written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message ebsco industries inc. type private industry conglomerate founded 1944 ; 72 years ago 1944 headquarters birmingham alabama usa key people james t. stephens chairman tim collins president & ceo products ebscohost netlibrary revenue us 2.5 billion 2015 number of employees 5 000 2006 website ebscoind.com ebsco industries is headquartered in birmingham alabama . it was founded in 1944 by elton bryson stephens sr. hence the ebsco acronym elton bryson stephens company . ebsco is one of the largest privately held companies in alabama and one of the top 200 in the nation based on revenues and employee numbers according to forbes magazine . 1 company overview edit ebsco was co founded by elton bryson stephens sr. and his wife alys robinson stephens in 1944 to sell magazine subscriptions personalized binders and magazine racks to the u.s. armed forces . 2 they named this military service company and over the next decade acquired several other companies that were eventually combined to form ebsco industries inc. in 2011 ebsco publishing took over h. w. wilson company . 3 4 5 ebsco businesses 6 information services ebsco information services flipster 7 ybp library services outdoor products pradco outdoor brands code blue commonwealth productions knight and hale moultrie pradco fishing summit treestands wingscapes manufacturing ebsco media ebsco sign group luxor merged with h. wilson mcm group the promotional products group crown products vitronic promotional group siegel display products valley joist vulcan industries vulcan information packaging general services ebsco creative concepts publishers warehouse s.s. nesbitt & company publishing services the publishing services division ebsco professional partnership group ebsco reception room subscription services ebsco research grand view media group magazine express metapress ppf vulcan service real estate alys beach ebsco income properties mt. laurel references edit the largest private companies . forbes . november 9 2006 . ebsco industries inc. history . ebscoind.com . retrieved 2013 08 31 . ebsco publishing and the h.w. wilson company make joint announcement of merger agreement . hwwilson.com press release . june 1 2011 . retrieved august 24 2011 . barrett william p. december 29 1997 . mousetrapped . forbes . h.w. wilson company . the new york times . ebsco industries inc . ebscoind.com . retrieved february 17 2015 . flipster . ebsco.com . external links edit ebsco industries official web site funding universe profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ebsco industries & oldid 739407421 categories companies based in birmingham alabamaprivately held companies based in alabamacompanies established in 1944ebsco industriesstephens familyfishing manufacturers and suppliershidden categories articles with a promotional tone from july 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from june 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 14 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view