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  2. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America - Wikipedia

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    NGPL traces its history to the Continental Construction Corporation, which changed its name to the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America in December 1931. [1] Continental Construction was incorporated about May 1, 1930, in Delaware and in Texas [2] for the purpose of constructing a 24-inch natural gas pipline between the Amarillo, Texas, oil fields and Chicago, Illinois. [3]

  3. Continental Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Continental Illinois can be traced back to two Chicago banks, the Commercial National Bank, founded during the American Civil War, and the Continental National Bank, founded in 1883. In 1910, the two banks merged to form the Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago with $175 million in deposits – a large bank at the time. In 1932 the ...

  4. A. E. Staley - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, A. E. Staley purchased CFS Continental, a wholesale grocery company, for $360 million. A. E. Staley stated a need to diversify away from bulk food processing. After the acquisition, A. E. Staley changed its name to Staley Continental, Inc. (until 1993). [10] In 1988, British company Tate & Lyle acquired 90% of A. E. Staley for $1.42 ...

  5. ContiGroup Companies - Wikipedia

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    ContiGroup Companies, Inc (CGC) was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium, in 1813 as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide.

  6. Continental Packaging Solutions - Wikipedia

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    Continental Packaging Solutions was an American packaging company. It was founded in 1936 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois , until Berlin Packaging purchased the company in 2010. The company was a member of the National Association of Container Distributors (NACD).

  7. Purfling - Wikipedia

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    Today, plastic purfling is commonplace in mass-produced instruments. [citation needed] One common example of plastic purfling is a sandwich of three alternating strips in black and white, measuring about 1.25 mm × 2.00 mm (3 ⁄ 64 in × 5 ⁄ 64 in). However, many distinctive variations are used.

  8. Illinois Tool Works - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Tool Works Inc. or ITW is an American Fortune 200 [3] company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L. Smith and has built its growth on a "small-wins strategy" based on decentralization, simplicity, customer-focused innovation, and ...

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois

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    Near Rosiclare: 4: Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site: Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site: November 21, 1978 : Northern bank of the Ohio River midway between Elizabethtown and Rosiclare [6: Near Rosiclare: 5: Rose Hotel: Rose Hotel