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American companies established in 1927

  • Marriott InternationalJohn Willard Marriott opened a root beer stand in Washington, D.C. on the 13th of August 1927. He and his wife Alice ran the small business from their home…
  • CBSOn the 27th of January 1927, a radio network named United Independent Broadcasters began operations in Chicago. Arthur Judson, a New York City talent agent…
  • Georgia-PacificOwen Robertson Cheatham established the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. on the 22nd of September 1927 in Augusta, Georgia. He purchased a wholesale hardwood…
  • Ziff DavisIn 1920, William Bernard Ziff Sr. established a Chicago advertising agency that secured national contracts for African American weekly newspapers.