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Texas Best Businesses

Hoover On Line, Austin, Texas
Hoovers Inc.
1033 La Posda Dr. #250
Austin, Texas 78752
512-374-4500
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Texas Best Fortune 500 Companies, 1996

Exxon
5959 Las Colinas Blvd
Irving, Texas 75039
214-444-1000
Ceo: Lee R. Raymond
Ranked #3 on the Fortune List
J.C. Penney
6501 Legacy Dr.
Plano, Texas 75024
214-431-1000
Ceo:James E Oesterreicher
Ranked #34 on the Fortune List
AMR
4333 Amon Carter Blvd
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
817-963-1234
Ceo: Robert L. Crandall
Ranked #49 on the Fortune List
Compaq Computer
20555 State Hwy 249
Houston, Texas 77070
713-370-0670
Ceo: Eckhard Pfeiffer
Ranked #53 on the Fortune List
Kimberly-Clark
351 Phelps Dr.
Irving, Texas 75038
214-281-1200
Ceo: Wayne R. Sanders
Ranked #100 on the Fortune List
Texas Instruments
13500 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265
214-995-2011
Ceo: Jerry R. Junkins
Ranked #89 on the Fortune List
SBC Communications
175 E. Houston
San Antonio, Texas 78205
210-821-4105
Ceo: Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
Ranked #93 on the Fortune List
SYSCO
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77077
713-584-1390
Ceo: Bill M. Lindig
Ranked #101 on the Fortune List
Coastal
9 Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046
713-877-1400
Ceo: David A. Arledge
Ranked #125 on the Fortune List
Enron
1400 Smith Street
Houston, Texas 77002
713-853-6161
Ceo: Kenneth L. Lay, Ranked #141 on the Fortune List
United Services Automobile Association
9800 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio, Texas 78288
210-498-2211
Ceo: Robert T. Herres
Ranked #200 on the Fortune List
American General
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
713-522-1111
Ceo: Harold S. Hook
Ranked #202 on the Fortune List
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
3800 Continental Plaza
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-333-2000
Ceo: Robert D. Kress
Ranked #210 on the Fortune List
Halliburton
3600 Lincoln Plaza
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-978-2600
Ceo: Richard B. Cheney
Ranked #218 on the Fortune List
Tandy
1800 One Tandy Center
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-390-3700
Ceo: John V. Roach
Ranked #225 on the Fortune List
Continental Airlines
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
713-834-5000
Ceo: Gordon Bethune
Ranked #226 on the Fortune List
Browning-Ferris Industries
757 N Eldridge Rd
Houston, Texas 77079
713-870-8100
Ceo: Bruce E. Ranck
Ranked #229 on the Fortune List
Texas Utilities
1601 Bryan Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-812-4600
Ceo: Jerry S. Farrington
Ranked #233 on the Fortune List
Dresser Industries
2001 Ross Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-740-6000
Ceo: William E. Bradford
Ranked #234 on the Fortune List
Dell Computer
2214 W. Braker Lane
Austin, Texas 78758
512-338-4400
Ceo: Michael S. Dell
Ranked #250 on the Fortune List
FoxMeyer Health
1220 Seniac Dr.
Carrollton, Texas 75006
214-446-4800
Ceo: A. J. Butler
Ranked #257 on the Fortune List
PanEnergy
5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, Texas 77056
713-627-5400
Ceo: Paul Anderson
Ranked #269 on the Fortune List
Lyondell Petrochemical
1221 McKinney St.
Houston, Texas 77010
713-652-7200
Ceo: Bob G. gower
Ranked #270 on the Fortune List
Cooper Industries
1001 Fannin St.
Houston, Texas 77002
713-739-5400
Ceo: H. John Riley, Jr.
Ranked #271 on the Fortune List
Houston Industries
1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002
713-207-3000
Ceo: Don D. Jordan
Ranked #297 on the Fortune List
Central and South West
1616 Woodall Rodgers Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75266
214-777-1000
Ceo: Edgar R. Brooks
Ranked #332 on the Fortune List
NGC
13430 Northwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77040
713-507-6400
Ceo: C. L. Watson
Ranked #340 on the Fortune List
Temple-Inland
303 S. Temple Dr.
Diboll, Texas 75941
409-829-5511
Ceo: Clifford J. Grum
Ranked #360 on the Fortune List
Centex
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
214-559-6500
Ceo: Lawrence E. Hirsch
Ranked #380 on the Fortune List
Valero Energy
530 McCullough Ave.
San Antonio, Texas 78215
210-446-2000
Ceo: William E. Greehey
Ranked #412 on the Fortune List
Diamond Shamrock
9830 Colonnade Blvd
San Antonio, Texas 78269
210-641-6800
Ceo: Roger R. Hemminghaws
Ranked #418 on the Fortune List
Southwest Airlines
2702 Love Field Dr.
Dallas, Texas 75235
214-904-4000
Ceo: Herbert D. Kelleher
Ranked #438 on the Fortune List
NorAm Energy
1600 Smith
Houston, Texas 77002
713-654-5699
Ceo: T. Milton Honea
Ranked #443 on the Fortune List
CompUSA
14951 N Dallas Pkwy
Dallas, Texas 75240
214-982-4000
Ceo: James F. Halpin
Ranked #451 on the Fortune List
Baker Hughes
3900 Essex Ln
Houston, Texas 77210
713-439-8600
Ceo: James D. Woods
Ranked #469 on the Forbes List
Maxxam
5847 San Felipe
Houston, Texas 77057
713-975-7600
Ceo:Charles E. Hurwitz
Ranked #480 on the Forbes List
Pennzoil
700 Milam
Houston, Texas 77252
713-546-4000
Ceo: James L. Pate
Ranked #489 on the Fortune List

