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America's 10 Oldest Public Companies

Although countless businesses provided goods and services in America’s formative years, only a few -- including Caswell-Massey perfume and Philadelphia Contributionship insurance , both established in 1752 -- remain in operation. Fewer still can be found on the public market, either as standalone firms or smaller subsidiaries. Here, Minyanville profiles the 10 public companies with the oldest roots. Now picked up along with a couple scratch-off tickets at the corner bodega, the origins of Newport Cigarettes date back to a makeshift “snuff-grinding” factory on Chatham Street (today’s Park Row) in Colonial New York City. The proprietor, a French Protestant named Pierre Lorillard, began selling his tobacco products in 1760, which he packaged inside dried animal bladders to keep fresh. A Harvard-educated doctor, aptly-named John Baker, teamed up with a young Irish immigrant and aspiring chocolatier named John Hannon to capitalize on the growing demand in the colonies for the sweet commodity. In 1765, the two partners began importing beans and producing chocolate from a small, wood-framed mill along the banks of the Neponset River outside of Boston. A certain British-imposed tax meant enormous fortune for the company in 1773 when disgruntled patriots decided to replace their afternoon cup of tea with hot chocolate -- made by scraping the chocolate off “hard cakes” and boiling it in water. Seven years later, the first official "Baker's Chocolate" product was sold. In 1833, Baker's was the only branded food item sold in Abraham Lincoln’s general store. The iron-bladed shovels, pioneered by blacksmith Captain John Ames in 1774, literally broke the ground for industrial America with their construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, the B&O Railroad, the interstate highway system and the Hoover Dam.

CIGNA Plans Among Top Commercial Health Plans, According to U.S. ...

In the 2009 rankings, CIGNA HealthCare of New Hampshire earned 'Honor Roll' status as one of the top ten plans in the nation. In addition, three CIGNA plans in New England (Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts) and CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic, which serves customers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., ranked among the top 50 health plans in the country. Eight additional CIGNA plans are ranked among the nation's top 100 commercial plans. In addition to the national standings, several CIGNA plans were named as the highest-rated plan in their markets. For the fourth consecutive year, CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic was the top-ranked plan in the state of Maryland and in the District of Columbia, also achieving this distinction for the second consecutive year in the state of Virginia. CIGNA HealthCare of North Carolina was the top-ranked plan in North Carolina for the third consecutive year, CIGNA HealthCare of St. Louis was the top-ranked plan in Missouri for the third consecutive year, and CIGNA HealthCare of Delaware was the top-ranked plan in Delaware for the second consecutive year. The rankings of HMO and Point of Service plans are based on the voluntary submission of health care quality results as measured through HEDIS® (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set); customer service scores based on member surveys through CAHPS® (Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems); and scores on NCQA accreditation surveys. Over 280 commercial health plans are listed in the 'America's Best Health Insurance Plans' rankings.

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