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2005 mergers and acquisitions
- GameTrailersGameTrailers launched in 2002, founded by Geoffrey R. Grotz and Brandon Jones, and quickly became one of the internet's primary destinations for video game…
- MarketWatchThe marketwatch.com domain name registered on the 30th of July 1997. The website launched exactly three months later on the 30th of October 1997.
- IGNIGN launched on the 29th of September 1996, not as a single website but as a cluster of five separate pages targeting different gaming consoles.
- Weblogs, Inc.Jason Calacanis and Brian Alvey launched Weblogs, Inc. in September 2003 with financial support from investor Mark Cuban.
- RocketdyneIn 1955, North American Aviation spun off Rocketdyne as a separate division within its corporate structure. The new entity established its headquarters in…
- Georgia-PacificOwen Robertson Cheatham established the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. on the 22nd of September 1927 in Augusta, Georgia. He purchased a wholesale hardwood…
- Le MéridienIn 1972, Air France established Meridien Hotels to house its own flight crews in major hub cities. The airline promoted the chain and handled all…