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The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1]
Some of the teams were independent, while others were owned by companies that also found jobs for their players. Chicago newspaper sports editor Leo Fischer acted as president of the NBL from 1940 to 1944. In 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) incorporated resulting in a three-year battle with the NBL to win both players and fans.
BAA was a privatised company created from the British Airports Authority government department. Though they were a private company, they were regulated by the Airports Act 1986 which put restrictions on the amount BAA could charge in the United Kingdom for airport services. [5] BAA USA was set up as a way for BAA to gain income without ...
The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America.The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. The postseason tournament (the 1947 BAA Playoffs) at its conclusion, ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.
The company moves its headquarters from Dulles, Va. to Manhattan. 2009 : Tim Armstrong joins as CEO and becomes responsible for much of the rebranding and growth. 2010 : Time Warner cut ties with AOL.
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company [28] Manufacturers Gas Company Pennsylvania Fuel Supply Company Greensboro Gas Company 0.038 0.669 3 1949 Union Oil of California [29] Los Nietos Company 0.022 0.282 4 1943 Delaware Power and Light [30] Eastern Shore Public Service Company: 0.016 0.282 5 1948 Burlington Mills [31] [32] May McEwen Kaiser 0. ...
BAA plc, a former British airport operator, now called Heathrow Airport Holdings BAA USA, the American subsidy of BAA plc. Basketball Association of America, the former name of the National Basketball Association; Billiard Association of America, former name of the Billiard Congress of America
This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies. There are also corporations having foundation in the United States, such as ...