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Encyclopedia > Summa Corporation

Summa Corporation was the name adopted for the business interests of Howard Hughes after he sold the tool division of Hughes Tool Company in 1972. The tool division would merge with Baker International in 1987 to form Baker Hughes, the world's third-largest oil-services company. Howard Hughes standing in front of a Boeing Army Pursuit Plane, Inglewood, California, 1940s. ... Hughes Tool Company was established in 1909 when Howard R. Hughes, Sr. ... Baker International was established 1907 when Reuben C. Baker developed a casing shoe that revolutionized cable tool drilling. ... Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) is the worlds third-largest oil-services company behind Schlumberger and Halliburton . ...


This new holding company contained Hughes' varied investments including extensive properties, KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Hughes Air West, the Hughes Sports Network, Toolco Aircraft (later Hughes Helicopters) and other investments. Hughes Aircraft remained part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute until its sale to General Motors in 1988. Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city City nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Location of Las Vegas in Nevada County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 293. ... Hughes AirWest was an airline that was backed up by multi-millionaire Howard Hughes. ... Hughes logo adopted after his death Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defence/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ... Hughes logo adopted after his death Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defence/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ... The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a United States non-profit medical research institute based in Chevy Chase, Maryland and originally founded by the aviator and engineer Howard Hughes in 1953. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ...


Howard Hughes died in 1976 at the age of 71, leaving no will. Administrators were appointed lead by his cousin William Lummis. Hughes Helicopters was sold to McDonnell Douglas for $500 million. DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ...


In September 1994 Summa Corporation was renamed The Howard Hughes Corporation. Howard Hughes Corp. was acquired by the Rouse Company in 1996. Rouse was, in turn, acquired by General Growth Properties in 2004. The Howard Hughes Corporation is a major real estate development and management company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Rouse Company, founded by James W. Rouse in 1939 and publicly held since 1956, is a shopping mall and community developer. ... General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States. ...


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As Blackstone says, the king is made a corporation to prevent in general the possibility of an interregnum and to preserve the possessions of the Crown entire; for immediately upon the demise of one king his successor is considered in law as having full possession of the regal dignity and privileges.
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Summa Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (219 words)
Summa Corporation was the name adopted for the business interests of Howard Hughes after he sold the tool division of Hughes Tool Company in 1972.
In September 1994 Summa Corporation was renamed The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Rouse was, in turn, acquired by General Growth Properties in 2004.
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