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ASSOCIATIONS
COMPANIES
CONSUMERS
EMPLOYMENT
MANUFACTURERS
NONPROFIT & CHARITIES
PHONE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES,
ETC.
PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
REFERENCE TOOLS
SALARIES
STATISTICS
ASSOCIATIONS
Associations Directory
http://www.librarypoint.org
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library has a large
database of associations. But you need to have your library card to use
it. First choose "Online Databases," then "Business and Association Listings"
Associations
Web Sites http://info.asaenet.org/gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html
Addresses, staff and other information about associations
may be found on this Web site, created by the American Society of Association
Executives
COMPANIES
Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org
The national BBB is creating a database of companies
- and it looks like they're going to have complaints online soon, too.
But for now, you can get only addresses and ownership information for companies
around the country - including Virginia.
EDGAR Database
http://www.sec.gov
The EDGAR database includes reports companies file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as 10-Ks and annual reports.
Only public companies (those who trade stock) are included in the EDGAR
database.
FreeErisa
http://www.freeerisa.com
Search for pension plan information for companies of
all sizes. May be searched by name or zip code. You need to
register to use it.
Hoovers Company Information
http://www.hoovers.com
Finds officers, start-up date, address, number of employees
and sales information for thousands of companies. Many large, private companies
are included, too.
Northern
Light Search Engine http://www.northernlight.com/power.html
Northern Light helps you find company Web sites and articles.
ReferenceUSA Company
Directory http://www.librarypoint.org
Try ReferenceUSA to find listings for small local businesses.
Includes profit range, credit rating and owner name. You can also sort
by zip code and business type. You do need a card from the Central Rappahannock
Regional Library to use it. From their Web site, choose "Online Databases,"
then "Business and Association Listings" and then "ReferenceUSA."
Virginia Business
Online http://www.va-business.com
Lists the state's richest residents (such as Carl D.
Silver), fastest-growing companies, largest firms and upcoming business
events.
Virginia
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Affairs http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/consumers/index.html
Consumer complaints about businesses are handled by this
agency. But, not many companies with grievances filed against them are
listed yet.
Virginia State Corporation
Commission http://www.state.va.us/scc
The SCC regulates financial industries and utilities.
CONSUMERS
Web
Resources http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stcons.html
The University of Michigan has a great collection of
sites for researching product recalls, consumer spending on the arts, travel
and many other things, plus consumer surveys.
EMPLOYMENT
The Bureau of Economic
Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov
The BEA is an agency within the U. S. Department of Commerce.
Its Web site provides the Gross State Product and employment figures projected
up to 2045. It also has the average personal income for Virginia, broken
down by county.
The Virginia Employment
Commission http://www.vec.state.va.us
Check out this site for information about jobs and the
labor market in Virginia.
MANUFACTURERS
Thomas
Register of Manufacturers http://www.thomasregister.com/index.html
The Thomas Register is the major directory of United
States and Canadian manufacturers. Register at their site (no charge) to
find company addresses, phone numbers and products. The Central Rappahannock
Regional Library has this directory in print.
NONPROFITS AND CHARITIES
Charity
Regulators http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/charity/html/cod.html
Maryland's Secretary of State has conveniently organized
charity regulation agencies in every state.
Nonprofits
Database http://www.guidestar.org/index.html
Nonprofit
Web Sites - Free Lance-Star Collection.
Guidestar gleans information on many, many nonprofits
from IRS forms.
Collection of links for nonprofit Web sites provided
by Dick Hammerstrom.
PHONE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES,
ETC.
800 Number Directory
http://inter800.com
Get those toll-free numbers here.
Area Code
Finder http://www.555-1212.com/#SearchArea
Know the area code, but not the city? Know the city,
but not the area code? Find either one here.
Area Code List
http://www.nanpa.com
The North American Numbering Plan Administration keeps
track of new area codes. They also have a map of the country's current
area codes.
