Research Guides: Career Research: Employer Information

Background on Employers

Nexis Uni: Hoover's In-Depth Company Records
Locate useful background on your company with the following steps:

Step #1: Start typing Hoover's in search box. Select the suggestion that comes up below the search box for:
Hoover’s Company Records - In-Depth Records

Step #2: Now type your company name and hit the magnifying glass
Nexis Uni: Company Profiles
Select Company Info for "What are you interested in" before searching for your company name, for additional company profiles.

Data Axle (Reference USA)
Information on 24 million U.S. companies, including contact information and financial data. Search by criteria such as geographical location, industry, revenue, number of employees, and more to create company lists and maps.

Baltimore Business Journal's Book of Lists
5th floor, Oversize section, call number HF5068.B2 B6

Rankings of Baltimore-area companies, organizations, and people. Examples: Largest software development firms; Fastest growing private companies; Largest nonprofit organizations; 100 highest-paid executives.

Cook OneSearch
Find books, articles, media, government information, and other library resources all in one place. Search what Towson owns as well as resources at other USMAI Libraries.

Nexis Uni: News Search
U.S. and international news, media transcripts, and blogs.

Military & Government Collection
Collection of military titles, trade publications and newsweeklies. Includes abstracts and indexing for over 430 titles providing cover to cover full text for over 285.
Business Source Complete
Articles from newspapers, trade publications, magazines, and scholarly journals on all aspects of business. Also covers economics. Features SWOT Analyses and industry profiles from MarketLine; country reports.
Factiva

U.S. and international news, company information, and market data. Create custom company reports.
Regional Business News
This full text newswire database incorporates business wires from all over the world.