tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post7153778309019847751..comments2023-09-24T05:51:03.030-05:00Comments on It's Jim: If you build it, they will leave!Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948285006605333380noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post-50253188721124465502007-07-11T12:34:00.000-05:002007-07-11T12:34:00.000-05:00I know Houston, TX is the 2nd owner of fortune 500...I know Houston, TX is the 2nd owner of fortune 500 companies, behind NYC of course. <BR/><BR/>About shoe companies, I once worked at International Shoe Co. in St. Louis ,(I think it is a museum now), and St. Louis had lots of shoe companies, now they are all gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post-46218630002278066832007-07-07T23:37:00.000-05:002007-07-07T23:37:00.000-05:00Phoenix -- I forgot about Buster Brown shoes!!!!!!...Phoenix -- I forgot about Buster Brown shoes!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Carnie -- I alway thought Jefferson Smurfit would be a cartoon character, like Barney's best friend<BR/><BR/>Stan -- they also make lots of packaging and containers, lots of locals work at "the box factory"Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948285006605333380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post-2386566083047218012007-07-06T07:41:00.000-05:002007-07-06T07:41:00.000-05:00There was a Smurfit plant in Oregon City when I wa...There was a Smurfit plant in Oregon City when I was in high school, then it was sold in 2000 or so. They make newsprint and do a lot of de-inking of recycled paper.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post-16445432021160859942007-07-05T13:58:00.000-05:002007-07-05T13:58:00.000-05:00Jefferson Smurfit...did you make that up? LOL!!!Jefferson Smurfit...did you make that up? LOL!!!Carnealianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438541010027037499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303856.post-7579495560775901342007-07-05T08:49:00.000-05:002007-07-05T08:49:00.000-05:00I think St. Louis is now ranked 18th.Apart from Fo...I think St. Louis is now ranked 18th.<BR/><BR/>Apart from Fortune 500 companies, we also recently lost AG Edwards, purchased by Wachovia.<BR/><BR/>St. Louis is still lucky to also have Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Edward Jones, Brown Shoe, Maritz, Solae Co. (which makes awesome soy milk),and Scottrade. <BR/><BR/>Hardee's is also headquartered in St. Louis, which I think is funny for some reason.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571082583740830927noreply@blogger.com