Stuart invented evaporated milk through his company, Carnation.

Max Factor, Jr. brought Hollywood glamour to the average American home with one of the most popular cosmetic brands on the market.

John Pepper joined Procter and Gamble three years after graduating from Yale in 1960, here’s a quick look at his accomplishments.

Winemaking was not always an empire. Ernest Gallo started his own company and turned the E&J Winery into an enormous success.

Ernest Volwiler – Short Biography See Our New Section for Business Biographies Ernest Volwiler was a staff chemist at Abbott Laboratories. He became famous when he and Donalee L. Tabern discovered Pentothal in 1936. This discovery revolutionized modern medicine. At first, they were looking for a substance that could produce unconsciousness when incorporated directly into … Read more

The International Maritime Hall of Fame named Malcolm McLean as the Man of the Century for his work on containerization.

As the first successful manufacturer of plate glass, PPG and John Pitcairn grew a good business foundation from seeds of vision and quality.