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Article: Anschutz Corp.
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- International Directory of Company Histories
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Anschutz Corp.
555 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
U.S.A.
(303) 298-1000
Fax: (303) 298-8881
Private Company
Incorporated:
1958
Employees:
24,500
Sales:
$2.80 billion
SICs:
1382 Oil & Gas Exploration Services; 4011 Railroads
Line-Haul Operating; 4213 Trucking except Local
Anschutz Corp., originally funded by the oil and gas holdings of Fred Anschutz, has since become a holding company for the diversified interests of Fred
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s son, Philip F. Anschutz. Philip, consistently shunning publicity, quietly became a billionaire in the 1980s through his company
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s various activities, including further oil and gas exploration ventures. He and the company became better known in the late ...