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Credit Suisse
What is their mission? On today’s trip our class visited the Raleigh office of Credit Suisse, one of the leading investment banking and wealth management firms in the world. Credit Suisse was founded in 1856 in Zurich, Switzerland, where it is still headquartered today. At their Raleigh office, which they call a “Center of Excellence,” Credit Suisse supports the creation … Continue Reading
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VF
What is their mission? On today’s trip we visited VF Jeanswear, which is a worldwide leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and related products. It was organized by Coalition in 1899 and is currently based out of nearby Greensboro, North Carolina. The mission of VF is “to grow lifestyle brands that excite consumers around the world.” In addition, it wants … Continue Reading
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Sandvik
What is their mission? Sandvik is a worldwide high technology manufacturing and engineering company that was started in Stockholm, Sweden in 1862. It first mass produced steel but has since developed and grown into a company that produces and manufactures advanced special alloys and ceramic materials. Since Sandvik is mainly a manufacturing company using heavy, expensive machinery, it focuses on … Continue Reading
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What is Elon’s mission? As Elon’s current mission statement says, “Elon University embraces its founders’ vision of an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit and encourages freedom of thought and liberty of conscience.” To fulfill this current mission, Elon established several commitments of which it uses as guidelines on how to act. These commitments include nurturing a rich … Continue Reading
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HPE
What is Honda’s mission? Honda Power Equipment’s (HPE) goal is to provide its customers with the most user-friendly, highest quality motor it can produce at the lowest cost possible. Since the factory started producing in August 1984 until now, HPE has produced very high quality equipment and especially motors. Touring around the factory today with our guide David reinstated these … Continue Reading
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SAS
What is SAS’s mission? SAS’s mission is to help organizations and businesses transform the large amount of data each business has into meaningful and purposeful information that the business can use to remain competitive in their industry. By analyzing any company’s data, SAS is able to tell the company its history, what is and isn’t working, and what opportunities are … Continue Reading
What is CCL’s mission? As CCL’s website states, CCL’s mission is “to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide” through the numerous programs that CCL offers. CCL stands for Center for Creative Leadership and they are a non-profit organization, which enables them to focus even more on the leadership development services they provide … Continue Reading
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Proximity Hotel
The Proximity Hotel is an extremely interesting and unique building located in nearby Greensboro. Costing nearly thirty million dollars to construct in 2007, it is one of three luxury hotels in North America that has been awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which is the highest rating a high performance green … Continue Reading
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Glen Raven
Glen Raven, Inc is recognized around the world as one of the premiere fabric and textile producing businesses in the textile industry. Originally founded as a simple cotton mill serving the state of North Carolina in 1880 by John Q. Gant, it has spread its business across the globe and has a 190,000 square foot factory and China and is … Continue Reading
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