World’s largest publicly- integrated petroleum company with interests in 50 refineries processing 6 million barrels of petroleum daily, over 70 manufacturing sites, 123,000 employees and 45,000 service stations> Exxon Mobil Corporation formed by merger of Exxon and Mobil effective November 30, 1999, with State of NJ home state of incorporation (as Exxon previously)> Both Exxon and Mobil origins from John D. Rockefeller founding in 1870 of Standard Oil Co. of Ohio, first oil wells in PA, purchased Bayonne refinery 1878 and built 400-mile pipeline between Bayonne and PA oil fields> Standard Oil Trust established by Rockefeller 1882, including Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey (‘Jersey Standard’) and Standard Oil Co. of New York (‘Socony’), chief predecessor companies of Exxon and Mobil, respectively> Standard Oil Company  of New Jersey re-incorporated 1899 under liberal NJ corporate law allowing trusts barred by OH and most other states, continued until 1911 US Supreme Court decision dissolving trust under new federal Sherman Anti-Trust Act> Following US Supreme Court decision dissolving Trust, separation of Trust into independent  companies including Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey and Standard Oil Co. of New York> ExxonMobil currently leading NJ gasoline retailer accounting for about 15% of gas sold in NJ with 400 NJ retail gasoline service stations, 9 of which company-owned and operated, Federal Trade Commission approval of merger required sale of Mobil stations in NJ to maintain competition, part of overall sale to TOSCO CORPORATION of 1,740 service stations from VA through ME> Largest NJ employment from wholly-owned subsidiary ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMR&E), world headquarters formerly in Florham Park, relocated following merger to Fairfax, VA, other NJ research facilities at Clinton, Paulsboro (former Mobil Technical Center)> Florham Park facility to be closed by 2001, with most employees relocated to Clinton or to new headquarters in VA> EMR&E founded 1919 as one of Nation's first industrial research organizations, now employs worldwide over 1,100 scientists, engineers, and support personnel developing process, product and engineering technology related to petroleum refining, transportation and marketing> Exxon formerly owned Bayway Refinery in Linden founded 1909, largest on East Coast, sold April 1993 to Tosco Corp., ExxonMobil continues to buy gas from Tosco production at Linden, mixes with own additives for sale, Linden also remains site of ExxonMobil Marketing Co.> Joint venture established 1999, Infineum, Inc., between Exxon Chemical and Shell in formulating high-quality fuel, lubricant and specialty additives maintains national sales office in Linden> Mobil sold 1998 former refinery in Paulsboro to Valero Energy Corp, ExxonMobil continues to own and operate Paulsboro research facility; Mobil previously sold 1996 Hopewell research center on I-95 to BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB>   Past NJ philanthropic support includes Liberty Science Center ($1 million to support energy exhibit); THE NATURE CONSERVANCY;  MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER; CROSSROADS THEATRE; NJ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.

Nation's largest retail department store chain with over 400 stores in 33 states in 2000> Divisions include Bloomingdale's (24 stores, 2 in NJ);  Macy's East (87 stores, 13 in NJ); Macy's West (99 stores); Stern's (25 stores, 11 in NJ, corporate headquarters in Paramus); Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's (74 stores); Burdines (52 stores); The Bon Marché (42 stores); also operates direct marketing services Macys.Com e-commerce operation; Macy's By Mail national catalog operation> Federated Logistics and Operations located in Secaucus, coordinates national merchandise distribution and logistics functions and vendor technology across Federated divisions, also expense control, energy management, asset recovery, accounts payable, purchasing, loss prevention, leased departments, maintenance functions, store planning, architecture, construction and engineering> Became largest retail chain following 1994 $4.1 billion acquisition of R.H. Macy, offer reluctantly accepted by Macy management under pressure of creditors in Macy bankruptcy reorganization> Macy established NJ presence through acquisition of former Bamberger stores, first established with 1892 opening of Newark store, founder Louis Bamberger and sister Mrs. Felix Fuld also gave funds for  establishment of INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY in Princeton in 1930 as haven for European scholars fleeing Nazis, including Albert Einstein.

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Corporate origins evolved from Thomas Edison's inventions in NJ laboratory in Menlo Park including carbon telephone transmitter, phonograph, Edison electric dynamo,, Edison’s original corporation chartered 1878 as Edison Electric Light Co., 1892 formation of General Electric Company with consolidation of Thomson-Houston and Edison General Electric Companies, Thomas Edison sold all shares 1894> Now operates in more than 100 countries, including 250 manufacturing plants in 26 different nations, employs 340,000 people worldwide, including 155,000 in US> Proposed acquisition of HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL based in Morristown for deal then valued at $45 billion announced October 2000, terminated July 2001 following rejection of merger by European Commission due to antitrust concerns> 1986 $6.4 billion GE acquisition of RCA increased NJ employment to over 10,000, 1993 sale of defense space systems operation to Martin Marietta Corp., now LOCKHEED MARTIN, reduced total NJ employment to under 3,000> Sold RCA's Sarnoff Research Center near Princeton to California-based SRI International in 1987, site of much of early television research and development for RCA and NBC> CNBC cable TV subsidiary studio and headquarters in Fort Lee; new MSNBC cable TV-Internet joint venture with Microsoft established 1996, developed new studio complex in Secaucus following enactment of legislation to provide special tax benefits in construction of new studio facility, equipment purchases> GE Americom headquarters in Princeton, pioneered satellite distribution of video entertainment programming, now one of  world's largest satellite service providers, also nation's leading provider of satellite news gathering services> Office complex in South Brunswick hosts administration for 20 separate divisions communications administration, patents, engineering), Cedar Knolls (electrical products, equipment manufacturing)> CEO John 'Jack' Welch retired September 2001,  succeeded as CEO by Jeffrey Immelt