North America is home to businesses dating back to the 16th century. The oldest company still in business is La Casa de Moneda de México, a mint established in 1534 in Mexico. Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza founded the national mint of Mexico by decree from the Spanish Crown, and it became t...
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Corporate longevity, or the average lifespan of a company, has been shrinking dramatically. In the 1960s, a typical S&P 500 company was projected to last for more than60 years. However, with the rapidly transforming business landscape today, it’s down to just 18 years. ...
In 1982, INA merged with the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (formed in 1865 and also known as CG) to become Cigna. Now headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the company is still the nation’s oldest stockholder-owned insurer. 7. Dixon Ticonderoga (1795) If you’ve ever had ...
It was the year he was granted Freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company that he founded his business and is treated as the founding of the bank. Moving from “The Sign of the Golden Bottle” in Cheapside to Fleet Street in 1690, the banking side...
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In 1811, he moved the business to 40 Old Bond Street. In 1935, Truefitt acquired Old Bond Street firm Edwin S Hill & Co – which had been established in 1911 – and the firm moved to its address at 23 Old Bond Street. The company, which now has outlets around the world – received...
“The vet is still feeding him by hand once a week to boost his calories, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, as he is blind and has no sense of smell. His hearing though is excellent and he loves the company of humans, and responds well to his vet Joe Hollins’ voice as he ...
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a Japanese resort in Hayakawa, is the oldest hotel in the world. Home to four hot springs, the business has been open since 705.
but it still hasplenty of history to explore. And one of the best ways to trace America's past is through its buildings, according to NetCredit, a financial services company that compiled a list of theoldest buildings in each state. From the ancient villages of New Mexico's Pueblo ...