How many Massachusetts based companies are listed in the Fortune 500? April 23, 2010
Posted by hubtechinsider in Investing, Management, Manufacturing, Massachusetts High Technology, Military Contracting, Technology.Tags: boston, Cambridge, Fortune, Fortune 500, Framingham, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Natick, Springfield, waltham
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There are 13 companies listed in this year’s Fortune 500 index of America’s largest corporations. The chart below lists all 13 Massachusetts-based companies that are in the Fortune 500, their headquarters town in Massachusetts, their rank in the Fortune 500, their 2008 revenues (in millions), and number of employees.
We can see that the 13 corporations in the Fortune 500 index of America’s largest corporations that are based in Massachusetts had combined 2008 revenues of $193 Billion dollars and employed a combined 530,000 people worldwide.
Waltham was the Massachusetts city with the most Fortune 500 company headquarters based within its borders, with three of the companies listed being based in the Watch City. Two were based in Cambridge, two in Framingham, two in Natick, two in Boston, and one each in Springfield and Hopkington.
Thirteen Massachusetts based companies are listed on the Fortune 500 index of America's largest corporations
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Worcester’s Micro Networks is acquired by Fairview, PA’s Spectrum Control Inc. for $13 Million December 22, 2009
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Worcester’s Micro Networks, a supplier of data conversion and custom flight modules for weapons and flight control systems, has been acquired by Fairview, PA’s Spectrum Control Inc., a provider of consulting, diagnostic testing and design services, for $13 Million.
List of Military Contracting Companies December 1, 2009
Posted by hubtechinsider in Definitions, Military Contracting, Military Contracts, Technology, Venture Capital.Tags: Military Contracting, Military Contracts, Private Military Companies, Venture Capital
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List of Military Contracting Companies
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Non Lethal Services
Halliburton
KBR (Kellog, Brown and Root)
SAIC
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Military Consultants
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Private Military Companies
Executive Outcomes
Sandline
Kroll
Triple Canopy
Armorgroup
Aegis
Blackwater
Boston Dynamics ‘Big Dog’ robot – the 21st Century Army pack mule April 17, 2009
Posted by hubtechinsider in Defense Contracts, Manufacturing, Military Contracting, Military Contracts, Products, Robotics.Tags: Defense Contracts, Robotics, waltham
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Boston Dynamics is based in Waltham, MA. The Big Dog robot’s development was funded by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the US government. Early in the company’s history, it worked with the American Systems Corporation under a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to replace naval training videos for aircraft launch operations with interactive 3D computer simulations.
Marc Raibert is the company’s president and principal project manager. He spun the company off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992.
The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog’s legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.
Take a peek at Boston Dynamic’s other quadraped robot, “Little Dog”
