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Wirtz Corporation |
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PROFILE |
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Wirtz does best on ice. It owns the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team and is partnered with Jerry Reinsdorf, majority owner of the Chicago Bulls basketball team, for ownership of the United Center, where the teams play. Wirtz owns liquor distributorships, including Judge & Dolph, the largest in Illinois, and Edison Liquor Co. The Wirtz family gave thousands of dollars to state lawmakers in 1999 to pass a law that protected liquor distributors by making it difficult for liquor producers to switch distributors. (The law later was declared unconstitutional.) The firm owns property in Wisconsin, Mississippi, Texas, Nevada and Florida. Arthur Wirtz (father of CEO William Wirtz) founded the family-controlled empire in 1922.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 880.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.0%
Employees: 2,100
Revenue per employee: $419,047.62
KEY PEOPLE |
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William W. Wirtz
CEO
Max Mohler
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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680 N. Lakeshore Dr., 19th Fl.
Chicago, IL 60611
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Phone: 312-943-7000
Fax: 312-943-9017
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