Major Public Companies

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• W.R. Berkley  - Holding company with operations in property and casualty, professional liability, and commercial transportation insurance.
• W.R. Grace  - Specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer offering products to the global market.
• Wachovia  - Personal finance and business financial services company. Also offers retirement, investing, insurance, and lending services.
• Walgreen  - Pharmacy and drugstore noted for its business expansion strategy - the company expands operations through homespun growth instead of resorting to acquisitions.
• Wal-Mart.com  - Online retail shopping.
• Walt Disney  - Features online store, theme park destination guide, family fun activities, career opportunities and investor information.
• Walter Industries  - Producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Also manufactures steam coal, coal bed methane gas, furnace, and foundry cake.
• Warnaco Group  - Multi-brand, multi-channel apparel company serving a global market. Domestically and internationally distributes goods primarily to wholesale customers.
• Warner Music Group  - Recording company produces, markets, and distributes recordings through a number of labels and specialized divisions.
• Washington Group International  - Global construction and engineering firm provides design and construction services for a wide range of industrial customers.
• Washington Mutual, Inc.  - United States thrift institution offering a wide range of consumer and commercial banking services.
• Washington Post Company  - Newspaper involved with magazine publishing, TV broadcasting, cable, the Internet, and educational services. Site offers current news, corporate data, employment search, and market information.
• Waste Management  - North American provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services.
• Watsco  - Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration distributor's website provides information on subsidiaries, career opportunities, and corporate governance.
• Watson  - Maker, developer, and marketer of branded and generic pharmaceutical products.
• WCI Communities  - Develops luxury homes, mid- and high-rise residential towers, and leisure and retirement communities on Florida's coasts as well as in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic US.
• webMethods, Inc.  - Offers an integration platform that links a business community within and across enterprises.
• Weis Markets  - Grocery store chain operating mostly in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and some nearby states.
• WellCare Health Plans  - Company provides managed care administrative services to government-funded health care programs. Contacts, plan details, and information on investor relations.
• Wellpoint  - United States health insurer providing health coverage primarily under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield name.
• Wells Fargo  - Provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgages, and consumer finance information.
• Werner Enterprises  - Truckload freight transportation services provider operating fleets that serve businesses throughout North America.
• West Corporation  - Teleservices providers operating a number of call centers and automated voice and data centers.
• Westar Energy  - Kansas State's largest electric energy provider. Presents information on rates, community relations, and corporate governance.
• Western Digital  - Enterprise, desktop, mobile, and external drive manufacturer. Also produces and sells other consumer electronics.
• Western Union  - Major provider of telegraph services in the United States and around the world.
• Westlake Chemical Corporation  - Manufacturer and marketer of petrochemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated products.
• Weyerhaeuser  - International forest products company. Site features a promotional video, presents product details, and provides information for investors and suppliers.
• WGL Holdings  - Public utility holding company provides for the retail energy needs of the Districts of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
• Whirlpool  - Home appliance maker. Manufactures washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, freezers, microwave ovens, and more.
• Whole Foods Market  - Natural foods chain with several stores that span a number of US states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
• Williams  - Hydrocarbon producer gathers, processes, and transports natural gas for homes and power electric generation.
• Williams Sonoma, Inc.  - Retailer of home products and goods for well-appointed kitchens, bedrooms, and baths.
• Winn-Dixie Stores  - Regional supermarket chain with food and drug stores operating throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
• Wisconsin Energy Corporation  - Information on the services offered, subsidiaries, power plants, and corporate governance. With news and performance reports.
• Women.com  - Online network for women provides unique content while including horoscopes, sex and relationship articles, quizzes, fashion, daily gossip, related news, and shopping services. .
• World Fuel Services  - Downstream marketer and financing company for aviation, marine and ground transportation fuel products.
• Worthington Industries  - Steel processing company provides products used in the automotive, construction, hardware and aerospace industries.
• Wrigley  - Major company best known for its line of chewing gum brands such as Juicy Fruit, Doublemint, Winterfresh, and Cool Air.
• Wyndham Worldwide  - Holding company for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and other lodging brands. Also maintains a number of hotel franchises.