Acey Gaspard 
Carrier history begins with Willis Carrier’s 1902 engineering work and follows the 1915 company, the rise of Carrier Corporation, United Technologies ownership, 2020 independence, and the modern shift toward climate and energy solutions.
Frederick Rentschler left Wright Aeronautical in the mid-1920s and organized Pratt & Whitney around a new air-cooled radial engine program. The Wasp became the turning point in a much larger aviation career.
Take a closer look at starting a truck dispatching business, including practical considerations, planning needs, and information to help shape your approach.
Explore the key steps, planning decisions, and practical considerations involved in starting a non-emergency medical transportation business.
Marriott International began as a small Washington food-service business in 1927. Its history includes the move into hotels, major restructurings, the Starwood acquisition, and the predominantly managed and franchised lodging system it operates today.
A practical guide to starting a medical courier business, covering the main steps, planning decisions, and considerations to review before you begin.
HSN grew from a Florida broadcast-shopping concept into a national television retailer, then expanded into web, mobile, streaming, and social commerce through decades of ownership and structural change.
Jack M. Eckerd built a major Florida-based drugstore enterprise and later moved into politics, federal administration, education, youth programs, prison-industry reform, and family philanthropy over the following decades.
Steven J. Ross built a career that stretched from funeral-home limousines to Kinney, Warner Communications, and Time Warner, with major turning points including Atari’s collapse and the contested Time combination.
Fred Lazarus Jr. grew from a Columbus family retailer into the executive who helped reshape Federated Department Stores, combining local store autonomy with stronger corporate coordination and expansion.