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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.

At a time when foreign cars weren’t common in America, Lamm began Subaru of America, deciding to expand the auto market to include imports.

John Simplot, known for his keen ability to spot new markets, took his Idaho background and turned it into a diverse potato success story.