Fortune 500 Project:

In this project you will research the following about a Fortune 500 Company:

• History - tell me about the general history of the company. How did it start?
  
• Organizational structure - who is in charge? Board of Directors? CEO?
  
• Products and/or Services - what does this company sell?
  
• Any new innovations the company has come up with
• Finances - what was this company's income for last year? What is their stock symbol and what value is it currently trading at?
  
• Future - does this company have any new ventures planned?
  

The company you pick to research must be on this list.

You will compose a three page paper minimum (and that does NOT mean two and a half) on the information you have found. The first paragraph of the paper will be telling me why you picked this particular company to research. The remainder of the paper should follow the above guidlines. All information should come from the company's website (or their corporate site) and you MUST list this source within your paper (this does not have to be MLA format).

You will design a cover-page for your paper that includes the name, address, etc of the company, along with their logo.

You will also design a letterhead for this company.

This project is due Wednesday, October 25, 2006.

Your report MUST be in either a 10, 11, or 12 point font and should be double spaced. The title page does not count towards your three page minimum. If you cannot find all the information you need from the company's website, you may use other sources, but you must list them for me.

Anyone caught plagiarizing on this assignment will receive zero credit. This assignment is worth 200 points.

Letterhead example: