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General contractors are firms that contract to do construction projects for owners of buildings or other facilities. A general contractor is responsible to construct a project in accord with contract document specifications.

GE is a diversified technology, media, and financial services company. Located in Connecticut, GE was founded in 1892 by Thomas Edison with his invention of the light bulb.

GM was founded in 1908 and has been a major automaker since then. Global headquarters for GM is Detroit and there are 284,000 employees worldwide. Some of their brands are: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, and more.

The GSA, formed in 1947 under President Truman, has the mission of helping federal agencies by offering superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisitions services, and management policies. It employs around 13,000 people.

Costco is an international chain of membership warehouses that sells brand name products for less. They currently have 518 warehouses, in 383 locations in the U.S., and 49 million cardholders.

HSN.com, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, is the official website for the Home Shopping Network.

The first Macy's store was opened in New York City in 1858. The website was launched in 1997. Today there are over 800 stores across the U.S. Bloomingdale's is now also owned by Macy's Inc.

My Simon, part of the CNET Networks, is an Internet shopping site. It provides comparison pricing and one-stop shopping on the web. Shoppers can find out about new products and to find the lowest prices on almost anything.

The New York Times Store offers hundreds of products from books to classic photographs, reprints of vintage news to posters.

Overstock is an Internet leader for brand names at clearance prices. Users can shop by item, by brand, and by price. There are also links to travel, cars, and auctions. Users with items to sell can contact Overstock via this web site.

Sam's Club opened its first store in 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Today there are over 47 million members and over 680 clubs in the U.S. and overseas.

Shop.com, with headquarters in Monterey, California and founded in 2004, is a multi-merchant online marketplace where users can shop for thousands of well-known brands on a single site using a single account. Shop.

ShopLocal, with headquarters in Chicago, is a leader in multi-channel shopping services. Users enter a location and number of miles they are willing to travel, and ShopLocal provides access to products in stores within those geographical boundaries.

Target opened its first store in 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota. Today there are approximately 1500 stores in 47 states, including 175 super stores that have grocery departments. Target.

Walmart.com is a subsidiary of Walmart Stores, Inc., located in Silicon Valley. Walmart offers low prices and a wide variety of products. On the website, shoppers can choose from over 1 million items.

The Chosen Sites web portal consists of a general directory and a series of niche websites which offer topic overviews plus convenient access to information, products, and services.

A collection of general reference maps, thematic maps, and geographical information is known as an atlas. This atlas website features geographic, historic, and tourism information for each state in the USA.

Plant nurseries grow annuals, perennials, and shrubs to sell to the general public or garden centers, commercial landscapers, and other nurseries.

Most of us rely on the news to keep us informed about current events. This site features a helpful directory of links to news by US state, as well as US current events in general.

Tree nurseries propagate and cultivate trees for use in orchards, landscapes, and forests. Some nurseries sell to the general public (retail), while others sell to other nurseries and landscape contractors.