Chicago's largest privately held companies - Crain's Chicago Business
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54 APRIL 18, 2005 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: PRIVATE COMPANIES<br />
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Continued from Page 52<br />
Company<br />
Phone<br />
Web address<br />
Address<br />
Top executive<br />
Revenues<br />
2004 2003<br />
% change<br />
No. of<br />
full-time<br />
employees<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong>/<br />
worldwide<br />
Type of business<br />
134<br />
COMPSYCH COS. 11<br />
(312) 595-4000<br />
www.compsych.com<br />
455 N. Cityfront Plaza<br />
Drive<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60611<br />
Richard A. Chaifetz<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
$156.0<br />
$129.0<br />
+20.9%<br />
274<br />
308<br />
Employee assistance, behavioral<br />
health, work-life and wellness<br />
programs<br />
134<br />
LIBERTYVILLE CLASSIC GROUP<br />
(847) 367-1700<br />
www.mercurylincoln.com<br />
941 S. Milwaukee Ave.<br />
Libertyville 60048<br />
Daniel Marks<br />
President, CEO<br />
$156.0<br />
$162.0<br />
-3.7%<br />
180<br />
Auto sales and service<br />
136<br />
TONY RIZZA ENTERPRISES<br />
(708) 594-6400<br />
www.rizzacars.com<br />
8200 S. Harlem Ave.<br />
Bridgeview 60455<br />
Anthony V. Rizza<br />
President<br />
$154.8<br />
$150.7<br />
+2.7%<br />
208<br />
Automobiles, banking,<br />
real estate, insurance<br />
137<br />
138<br />
139<br />
140<br />
141<br />
142<br />
143<br />
144<br />
145<br />
146<br />
147<br />
148<br />
148<br />
150<br />
151<br />
152<br />
HILL MECHANICAL GROUP<br />
(773) 929-6600<br />
www.hillmech.com<br />
JERNBERG INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(773) 268-3004<br />
www.jernberg.com<br />
RYAN BUILDING GROUP INC.<br />
(847) 995-8700<br />
www.ryanbldgrp.com<br />
FLORSTAR SALES INC. 9<br />
(815) 836-2800<br />
www.florstar.com<br />
FCL BUILDERS INC.<br />
(630) 773-0050<br />
www.fclbuilders.com<br />
A. FINKL & SONS CO. 5<br />
(773) 375-2510<br />
www.finkl.com<br />
COLUMBIA PIPE & SUPPLY CO.<br />
(773) 927-6600<br />
www.columbiapipe.com<br />
HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER & CO.<br />
(847) 581-8600<br />
www.hammacher.com<br />
WISEMAN-HUGHES ENTERPRISES INC.<br />
(630) 653-0500<br />
www.wisemanhughes.com<br />
KIRK CORP.<br />
(630) 830-8300<br />
www.kirkhomes.com<br />
PAUL H. SCHWENDENER INC.<br />
(312) 321-6160<br />
www.schwendener.com<br />
KREHER STEEL CO. LLC<br />
(708) 345-8180<br />
www.kreher.com<br />
ROSE PACKING CO.<br />
(847) 381-5700<br />
www.rosepacking.com<br />
NUTRASWEET CO.<br />
(312) 873-5000<br />
www.nutrasweet.com<br />
EMPLOYCO GROUP LTD.<br />
(630) 920-0000<br />
www.thewilson<strong>companies</strong>.com<br />
LYNCH AUTO GROUP<br />
(773) 794-7100<br />
www.golynch.com<br />
4241 N. Ravenswood Ave.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60613<br />
328 W. 40th Place<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60609<br />
945 N. Plum Grove Road<br />
Schaumburg 60173<br />
1075 Taylor Road<br />
Romeoville 60446<br />
1150 Spring Lake Drive<br />
Itasca 60143<br />
2011 N. Southport Ave.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60614<br />
1120 W. Pershing Road<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60609<br />
9307 N. Milwaukee Ave.<br />
Niles 60714<br />
975 E. 22nd St.<br />
Wheaton 60187<br />
201 Juniper Circle<br />
Streamwood 60107<br />
300 N. State St.,<br />
Suite 300<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60610<br />
1550 N. 25th Ave.<br />
Melrose Park 60160<br />
65 S. Barrington Road<br />
Barrington 60010<br />
222 Merchandise Mart<br />
Plaza<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60654<br />
350 E. Ogden Ave.<br />
Westmont 60559<br />
