I. FOUNDED 1960-1975 (by year)
1960
- Domino’s Pizza
- Duane Reade
- Eastpak
- Electroglas
- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
- Golden West Books
- IBP, Inc
- Interpublic Group of Companies
- Jackson Hewitt
- Medtronic
- NationsBank
- Playboy Club
- Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
- Scan Furniture
- Sea-Land Service
- Sealed Air Corporation
- SGS-Fairchild
- Teradyne
- Tower Records
- Tyco International
1961
- Amelco Semiconductor (by Fairchild; Teradyne acquired)
- Balani Custom Clothiers
- Blue Ribbon Sports (“BRS”to Nike ’78)
- Burgerville
- Cabela’s
- Claire’s
- Frito-Lay
- Haagen-Dazs
- Humana
- J.B. Hunt
- Memorex
- Mesabi Trust
- Mylan
- Scientific Data Systems
- Signetics Corporation
- Six Flags
1962
- ABC Bank (Wolfforth State Bank)
- AquaTec Corp (WaterPik)
- CB Richard Ellis
- Cox Communications
- Crate & Barrel
- DressBarn
- Education Management Corp
- Electronic Data Systems
- K-tel International
- Kohl’s
- Medina Agricultural Products
- Molectro
- Motel 6
- Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co (Pioneer Nat. Resources)
- Pay ‘n Pak
- Piedmont Airlines
- Pier 1 Imports
- Raymond James
- Red Barn (restaurant)
- Rodeway Inn
- Service Corporation International
- Taco Bell
- Target
- Turbonique
- Unimation
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wet Seal Corp.
1963
- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (The)
- Comcast
- Computer Associates
- Cook Group
- CVS/pharmacy
- Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor
- GE Aviation Systems
- General Microelectronics
- Hudson Valley Financial
- Land’s End
- Limited Brands
- Limited (The)
- Los Alamos National Bank
- Mary Kay Cosmetics
- MCI (Microwave Communications Inc)
- Pennzoil
- Rent-a-Center
1964
- Arby’s
- Blimpie
- Bose Corporation
- Guitar Center
- Intelsat Corporation
- King World Productions
- Merv Griffin Enterprises
- MESA Petroleum
- Midstate Airlines
- Murphy Oil
- Parker Hannifin
- Pierre Lafond [Montecito, CA]
- Ronco
- Sabre Corporation
- Syncrude
- Tesoro Petroleum
- Tim Hortons
- Triarc (Arby’s)
- Wawa (convenience store)
1965
- Air California
- Air Midwest
- Air Wisconsin
- Analog Devices
- Audiovox
- Cavenders
- Dolby Laboratories
- Gensler
- Gold’s Gym
- Haskell Company (The)
- Northwestern Air
- Petco
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House
- Subway (restaurant)
- T.G.I. Friday’s
1966
- American Memory Systems
- Best Buy (est. as Sound of Music)
- Bowers & Wilkins (B&W)
- Brita
- Camping World
- Chyron Corporation
- Dollar Rent-a-Car
- Jabil Circuit
- K-Swiss
- MasterCard (Master Charge)
- Northeast Utilities
- North Face
- Peet’s Coffee
- Princess Cruises
- Quince Tree Press (The)
- Randall’s Food Markets
- Republic Parking System
- Robert Mondavi
- Steak and Ale
- Swift Transportation (trucking)
- World Class Champ. Wrestling
1967
- Applied Materials
- Ashgate Publishing
- Big Lots
- Chick-fil-A (est. as the Dwarf Grill)
- Corp. for Public Broadcasting
- Ford of Europe
- Hovnanian Enterprises
- IMAX Corporation
- Intersil
- Lowepro
- McDonald’s Canada
- McDonnell Douglas
- McMoran Oil & Gas
- New Line Cinema
- Pizza Pizza
- Quest Diagnostics
- Ryland Group
- The Salt Lick (TX)
- Southwest Airlines
- The Pantry
- Toll Brothers
- Trader Joe’s (started as nautical-themed market, South Pasadena)
1968
- Air West
- Advanced Memory Systems
- Apple Records
- Brown’s Gun Shop (becomes Ed Brown Products)
- Calvin Klein
- Cincinnati Financial
- Cogar Corporation
- Data General
- Fastenal
- Freymiller Trucking
- Hospital Corporation of America
- Hyatt International (Hyatt Corp. 1957)
- Intel
- Landstar System
- Lorimar Productions
- MasterCraft Boat Company
- Monolithic Memories
- Nabors Industries
- North American Systems (Mr. Coffee, 1970)
- Nutting Associates (video games)
- PGA Tour
- Qualcomm
- Precision Monolithics
- Red Lobster
- Roy Rogers
- Sir Speedy
- South Central Bell
- Tele-Communications, Inc.
