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1. World Wide Technology Inc.
- 2009 Rank: 1 (Last Year: 1)
- Chief Executive(s): David L. Steward
- Business Type: Information technology products and services
- Address: 60 Weldon Pkwy.
St. Louis, MO 63043 - Staff: 1138
- Year Started: 1990
- Website: http://www.wwt.com
Financial Information
- 2008 Revenues: $2530.0
Coming in at No. 1 on the BE Industrial/Service Companies list for the sixth consecutive year, World Wide Technology Inc. continues to stand out as the nation’s top-grossing black-owned business.
Since its inception, WWT has grown from a small startup to the nation’s leading minority-owned distributor of information technology products, services, and supply chain solutions. With more than 1.6 million square feet of state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution space, the St. Louis-based systems integrator operates in several locations across the globe, including Anchorage,Alaska; Tampa, Florida; Dallas; Honolulu; Los Angeles; New York; and Brazil.
In 2008, the company saw a 73% increase in its revenues, up from $1.8 billion in 2006. With revenues expected to exceed $2.5 billion in 2009, WWT is poised to become the first black-owned business in history to break the $3 billion barrier.
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