People Express Airlines (New Jersey) : The first low-cost airline in the United States
11-10-2019
(USKings.us) People Express Airlines, stylized as PEOPLExpress, was an American low-cost airline that operated from 1981 to 1987, when it was merged into Continental Airlines. The airline's headquarters was in the North Terminal of Newark International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey.
L.L.Bean (Maine) : The most successful mail-order business in the United States
10-10-2019
(USKings.us) L.L.Bean is an American, privately held retail company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company is headquartered where it was founded, in Freeport, Maine. It specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment.
National Hockey League (New York) : The largest ice hockey league in the United States
01-10-2019
(USKings.us) The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.
Georgia World Congress Center (Georgia) : The first state-owned convention center established in the United States
30-09-2019
(USKings.us) The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft2 (360,000 m2) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States.
NAB Show (Nevada) : The largest show for media, entertainment and technology in the United States
28-09-2019
(USKings.us) NAB Show is an annual trade show produced by the National Association of Broadcasters. It takes place in April, and has been held since 199 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show's tagline is "Where Content Comes to Life". NAB show is the largest show for media, entertainment and technology.
McCormick Place (Illinois) : The largest convention center in the United States
28-09-2019
(USKings.us) McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America. It consists of four interconnected buildings and one indoor arena sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
NP Dodge Company (Nebraska) : The oldest real estate firm in the United States
27-09-2019
(USKings.us) The NP Dodge Company is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Established in 1855 as a small land office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, NP Dodge is now the largest full-service real estate firm in the Omaha metro area. NP Dodge Company is the oldest real estate firm in the United States.
Pekin Noodle Parlor (Montana) : The oldest continuously operating Chinese-American restaurant in the United States
26-09-2019
(USKings.us) Behind every Chinese-American restaurant is a tale of assimilation, innovation, and survival—but the Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte, Montana has a particularly storied past. Founded by immigrants in 1911, it claims to be the oldest continuously operating eatery of its kind in the United States. Now, the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Brooklyn is featuring the eatery in its new exhibit, "Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant," which looks at how Chinese food in the U.S. evolved into the ubiquitous cuisine we know and love today.
Knight-Swift Transport Holdings Inc. (Arizona) : The largest trucking company in the United States
25-09-2019
(USKings.us) Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (referred to as Knight-Swift) is a publicly traded, American, truckload motor shipping carrier based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is the largest trucking company in the United States.
Maine Avenue Fish Market (Washington) : The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States
24-09-2019
(USKings.us) The Maine Avenue Fish Market also known as the Fish Wharf, or simply, the Wharf is an open-air seafood market located in Southwest Washington, D.C. The Fish Market is one of the few surviving open air seafood markets on the east coast of the United States. A local landmark, the Maine Avenue Fish Market is the oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States, seventeen years older than New York City's Fulton Fish Market.
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