1969
- Advanced Micro Devices
- AlphaGraphics
- Arch Coal
- Capricorn Records
- Chicago Pacific Corporation
- Children’s Place (The)
- Coleman Carpet Cleaners (California)
- CompuServe
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Danaher
- DHL Express
- Dingo (boots)
- Doubletree
- Econo Lodge
- ENSCO, Inc.
- Equity Residential
- Fortune Brands
- Four Phase Systems
- Gap Stores
- Jordache
- KinderCare Learning Centers
- Kmart Australia
- Korn/Ferry
- Long John Silver’s
- Mercury Asset Management
- MOS Technology
- Mostek
- Old Spaghetti Factory
- Outdoor Adventure River Specialists (O.A.R.S.)
- Penske Corporation
- Precision Drilling
- Primark
- Quiksilver
- Realty Income
- Royal Caribbean
- SAIC (Science Applications International Corp)(now LEIDOS/LMT)
- Sturm Ruger
- SYSCO
- Tenet Healthcare
- Vishay Intertechnology
- Wendy’s
1970
- AmSouth Bancorporation
- Boston Properties
- Colonial Properities
- Days Inn
- Diamond Naturals
- Jones Apparel Group
- Kinkos
- Seattle’s Best (Whidbey Island)
- Sun Hydraulics Corporation (d.b.a. Helios Technologies)
- Turner Broadcasting System
- Western Digital
- Wilson Greatbatch, Ltd.
- Yankee Group (The)
1971
- Ambac Financial
- Barnes & Noble
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Borders Group
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc (Guidant)
- Cardinal Health
- Century 21 Real Estate
- Charles Schwab & Co.
- Cray Research
- Crazy Eddies
- Cuisinart
- dbx, Inc
- Devon Energy Corporation
- DirectBuy
- Eveready Inc.
- Exar Corporation
- Federal Express
- GSD&M Idea City
- Hub Group (transportation management)
- Hungry Jack’s
- NASDAQ
- Paychex
- Payless Car Rental
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Powell’s Books
- Regions Financial
- Rockport Corporation
- Schering-Plough
- Schlotsky’s
- Starbuck’s
- Waste Management
- Wire & Plastic Products [UK] (now WPP)
1972
- Air Florida
- Atari Corporation
- Bass Pro Shops
- Carnival Corporation
- Chicago Northwestern Trans Corp.
- Clear Channel Corporation
- ECCO (safety products design; engineering)
- EMI Records
- GT Distributors
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- Half Price Books
- Hobby Lobby
- Interdesign
- International Microcircuits
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Patagonia
- Phase Linear
- PolyGram
- Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits (opened as “Chicken on the Run”)
- Royal Viking Line
- Ruby Tuesday
- Spaghetti Warehouse
- Super 8 Motels
- Superior Industries
- Weatherford International
1973
- Apollo Group
- Bain & Company
- Billabong (clothing)
- Cablevision
- Compuware
- Chessie System
- Godfather’s Pizza
- Golden Corral
- Good Guys (The)
- Men’s Wearhouse
- Michael’s Stores
- RE/MAX
- River Street Sweets (Greensboro, SC)
- Smoothie King
- Solaray (nutritional supplements)
- Steve’s Ice Cream
- Streamlight
- Telenet, Inc.
- Vicarm, Inc.
1974
- Arbor Drugs (acquired by CVS)
- Arista Records
- Dynetics
- Foot Locker
- Knights Inn
- Tandem Computers
- Tech Data
- WMS Industries
- Zilog, Inc.