Texast Best Small Public Companies

Forbes November, 1996
Based on 5 year return on equity, publicly traded $5 million to $350 million sales.

Amresco
900 N. Pearl St. #1700
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-943-7700
Robert Lutz, Jr.
Real Estate Mortgage Banking
Ranked #31 on the Forbes 200 list.
National Instruments
6504 Bridge Point Parkway
Austin, Texas 78730
512-794-0100
James Truchard
Scientific and Technical Software
Ranked #53 on the Forbes 200 list.
NCI Building Systems
P.O. Box 40220
Houston, Texas 77240
713-477-7788
Johnnie Schulte, Jr.
Prefabricated Metal Buildings
Ranked #61 on the Forbes 200 list.
Landry's Seafood Restaurants
1400 Post Oak Blvd. #1010
Houston, Texas 77056
713-850-1010
Tilman Fertitta
Seafood Restaurants
Ranked #63 on the Forbes 200 list.
Unimark Group
124 McMakin Road
Lewisville, Texas 75067
817-491-2992
Jorn Budde
Processes and Distributes Citrus and Tropical Fruits
Ranked #64 on the Forbes 200 list.
ULTRAK
1220 Champion Circle #100
Carrollton, Texas 75006
972-280-9675
George Broady
Closed Circuit TV Products
Ranked #92 on the Forbes 200 list.
American Homestar
2450 South Shore Blvd. #300
League City, Texas 77573
713-334-9700
Finis Teeter
Produces Manufactured Homes
Ranked #104 on the Forbes 200 list.
Gadzooks
4801 Spring Valley Road #1088
Dallas, Texas 75244
214-991-5500
Gerald Szczepanski
Apparel Stores for Teenagers
Ranked #121 on the Forbes 200 list.
Sterling Electronics
4201 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77027
713-627-9800
Ronald Spolane
Distributor of Electronic Components
Ranked #138 on the Forbes 200 list.
United Dental Care
14755 Preston Road #300
Dallas, Texas 75240
214-458-7474
William Wilcox
Managed Care Dental Insurance
Ranked #146 on the Forbes 200 list.
Consolidated Graphics
2210 W. Dallas St.
Houston, Texas 77019
713-529-4200
Joe Davis
Commercial Printing
Ranked #161 on the Forbes 200 list.
Tecnol Medical Products
7201 Industrial Park Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76180
817-581-6424
Ivan Hubbard
Orthopedic and Disposable Medical Products
Ranked #167 on the Forbes 200 list.
Input/Output
11104 West Airport Blvd.
Stafford, Texas 77477
713-933-3339
Gary Owens
Seismic Instruments for Oil and Gas.
Ranked #179 on the Forbes 200 list.
Dallas Semiconductor
4401 S. Beltwood Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75244
972-371-4000
Charles Prothro
Integrated Circuits and Semiconductors
Ranked #184 on the Forbes 200 list.

