41.  Blue Shield, a not-for-profit company, would convert to a publicly held company if the acquisition took effect.

42.  Bibb Co. is a closely held company.

43.  A few years back, House was trying to dig up the financial secrets of a privately held manufacturing company in Florida.

44.  A privately held company, toysmart.com does not disclose financial information, including revenue.

45.  A publicly held company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, HFS plans to raise much of the cash with a new offering of common stock.

46.  A privately held company, it does not disclose its profits.

47.  A publicly held company, it is a division of Thermo Electron Corp., which manufactures equipment and designs manufacturing systems for paper companies.

48.  A rival product is Oil Change, from Cybermedia Inc., a privately held company in Santa Monica, Calif.

49.  A strike at UPS, a closely held company that dominates the surface package delivery business, would paralyze parts of the freight industry.

50.  A strike at UPS, a closely held company that dominates the surface package delivery business, would paralyze portions of the freight industry.