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The Emerson Electric Company () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Ferguson, Missouri, United States.〔("Contact Us" ). Emerson Electric Company. Retrieved August 18, 2009.〕〔Edwards, Greg. ("$60 million in data centers coming online at Emerson" ). ''St. Louis Business Journal''. August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2009.〕〔("Ferguson city, Missouri" ). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2009.〕 This Fortune 500 company manufactures products and provides engineering services for a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.〔("David Farr" )〕〔("Edward L. Monser" )〕 Emerson has approximately 115,000 employees and 220 manufacturing locations worldwide.〔() 〕 ==History== Emerson was established in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri as ''Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co.'' by Civil War Union veteran John Wesley Emerson to manufacture electric motors using a patent owned by the Scottish-born brothers Charles and Alexander Meston. In 1892, it became the first to sell electric fans in the United States. It quickly expanded its product line to include electric sewing machines, electric dental drills, and power tools. During World War II, under the leadership of Stuart Symington, Emerson became the world's largest manufacturer of airplane armament. Emerson ranked 52nd among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.〔Peck, Merton J. & Scherer, Frederic M. ''The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis'' (1962) Harvard Business School p.619〕 Symington went on to become the first United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1947-1950, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1953-1976, and a candidate for the Presidency of the United States in 1960. In 1954, W.R. "Buck" Persons was named company president. Under his leadership, Emerson diversified its business portfolio by acquiring 36 companies. When he retired in 1973, the company had 82 plants, 31,000 employees and $800 million in sales. Charles F. Knight served as CEO from 1973 to 2000, and was chairman from 1974 to 2004. His tenure was marked by development of a rigorous planning process, new product and technology development, acquisitions and joint ventures, and international growth. David Farr has served as CEO since 2000 and as chairman since 2004. On December 15, 1999, Emerson Electric Co, moving to boost its growth prospects, agreed to acquire Jordan Industries Inc's telecommunications equipment business for $440 million. On July 26, 2011, Emerson announced it would locate its Latin America headquarters in Sunrise, Florida.〔("Emerson jobs: 21 to start, 75 by 2015" ). ''Sun Sentinel''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emerson Electric」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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