Industry Overviews
Select an industry within First Research's proprietary taxonomy to learn more about industry trends, and view the top companies within an industry segment.
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Construction and Real Estate
- Architects Offices
- Building Material Supply
- Cement, Concrete and Construction Material
- Commercial Construction Contractors
- Commercial Real Estate Brokerage and Management
- Concrete and Masonry Contractors
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- Drywall, Plaster, Acoustic & Insulation Contractors
- Electric Energy Distribution
- Electrical Contractors
- Engineering Services
- Erosion Control
- Framing Contractors
- Government Contractors
- Highway and Street Construction
- HVAC and Plumbing Contractors
- Landscaping Services
- Lumber Wholesalers
- Manufactured Housing
- Mortgage Banking
- Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
- Pest Control Services
- Real Estate Brokerage and Management
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Residential Real Estate Construction
- Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Contractors
- Security System Services
- Site Preparation Contractors
- Structural Metals Manufacture
- Title Insurance Services
- Wood Flooring Manufacture
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Finance and Insurance
- Accounting Services
- Banks and Credit Unions
- Consulting Services
- Consumer Finance
- Credit Card Processing
- Credit Collections and Services
- Financial Planners and Investment Advisors
- Hedge Fund Management
- Insurance Agencies
- Insurance Carriers
- Investment Banking
- Legal Services
- Mortgage Banking
- Mutual Fund Management
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Securities Brokers
- Title Insurance Services
- Venture Capital
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Food and Agriculture
- Agriculture Crop Production
- Agriculture Livestock Production
- Aquaculture
- Bakeries
- Beef Cattle Ranching
- Beer, Wine, and Spirits Distributorships
- Beverage Manufacture and Bottling
- Biotechnology Sector
- Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
- Breweries
- Candy Manufacturing
- Catering Services
- Chemical Manufacturing - Agricultural
- Coffee and Tea Manufacture
- Commercial Fishing and Seafood Distribution
- Dairy Products Manufacture
- Distillers
- Edible Oils Manufacturing
- Farm Equipment Distributors
- Farm Equipment Manufacture
- Fast Food and Quickservice Restaurants
- Food Distributors
- Food Service Contractors
- Fruit and Tree Nut Farming
- Fruit and Vegetable Processing
- Grain Farming
- Grain Milling
- Grocery Stores and Supermarkets
- Hog and Pig Farming
- Meat Products Manufacture
- Nurseries
- Oilseed Farming
- Pest Control Services
- Poultry Processing
- Restaurants
- Sugar Manufacturing
- Timber Operations
- Tobacco Manufacture
- Vegetable and Melon Farming
- Veterinary Services
- Wineries
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Healthcare
- Ambulance Services
- Chiropractor Offices
- Dentists Offices & Clinics
- Drugstores
- Health Fundraising Organizations
- Healthcare
- Home Healthcare Services
- Hospitals
- Kidney Dialysis Centers
- Managed Healthcare
- Medical & Imaging Laboratories
- Medical Equipment Distributors
- Medical Supplies and Devices
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Nursing Homes and Assisted Living
- Optometrists and Opticians
- Outpatient Surgical Centers
- Pharmaceutical Manufacture and Sale
- Physician Offices
- Rehabilitation Therapy Practices
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Manufacturing
- Abrasives Manufacturing
- Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacture
- Aircraft Parts Manufacture
- Apparel Manufacture
- Armored Vehicle Manufacturing
- Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Automobile Manufacture
- Automobile Parts and Accessories Manufacture
- Battery Manufacture
- Beverage Manufacture and Bottling
- Boat Building
- Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
- Breweries
- Candy Manufacturing
- Cement, Concrete and Construction Material
- Chemical Manufacturing - Agricultural
- Chemical Manufacturing - Industrial
- Chemicals
- Coffee and Tea Manufacture
- Commercial Printing
- Computer Manufacture
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- Edible Oils Manufacturing
- Electronic Components & Semiconductor Manufacture
- Electronic Gaming Products
- Fabricated Metal Parts Manufacturing
- Farm Equipment Manufacture
- Fitness Equipment
- Floor Coverings
- Footwear Manufacture, Wholesale, and Retail
- Fruit and Vegetable Processing
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Glass and Fiber Optic Manufacturing
- Gun Manufacturing
- Handtool and Cutlery Manufacture
- Household Appliance Manufacture
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Lighting Equipment Manufacture
- Machine Shops
- Machine Tool Manufacture
- Manufactured Housing
- Manufacturing Sector
- Medical Supplies and Devices
- Metal Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating
- Metal Ore Mining
- Metal Valve Manufacture
- Motor, Generator, Pump, and Compressor Mfg
- Motorcycle Manufacturing
- Musical Instrument Manufacture
- Oil and Gas Field Services
- Paint and Coating Manufacturing
- Paper Products Manufacture
- Personal Care Products Manufacturing
- Pet Food Manufacture
- Petroleum Refining
- Pharmaceutical Manufacture and Sale
- Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing
- Plastic Resins & Synthetic Fibers
- Primary Metals Manufacturing
- Printer Manufacturing
- Pulp and Paper Mills
- Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
- Recreational Vehicle Manufacture
- Sawmills and Plywood Mills
- Scrap Metals-Recycling
- Search, Detection, and Navigation Equipment Manufacture
- Soap and Detergent Manufacture
- Structural Metals Manufacture
- Sugar Manufacturing
- Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers
- Textile Manufacturing
- Tire Manufacturers
- Tobacco Manufacture
- Toy Manufacture
- Truck and Bus Manufacturing
- Wood Flooring Manufacture
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Public Services, Education, and Recreation
- Amusement Parks & Arcades
- Bed and Breakfast Inns
- Boat Dealers
- Bowling Centers
- Child-care Facilities
- Churches & Religious Groups
- Colleges and Universities
- Community Colleges
- Education and Training Services
- Electric Energy Distribution
- Fitness Centers
- Fitness Equipment
- Gambling Operations
- Golf Courses
- Government Contractors
- Labor Unions
- Local Bus Transportation
- Marinas
- Municipal Governments
- Museums, Zoos, and Parks
- Natural Gas Production and Distribution
- Nonprofit Institutions
- Parking Facility Management
- Performing Arts Companies
- Private Schools K-12
- Professional Sports Teams and Organizations
- Public Schools K-12
- Recreational Vehicle Parks
- Ski Facilities
- Spa Services
- Sporting Goods Retailers
- Talent and Modeling Agencies
- Trade Show and Event Planning
- Travel Agencies and Services
- Waste Management
- Water & Sewer Utilities
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Retail
- Art Dealers and Galleries
- Automobile Dealers - Luxury
- Automobile Dealerships
- Automobile Parts Wholesale-Retail
- Bars and Nightclubs
- Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
- Boat Dealers
- Bookstores
- Building Material Supply
- Clothing Stores
- Coffee Shops
- Computer and Software Stores
- Consumer Electronics Stores
- Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
- Cosmetics, Beauty Supply, and Perfume Stores
- Department Stores
- Discount Stores
- Drugstores
- Floor Coverings
- Florists
- Footwear Manufacture, Wholesale, and Retail
- Fuel Oil and LP Gas Dealers
- Furniture Stores
- Gift and Souvenir Stores
- Grocery Stores and Supermarkets
- Health Supplement Stores
- Home Centers and Hardware Stores
- Home Furnishings Stores
- Household Appliance Stores
- Internet and Catalog Retailers
- Jewelry Retail
- Motorcycle Dealers
- Music Stores
- Musical Instrument Stores
- Nurseries
- Optometrists and Opticians
- Paint and Wallpaper Stores
- Pet Stores
- Photofinishing and Camera Stores
- Recreational Vehicle Dealers
- Shoe Stores
- Specialty Food Stores
- Specialty Retail
- Sporting Goods Retailers
- Tire Dealers
- Toy and Hobby Stores
- Used Merchandise Stores
- Vending Machine Operators
- Warehouse Clubs and Superstores
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Services
- Accounting Services
- Advertising and Marketing
- Architects Offices
- Automobile Rental and Leasing
- Automotive Repair Shops
- Aviation Services
- Bed and Breakfast Inns
- Business and Professional Associations
- Car Washes
- Child-care Facilities
- Commercial and Industrial Equipment Rental
- Consulting Services
- Consumer Product Rental
- Credit Card Processing
- Direct Marketing Services
- Dry Cleaning and Laundry Facilities
- Engineering Services
- Fast Lube / Auto Oil Change Service
- Freight Shipping Services
- Funeral Operations
- Hair Care Services
- Hotel and Motel - Lodging
- Interior Design Services
- Internet Service Providers
- Investment Banking
- Janitorial Services and Carpet Cleaning
- Landscaping Services
- Legal Services
- Linen and Uniform Supply Services
- Parking Facility Management
- Personnel Staffing Agencies
- Pest Control Services
- Photo Studios and Commercial Photography
- Photofinishing and Camera Stores
- Professional Services
- Real Estate Brokerage and Management
- Security System Services
- Talent and Modeling Agencies
- Taxi and Limousine Services
- Telecommunication Services
- Telemarketing Services
- Testing Laboratories
- Trade Show and Event Planning
- Travel Agencies and Services
- Veterinary Services
- Waste Management
- Water & Sewer Utilities
- Weight Reduction Services
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Technology and Communications
- Advertising and Marketing
- Biotechnology Sector
- Book Publishers
- Commercial Printing
- Computer and Office Equipment Distributors
- Computer Manufacture
- Computer Networking Equipment Manufacturing
- Computer Software Development
- Consulting Services
- Direct Marketing Services
- Electronic Components & Semiconductor Manufacture
- Electronic Components & Semiconductor Wholesalers
- Entertainment and Games Software
- Glass and Fiber Optic Manufacturing
- Graphic Design Services
- Information Technology
- Internet and Catalog Retailers
- Internet Service Providers
- Magazine Publishers
- Market Research Services
- Motion Picture Production and Distribution
- Movie Theatres
- Music Production and Distribution
- Newspapers and News Organizations
- Public Relations
- Radio Broadcasting and Programming
- Sales Promotion Services
- Search, Detection, and Navigation Equipment Manufacture
- Technology Sector
- Telecommunication Services
- TV Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks
- TV Program Production and Distribution
- Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Wireless Telecommunications Services
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Transportation, Energy, and Storage
- Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacture
- Air Charter Services
- Aircraft Parts Manufacture
- Airlines
- Automobile Dealers - Luxury
- Automobile Dealerships
- Automobile Parts and Accessories Manufacture
- Automobile Rental and Leasing
- Automotive Repair Shops
- Aviation Services
- Biofuels Production
- Boat Building
- Coal Mining
- Coastal and Great Lakes Shipping
- Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
- Deep Sea Shipping
- Electric Energy Distribution
- Electric Power Generation
- Fast Lube / Auto Oil Change Service
- Freight Shipping Services
- Fuel Oil and LP Gas Dealers
- Highway and Street Construction
- Inland Barge Transport
- Local Bus Transportation
- Motorcycle Dealers
- Moving and Storage
- Natural Gas Production and Distribution
- Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
- Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
- Oil and Gas Field Services
- Petroleum Refining
- Petroleum Wholesale Distribution
- Railroads
- Recreational Vehicle Manufacture
- Taxi and Limousine Services
- Tire Dealers
- Trucking
- Warehousing and Storage
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Wholesale
- Automobile Parts Wholesale-Retail
- Bakeries
- Beer, Wine, and Spirits Distributorships
- Building Material Supply
- Chemicals Distributors
- Coffee and Tea Manufacture
- Commercial Fishing and Seafood Distribution
- Computer and Office Equipment Distributors
- Electrical, Plumbing, and Hardware Distributors
- Electronic Components & Semiconductor Wholesalers
- Farm Equipment Distributors
- Floor Coverings
- Food Distributors
- Industrial Machinery Wholesalers
- Industrial Supply Wholesalers
- Lumber Wholesalers
- Material Handling Equipment Distribution
- Medical Equipment Distributors
- Nurseries
- Office Supply and Paper Distribution
- Petroleum Wholesale Distribution
- Pharmaceutical Manufacture and Sale
- Scrap Metals-Recycling
- Steel Distribution
- Tire Wholesalers