Research Guides: Company Information: An Introduction: NY Cos.

New York State Company Register (and other states)

Department of State - Division of Corporations
This NY State database includes businesses and nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other miscellaneous business.
Find other non-NY companies - Open Corporates - List of State Corporate Registers

NexisUni - Company Dossier

Click on the "Menu" on the top left side of the Nexis home page.
Select Company Dossier.
Type in your company's name.

Select Create a Company list by selecting your city (New York) or zip code and selecting other variables (employee size, SIC or NAICS code), sales, etc.

Local Companies

WEBSITES

New York State - Department of State - Division of Corporations
Site provides only very basic information (address and principle owner/chairperson, etc.)
State of the Chains
This annual report produced by the Center for an Urban Future provides rankings of national retailers in New York City. Includes number of stores by chain name in NYC by borough. Also provides the number of chain stores by zip code and neighborhood.

LIBRARY DATABASES

Factiva
See the column to the right of this for detailed information on searching Factiva
New York Times
Online access to the New York Times.
New York Times (1851-2019)
Offers the full text of articles (and accompanying images) from the New York Times (1851-2019). Every issue is digitally reproduced from cover to cover (including photos, graphics, advertisements, and all articles).
Nexis Uni
Search for a specific local company or create a list of comparable companies. See information in the box on the left column.
PrivCo
(Baruch users only)
Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. NOTE: You must register to use this database. On the PrivCo login page, click "Create an Account."
Reference Solutions
Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.
Regional Business News
Articles from over 75 regional, state or city business journals including Crain's New York Business.

LIBRARY DIRECTORIES

Harris New York Manufacturers Directory by Harris InfoSource
Call Number: Reference 2nd Floor ; HF5065.N7 N48
Publication Date: 2022
Company listings by name, geography, SIC code and product category.
Library keeps latest edition only. Comes out every 2 years.

Notes on Local Companies

Search for basic information on the company using a database where your search results can focus on a particular state, city, or zip code.

Find articles on area businesses by searching the local newspapers.

Begin by using the Factiva and NexisUni databases to search local newspapers and business journals for articles on the company. Several other useful databases are listed in the center box.

In Factiva

Scroll down to find on the left side the "Regions" option and click the arrow next to it to restrict your search to specific region. You can drill down to the New York City level by clicking on the +box next to the region.

Factiva

Baruch college | Newman Library

Company Information: An Introduction

Finding New York Companies - other guides

New York State Company Register (and other states)

NexisUni - Company Dossier

Local Companies

Notes on Local Companies