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  2. Pennsylvania oil rush - Wikipedia

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    The rush to Pennsylvania created violent swings in the petroleum market for the first decade of the oil boom. In 1861, the proliferation of wells across the Oil Creek Valley pushed the price of oil down from $10 a barrel to 10 cents a barrel. In response, producers in the region formed the Oil Creek Association to restrict output and maintain a ...

  3. Reliance Insurance Company - Wikipedia

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    Reliance Insurance Co. Reliance Insurance Company, now officially known as Reliance Insurance Company [in Liquidation], was founded in Philadelphia in 1817 and has undergone numerous corporate makeovers in the intervening years. Since October 3, 2001, the company has been in liquidation. [1] As of 2020, Reliance was still in liquidation.

  4. Standard Bank - Wikipedia

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    54,767 (2016) Website. www .standardbank .com. Standard Bank Group Limited [2] is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa 's biggest lender by assets. [3] The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg.

  5. Standard Oil - Wikipedia

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    Standard Oil is the common name for a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations of the Standard Oil Company (Ohio), which had been founded in 1870 by John D. Rockerfeller. The trust was born on January 2, 1882, when a group of 41 investors signed the Standard Oil ...

  6. Standard Industries - Wikipedia

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    Standard Industries is an American privately-held global industrial conglomerate headquartered in New York City. Standard is the parent company of a number of industrial manufacturers, roofing and solar companies, and related real estate and investment platforms. [2] David Millstone and David Winter are co-CEOs of the company.

  7. Atlantic Petroleum - Wikipedia

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    Atlantic Petroleum was an oil company in the Eastern United States headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a direct descendant of the Standard Oil Trust. [1] It was also one of the companies that merged with Richfield Oil Corporation to form the "AtlanticRichfield Co.", later known as ARCO . After an unsuccessful spinoff from ARCO ...

  8. Public address system - Wikipedia

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    A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound source or recorded sound or music.

  9. Triumph Group - Wikipedia

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    Triumph Group, Inc. is a supplier of aerospace services, structures, systems and support. Based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States, Triumph engineers, designs, and manufactures aircraft components, systems, and accessories. Several services and products are offered through three of their operating organizations, Integrated Systems ...