41.   The company was formed almost by accident earlier this year when enthusiastic response to a one-time benefit performance Smuin organized snowballed into a permanent company with a bright future.

42.   The company was formed to capitalize on the growing trend among manufacturing firms to ship more of their work to outside companies.

43.   The cosmetics company was formed by his father-in-law, Eugene Schueller.

44.   The current chief executive officer, a Dutchman named Hans Merloo, is the third since the company was formed.

45.   The company was formed by the merger of New Oji Paper Co. and Honshu Paper Co.

46.   The company was formed in November when Daimler-Benz of Germany bought the Chrysler Corp.

47.   The elder Bell did not ask for any shares when the company was formed.

48.   The joint venture company was formed along with Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., which makes pumps and machinery.

49.   The opera company was formed after World War II to produce opera and ballet in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf and Duisburg.

50.   The sale of Integra comes just six years after the company was formed through the merger between Penn Bancorp. and Union National Corp.