Texas Best and Fastest Growing Private Companies

Hartex Property Group
13355 Noel Rd.
Dallas, Texas 75240
214-980-1111
Apartment Management
$1.5 million sales
Ranked #15 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Evolutionary Technologies Inc.
4301 Westbank Dr.
Austin, Texas 78746
512-327-6994
Software
$1.2 million sales
Ranked #17 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Expo Group
1740 Hurd Dr.
Irving, Texas 75038
214-580-9000
Trade Show Services
$1 million sales
Ranked #28 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Choice Solutions
5100 Thompson Terrace
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817-498-0050
System Integration Services
$.8 million sales
Ranked #41 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Smith & Associates Intl.
Houston, Texas
Distributor Semiconductors
$20.6 million sales
Ranked #49 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Paranet Inc.
1776 Yorktown St.
Houston, Texas 77056
713-626-4800
Computer Network support
$3.0 million sales
Ranked #63 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Teamsource
2320 Donley
Austin, Texas 78758
512-834-0585
Temporary employees
$1.5 million sales
Ranked #74 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Excel Communications
6127 Pebble Beach Dr.
Dallas, Texas 77069
713-893-4500
Long Distance Telephone Service
$11 million sales
Ranked #80 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Aerobotics
1400 Westpark Way
Euless, Texas 76040
817-868-1707
Engineering Tooling
$11 million sales
Ranked #83 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Austin Innovations
2600 McHale Ct.
Austin, Texas 78758
512-339-6765
Technology Products
$6 million sales
Ranked #94 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Champ Industries
Houston, Texas
Wholesale Building Products
$200 million sales
Ranked #104 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Open Systems Group
1950 N. Stemmons Fwy
Dallas, Texas 75207
214-746-4711
System and Software Services
$3.8 million sales
Ranked #127 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Consulting Partners
6750 Hillcrest
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-386-7858
Software Programming
$5.4 million sales
Ranked #142 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Multimedia Learning
5215 N. O'Connor Blvd
Irving, Texas 75039
214-869-8282
Multimedia Training
$8.6 million sales
Ranked #154 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
HCFS
Dallas, Texas
Financial Services - Health Care
$4.7 million sales
Ranked #159 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Progressive Systems Technology
Austin, Texas
Automation Equipment
$9.6 million sales
Ranked #163 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Nuclear Logistics
7461 Airport Fwy
Fort Worth, Texas 76117
817-284-0077
Equpment for Nuclear Plants
$6 million sales
Ranked #175 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Enhanced Laser Products
1022 Wirt Road
Houston, Texas 77055
713-956-9481
Toner Cartridge Recycler
$4.6 million sales
Ranked #177 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Matrix Telecom
9003 Airport Fwy
Fort Worth, Texas 76180
817-498-6471
Long Distance
$77 million sales
Ranked #180 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Parrot-Ice Drink Products of America
13738 FM 529
Houston, Texas 77041
210-738-1123
Fruit Beverages
$9 million sales
Ranked #184 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Main Building Maintenance
6800 Park Ten Blvd
Grand Prairie, Texas 78213
210-738-1123
Government Support Services
$6.2 million sales
Ranked #187 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Vektron International
2100 N. Hwy 360
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
214-606-0280
Mail Order Computers
$24 million sales
Ranked #227 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Code Rite
7400 Pebble Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76118
817-284-3800
Medical Information Management
$3 million sales
Ranked #235 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
East Texas Truss
Hwy 334
Mabank, Texas 775147
903-887-3196
Manufacture Wood Roofs
$4.7 million sales
Ranked #240 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Operational Services
950 Threadneedle St.
Houston, Texas 77079
713-493-1617
Engineering Services
$10 million sales
Ranked #247 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Cranemann Inc.
13938 Chrisman Rd.
Houston, Texas 77039
713-442-2424
Manufacture Bridge Cranes
$4.3 million sales
Ranked #263 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Bridgeway Software
Bellaire, Texas
Commercial Softwre for Retail
$2.6 million sales
Ranked #283 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Neutral Posture Ergonomics
2301 Fountain Ave.
Bryan, Texas 77801
409-822-5080
Manufacture Ergonomics Seating
Ranked #289 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
General Shelters of Texas, S.B.
Bryan, Texas
Manufacture Evap Cool
$6 million sales
Ranked #299 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Lone Star Overnight
Austin, Texas
Overnight Express Delivery in Texas
$11 million sales
Ranked #331 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Hoover's
1033 La Posda Dr. #250
Austin, Texas 78752
512-374-4500 On-Line and Print Corporation Information
$2.6 million sales
Ranked #361 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Stuart Bacon
2918 Wingate St.
Ft. Worth, Texas 76107
817-336-7799
Advertising
$6.3 million sales
Ranked #371 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Max Distribution
601 Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, Texas 75247
214-637-4000
Third Party Logistics
$5.2 million sales
Ranked #390 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Encore Orthopedics
8920 Business Park Dr.
Austin, Texas 78759
512-795-8696
Manufacture Orthopedic Implants
Ranked #398 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Inet
1255 W 15th St.
Plano, Texas 75075
214-578-6100
Manufacture Telecom Equipment
$16 million sales
Ranked #415 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Bridgeport Communications
Duncanville, Texas
TV Cable Construction
$6.3 million sales
Ranked #421 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Intelliquest
1250 S. Capital of Texas Hwy
Austin, Texas 78746
512-329-0808
High Tech Market Research
$16 million sales
Ranked #426 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Wolff Burr and Associates
3355 W. Alabama St.
Houston, Texas 77098
713-622-9800
Property Tax and Utility Consulting
$3 million sales
Ranked #475 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies
Eagle USA Air Freight
3214 Lodestar Rd.
Houston, Texas 77032
713-821-1040
Domestic Air Freight
$126 million sales
Ranked #479 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies

Computers

Texas Best Computer Manufacturer

Compaq
20555 State Hwy
Houston, Texas 77070
713-370-0670
World's #1 maker of desktop PCs.
Dell
2214 W. Braker Ln.
Austin, Texas 78758
512-338-4400
#1 mail order PC maker.
Power Computing Corporation
Power Computing, Austin Operations Center
12337 Technology Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78727
512-258-1350
Apple / Mac Clone, Licensed Manufacturer.

Texas Best C.P.U. Manufacturer

Cyrix Corp
2703 N. Central Expressway
Richardson, Texas
214-968-8388

Texas Best Software Designers

Micrographics
1301 E. Arapaho Road
Dallas, Texas
972-234-1769
The Texas Best Logo was drawn using Micrographics, Picture Publisher.

Texas Best Game Software

Origin Systems
Austin, Texas.
Doom and Wing Commander.
7th Level
1110 E. Collins Blvd. #122
Richardson, Texas
214-498-8100
CD Rom based computer games.
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time, and Timon and Pumba's Jungle Games.

Texas Best Web Site

TEXAS BEST ONLINE
The on line version of the book Texas Best
This book is being written on-line and will be published in book form.

Business of Special Interest

Texas Best Video Tape Rental Chain

Blockbuster Video
Started in Dallas in 1987, moved away and has returned to Dallas in 1996.

Texas Best Vegetable Growers

Griffin and Brand of McAllen, Inc.
McAllen, Texas
Farms more than 10,000 acres, but is having serious troubles, including loss of business to Mexico.
Sharyland Plantation
6435 acres in production
J.S. McManus Produce Co.
5150 acres in production
Starr Produce Co.
4900 acres in production

Texas Best Air Conditioning Manufacturers

Lennox Industries
2100 Lake Park Blvd.
Richardson, Texas 75080
214-497-5000
Billion dollar Texas based privately owned HVAC manufacturer.
Goodman
1501 Seamis Drive
Houston, Texas 77078
713-861-2500
$450 million manufacturing

Texas Best Wholesale Market Center
* World's Largest Wholesale Market Center

Dallas Market Center
Stemmons Frwy
Dallas, Texas
9.3 million square feet and 175 acres.

Texas Best Retail Chain
* Nation's Largest Retail Chain

Zales
901 W. Walnut Hill Lane
Irving, Texas 75083
214-580-4000