1975
- Billiard Factory
- Bridgewater Associates (Ray Dalio, founder)
- Brinker International
- Chi-Chi’s
- Chili’s
- DeLorean Motor Company
- FJ Tieman (Optelec)
- International Game Technology
- KLA Instruments (now KLAC after merger with Tencor)
- Linens ‘n Things
- Microsoft Corp.
- Mill Creek Botanicals
- Sigma-Aldrich
- Supercuts
- Tellabs
- ThunderCloudSubs (Texas)
- Unversity Press of America
- Vanguard Group (The)
II. Going Public 1960-1975 (alphabetically)
- AIG 1969
- Alberto-Culver 1961
- AMD 1972
- Analog Devices 1968
- Apache 1969
- Applied Materials 1972
- ARAMARK 1960
- Automatic Data Processing 1961
- Ball Corporation 1972
- Bard 1963
- Becton Dickinson 1962
- Bemis Company 1966
- CB Richard Ellis 1968
- Champion Enterprises 1962
- Computer Applications, Inc. 1970
- Deluxe 1965
- Denny’s 1966
- Diebold 1964
- Dillard’s 1969
- Dollar General 1967
- EDS 1968
- Family Dollar 1970
- First American 1964
- Fisher Scientific 1965
- Flowers Industries 1968
- Franklin Resources 1964
- Gap Stores 1975
- Golden West Financial 1968
- H & R Block 1962
- Harley Davidson 1965
- Hasbro 1968
- Herman Miller 1970
- Hillenbrand 1971
- Humana 1968
- Hyatt Corporation 1962
- Intel 1971
- International Flavors & Fragrances 1964
- Interpublic 1971
- Jacobs Engineering 1970
- Jo-Ann Stores 1969
- KB Homes 1961
- Kelly Services 1962
- Laidlaw International
- Leggett & Platt 1967
- Lennar 1971
- Levi Strauss 1971
- Levitt & Sons 1960
- Long’s Drugs 1961
- Lowe’s 1961
- Lubrizol 1960
- Marsh & McLennan 1962
- Mattel 1960
- McDonald’s 1965
- MCI 1972
- Merrill Lynch 1971
- MESA Petroleum 1967
- Molson Coors 1975
- Mylan 1973
- New York Times 1967
- Newell Corporation 1972
- Noble Energy 1972
- Nordstrom 1971
- Owens & Minor 1971
- Payless Shoes 1962
- Pier 1 Imports 1969
- Pizza Hut 1972
- Precision Cast Parts 1968
- Progressive Corporation 1971
- Pulte Homes 1969
- Rite Aid 1968
- Rowan Companies 1964
- RPM 1963
- Russell Corporation 1963
- Ryland Group 1967
- Safeguard Scientific 1967
- Schlumberger 1964
- Scholastic Corporation 1969
- Scripps Holdings 1963
- Sealed Air 1960
- Service Corporation of America 1969
- Servicemaster 1962
- SYSCO 1970
- Taco Bell 1965
- Tandy Corporation 1960
- Target 1966
- Tenet Healthcare 1969
- The Limited 1969
- Transocean 1967
- Tyson Foods 1963
- Vishay Intertechnology 1974
- Volt Information 1962
- W.W. Grainger 1967
- Wal-Mart Stores 1970
- Washington Post 1971
- Waste Management 1970
- Weyerhauser 1963
- Worthington Industries 1968
- Xerox Corporation, 1961
- Zion’s Bancorporation 1966
NON-AMERICAN COMPANIES FOUNDED 1960-1975
Valori & Cambi (Switzerland), 1961, precious metals refiner/mint
ECCO (Netherlands), 1963, footwear
Tokyo Electron (Japan), 1963, semiconductors
Berghaus Limited (England), 1966, camping & mountaineering eq.
Baird & Co. (England), 1967, bullion dealer, refiner, and manufacturer
Baylis & Harding (England), 1970, body/bath/ cosmetics
A & P Group (England), 1971, shipping, marine engineering
Australian Bullion Company (“ABC”), 1972, precious metals refiner/mint
Foxconn (Taiwan), 1973, electronics, instruments assembly
Glencore, plc (Anglo-Swiss), 1974, non-precious metals mining
AmBank (Malaysia), 1975, retail banking/insurance
MORE COMING SOON
ORGANIZATIONS
Young Americans for Freedom, 1960
Up with People, 1968