Overseas Phone Directory
http://www.phonenumbers.net
Search for phone numbers in distant lands with this tool.
Phone Directory from
Infospace http://www.infospace.com
Finds phone numbers, addresses and maps. Also allows
you to do reverse phone number look-ups.
Phone Directory from
Switchboard http://www.switchboard.com
Lets you search for phone numbers without specifying
the state. Also has residential listings and numbers in foreign countries.
Prefix Directory
http://www.TheDirectory.org/pref
Use it to decode the first three digits of any phone
number.
Web Site Directory
http://www.whois.net
Want to find out who the people behind the curtain at
the company's Web site are? Look here.
Zip
Code Directory http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookups.htm
AND CHECK THIS OUT:
"THE HAINES CRISS-CROSS DIRECTORY": Does a much larger
area than the city directory, though it doesn't list professions.
Type in an address and find the zip code in a flash with
this Postal Service site.
"THE CITY DIRECTORY": Cross-indexes names and phone numbers
for the city and some of the surrounding area. Also has professions listed
for some residents. Available in the news library.
PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
UVA's
Property Assessments Links http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~dev-pros/Realestate.html
Use this site to find out the values of lots in Prince
William, Fairfax and a few other Virginia localities.
Yahoo
Real Estate Values http://realestate.yahoo.com/realestate/homevalues
You can find all of Virginia's real estate transactions
by address on Yahoo's page
REFERENCE TOOLS
Cost
of Living Calculator http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/economy/calc/cpihome.html
Uses the Consumer Price Index to show how much buying
power dollars had in years past compared to today. For example, in 1947,
$ 0.14 had the same value as $1.00 in 1997. Goes back to 1913.
Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc
Olsen & Associates has conversion rates for any date
after January 1, 1990.
Dictionary
of Business and Financial Terms http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm
Duke's Web site explains business terms in something
like plain English.
Inflation
Calculator http://www.orst.edu/Dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/sahr.htm
Tells you how much dollars were worth in 1700 and how
much they're going to be worth in 2010.
Inflation
Calculator http://www.moneywebsearch.com/branded/investorstoolkit/inflationcalc.shtml
This one lets you set the expected rate of inflation
and number of years.
Mortgage and
Financial Calculators http://www.interest.com/hugh/calc
This site has calculators for wealth, loans, interest
and the CPI (back to 1913).
SALARIES
Ecomp Online
http://www.ecomponline.com
Look here to find out how much the executives at the
big corporations get for a day's work.
National Compensation
Survey http://stats.bls.gov/comhome.htm
What do barbers earn? Shoe salesmen? Zookeepers? Check
it out here.
Salary.com
http://www.salary.com/Home/LayoutScripts/sall_home.asp
Yet another site for comparing wages.
STATISTICS
Bureau of
Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/blshome.html
The BLS site has the Consumer Price Index, unemployment
rates and other data which give an overview of the economy.
CenStats
Databases http://tier2.census.gov/dbappweb.htm
The Census Bureau collects data such as the number of
building permits by locality, business patterns by zip code and number
of people in a given profession by locality.
Cost
of Living & C.P.I. Stats http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/steccpi.html
Compare cost of living data and consumer info for various
places around the world.
Mega-database
of Statistics http://henry.ugl.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/steclab.html
University of Michigan Documents Center Data has a beautifully-organized
collection of databases with wages, salary surveys, the country's wealthiest
people and more.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html
This is the mega-book of U.S. numbers on many, many topics.
Tax
Statistics http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/tax_stats/corp.html
The IRS keeps stats on corporations and industries.
Virginia
Business Statistics http://www.ccps.virginia.edu/publications
AND CHECK THIS OUT:
The Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia
publishes statistics on agriculture, banking, earnings, economic development,
employment, housing, manufacturing, tourism, exports, retail trade and
wholesale trade.
"THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR": This fantastic book has the
prices for everything from a loaf of bread to a movie ticket for the years
1860 to 1999. It's in the news library.
Last modified June 12, 2001
