Hilton Hotels is a global hospitality company that manages a portfolio of hotel and resort brands. The company was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919, and it is headquartered in Virginia. Hilton Hotels operates more than 5,600 properties in 119 countries, and it is one of the largest hotel chains in the world. Hilton Hotels […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team was founded in 1933 and has been one of the most successful teams in the NFL, with six Super Bowl
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Roku is a hardware digital media player brand owned by the American firm Roku, Inc. They provide access to many web services’ streaming media content. In May 2008, the first Roku model, designed in partnership with Netflix, was released. Roku devices have been seen as significant in the digital media player industry, having contributed to
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most widely used building material. Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics,
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage conglomerate headquartered in Purchase, New York. PepsiCo’s operations span the entire food and beverage industry. It is in charge of product manufacture, distribution, and marketing. The Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. merged to establish PepsiCo in 1965. PepsiCo has subsequently grown beyond its eponymous product,
Frostline Kits was a Colorado-based company that produced sew-it-yourself kits for outdoor gear including clothing and tents. While it operated, it provided a cost-effective alternative to manufactured gear. Industry DIY outdoor gear Founded 1966; 55 years ago in Boulder, Colorado, United States Founder Dale Johnson Defunct 2009 Fate decline of the kit industry generally Successor Frostline Kits, division of GilletteInsport, Grand Junction,
Celebrity Home Entertainment (also known as simply Celebrity Video), founded by Noel C. Bloom in 1987, was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, as well as B-grade action films and softcore adult fare. They also distributed some material that was very popular at the time of its original release, including BraveStarr, Filmation’s Ghostbusters, COPS and the
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1900, the university is a merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. The university was established by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the university became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in
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Alcoa Corporation (Aluminum Company of America) is an American industrial corporation. It is the world’s eighth largest producer of aluminum, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting,
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American philanthropist and businessman. Carnegie drove the late-nineteenth-century rise of the American steel industry and became one of the wealthiest Americans in history. He rose to prominence as a philanthropist in both the United States and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he donated almost $350