5133 W. Irving Park Road<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60641<br />
Warren Hill<br />
Chairman<br />
R. Thomas Beecham<br />
President, CEO<br />
William J. Ryan<br />
President, CEO<br />
F. Wade Cassidy<br />
CEO<br />
Michael J. Boro<br />
President<br />
Bruce C. Liimatainen<br />
President<br />
Bill Arenberg<br />
CEO<br />
Richard W. Tinberg<br />
CEO<br />
James P. Hughes Sr.<br />
President<br />
John P. Carroll<br />
President, CEO<br />
Michael S. Schwendener<br />
President<br />
Joseph Druzak<br />
President<br />
Dwight Stiehl<br />
President<br />
Craig Petray<br />
CEO<br />
Robert A. Wilson<br />
CEO<br />
Richard Lynch<br />
President<br />
$154.7 7<br />
$152.8<br />
$152.0<br />
$151.7<br />
$151.0<br />
$150.0<br />
◗ Acquired Canadian die-caster Sorel Forge in March 2004<br />
$149.2<br />
$145.0<br />
$139.0<br />
$138.7<br />
$138.3<br />
$133.0<br />
$133.0<br />
$130.0<br />
$129.6<br />
$129.0<br />
$155.7<br />
$141.8<br />
$160.1<br />
$146.6<br />
$114.0<br />
$69.2<br />
$122.5<br />
$145.0<br />
$109.4<br />
$138.6<br />
$144.7<br />
$96.0<br />
$123.0<br />
$300.0<br />
$106.9<br />
$134.0<br />
-0.6%<br />
+7.7%<br />
-5.1%<br />
+3.5%<br />
+32.5%<br />
+116.8%<br />
+21.8%<br />
NC<br />
+27.0%<br />
NC<br />
-4.5%<br />
+38.5%<br />
+8.1%<br />
-56.7%<br />
+21.2%<br />
-3.7%<br />
762<br />
725<br />
730<br />
70<br />
135<br />
190<br />
282<br />
82<br />
300<br />
330<br />
190<br />
343<br />
NA<br />
89<br />
80<br />
189<br />
58<br />
111<br />
700<br />
720<br />
15<br />
350<br />
5,107<br />
8,126<br />
250<br />
Heating, ventilating,<br />
air-conditioning, plumbing and<br />
piping; building operations<br />
Manufacturer of steel forgings<br />
primarily for the automotive<br />
industry<br />
Homebuilder<br />
Wholesale distributor of floor<br />
coverings, provider of logistical<br />
services<br />
General contractor<br />
Die, mold and custom<br />
steel forgings<br />
Distributor of pipe valves,<br />
fittings, plumbing and heating<br />
Specialty retail catalog<br />
General contractor<br />
Homebuilder and developer<br />
General contractor,<br />
construction manager<br />
Distributor of alloy, carbon<br />
and tool steel<br />
Pork processing<br />
Food ingredient manufacturer<br />
Professional employer<br />
organization<br />
Auto sales and leasing<br />
Hot at Hammacher<br />
Schlemmer: the $50<br />
Progression Wake-Up<br />
Clock, which wakes you<br />
with light, nature sounds<br />
and aromatherapy.<br />
Gadget seller<br />
grows online<br />
After 20 years on<br />
the Magnificent<br />
Mile, Hammacher<br />
Schlemmer closed<br />
its retail store in the<br />
Tribune Tower in<br />
February. It also<br />
moved its nearby<br />
headquarters to the<br />
suburbs. That leaves<br />
a single retail location,<br />
on 57th Street<br />
in New York. “For<br />
the near term we<br />
will be without a retail<br />
outlet here in<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong>,” says Fred<br />
Berns, vice-president<br />
of marketing.<br />
“We’re looking at<br />
other possible options.”<br />
Hammacher<br />
Schlemmer mails<br />
more than 30 million<br />
catalogs a year;<br />
they remain the<br />
company’s primary<br />
sales vehicle, but the<br />
Internet is gaining<br />
fast. Growing 30%<br />
a year for three<br />
years running,<br />
Hammacher’s Web<br />
sales now account<br />
for fully one-third<br />
of total sales. Still,<br />
spirited competition<br />
from bigger catalogers<br />
has left Hammacher’s<br />
volume<br />
flat. But the company’s<br />
reputation for<br />
quirky gadgets remains<br />
intact. A current<br />
best seller: the<br />
$50 Progression<br />
Wake-Up Clock,<br />
which lets you use<br />
aromatherapy to<br />
help wake up.<br />
H. Lee Murphy<br />
Continued on Page 56
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