Fortune 500 Daily

Founded in 19-01, HanesBrands has been filling our underwear and sock drawers for more than a century. In the 19-50s, Hanes became the first brand to advertise a bra on national television. In the early 2-thousands, Hanes pioneered the tagless tee – getting rid of those itchy labels on the back of your neck. And, over the years, Hanes added Playtex, Maidenform and Champion to its wardrobe. Now, HanesBrands items are found in nearly 90-percent of U-S households.

The month of June is filled with patriotic celebrations like Flag Day and the U-S Army’s birthday. So it’s a good time to learn more about number three hundred-seventy-one on the Fortune 500 - Huntington Ingalls Industries – a company serving our country’s military. H-I-I is a relative baby in the Aerospace and Defense category. It was founded just eight years ago in 2-thousand-eleven as a spinoff from Northrop Grumman.

If you’re listening to this report on a computer, mobile phone or smart speaker – your re might be tapping into tech from Fortune 500 company A-M-D - Advanced Micro Devices. It’s one of the world’s leading chipmakers. Its processors power computers, gaming devices and more. If you can’t tear your teenagers away from their X-boxes or PlayStations… you can blame A-M-D.

Have any home improvement projects on your to-do list this summer? If so, you’re not alone. The average American will spend about 7-thousand dollars on home renovations this year. Topping the majority of to-do lists: painting. That’s good news for companies like Sherwin-Williams – the well-known supplier of all things paint – who comes in at number one hundred and-seventy-seven on the Fortune 500.

The motto at Delta Air Lines is “Keep Climbing” – and that’s exactly what the company is doing on the Fortune 500 list – ascending six spots this year to number sixty-nine. Revenues also went skyward – reaching over 44-billion dollars. What started as a small crop dusting operation in 19-24 has grown into one of the world’s largest airlines. Each year, Delta flies nearly 200-million passengers to more than 3-hundred destinations around the globe.

Summer is here and temperatures are rising. Number two hundred-fifty-nine on the Fortune 500 knows what it takes to keep cool… it’s one of the oldest utility companies on the list. Consolidated Edison – better known as “Con Ed” – provides electricity, natural gas and steam to more than three-million commercial and residential customers in New York City and Westchester County. Con Ed was founded as the New York Gas Light Company back in 18-23.

Where do YOU go for your Flintstone-sized packages of paper towels? Maybe Costco or Sam’s Club… or maybe you’re one of the five million Americans now buying in bulk at B-J’s Wholesale Club. The lesser-known warehouse retailer is not only a newcomer to the Fortune 500, it’s the highest-placed newcomer on the list – coming in at number two-hundred-and-forty-five with 13-billion in revenue.

Going to the dentist has never been fun… but at least modern technologies are making visits a little less painful. And for that you can thank number two-hundred-forty-two on the Fortune 500: Henry Schein (SHINE). Started in the 19-30s as a storefront pharmacy, Henry Schein is transforming the dental and medical industries with digital tools that help doctors work more efficiently, and get patients out the door quickly.

There’s plenty of high-tech brands on the Fortune 500… but there’s just one company rooted in materials made by Mother Nature. Weyerhaeuser (WHERE-house-er) Company is the ONLY business on the list in the forest and paper product category. It’s one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands. The Seattle-based corporation grows, harvests and replants trees on more than 12-million acres in the U-S and another 14-million acres in Canada.

Your summer travels may have you checking out – or checking in – to number one-hundred and fifty-one on this year’s Fortune 500… With more than 65-hundred properties across the globe, Marriott International offerings range from the luxurious Ritz-Carlton to the extended stay Residence Inn. Housing the world’s travelers is a big job, and requires a lot of employees – one-hundred and seventy-six-thousand to be exact.