Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is one of the world's leading providers of product safety and certification testing services, performing more than 90,000 evaluations each year. Products that successfully navigate through its stringent tests are registered with the lab and can bear the UL Mark -- a widely trusted symbol for product safety and assurance. Nearly 20 billion products from 72,000 manufacturers bear the UL Mark each year. UL also offers commercial inspection and regulatory training services, as well as consumer safety advice. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. serves mainly Asia, North America, and Europe. William Merrill founded the nonprofit lab in 1894.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1960 to promote research in atmospheric and related environmental sciences. A consortium of more than 60 universities, UCAR provides real-time weather data to universities, educates weather forecasters, and organizes international experiments through its Office of Programs. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research also maintains radars, aircraft, and computer models for weather and climate through the National Center for Atmospheric Research. UCAR is funded by sponsors such as the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA.

Video Research is one of Japan's leading media research firms, providing ratings and audience data for television, radio, Internet, and print publications. In addition, Video Research Ltd. monitors outdoor media effectiveness and offers a range of custom research services. Video Research Ltd. also provides Windows-based analysis software for clients to use on PCs. Its subsidiaries include Video Research Comhouse, Video Research USA, Video Research Interactive, and Video Research International (Thailand). Founded in 1962, Video Research Ltd. has 10 offices located throughout Japan, as well as operations in Thailand and the US.

Virtual Media Resources helps client companies understand where their brands fit in their respective markets and then make plans enhance their standing with target audiences. Virtual Media Resources, Inc. provides market and media research services, as well as brand development and marketing consulting services. Founded in 1992, Virtual Media Resources, Inc. provides audience analysis, demographic and geographic breakdowns, and media sales support services. VMR's analytics and modeling services include brand loyalty analysis, customer segmentation, and ad effectiveness measurement. Clients come from advertising, media, and not-for-profit sectors.

Walker Information helps its customers get to know their customers. Walker Information, Inc. offers measurement and research services aimed at increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty for corporate clients in a variety of industries. Walker Information, Inc. also offers research and consulting on corporate image, employee satisfaction, and supplier relationships, as well as traditional market research and survey services. Walker Information has operations in the US and Canada. Consumer research pioneer Dorothy Walker started the firm in 1939; the Walker family continues to own the company.

Westat, Inc. provides surveys consulting and research services primarily for government agencies. Westat, Inc. fields of expertise include medical study analyses, employment and training program evaluations, customer satisfaction research, and workplace assessments. Services include study design and analysis, data collection, and IT support; Westat, Inc. also offers Web site evaluation and custom market research services. In addition, Westat has a clinical trials operation and it develops its own statistical analysis software. Founded in 1961, Westat, Inc. has operations in about 10 states and is employee-owned.

Western Wats wrangles information for its clients. The data collection firm provides the raw information that is the basis for market research and insight on such topics as concept testing, satisfaction measurement, market segmentation, and product development. Specializing in quantitative research data, Western Wats conducts surveys and collects information using telephone interviews (administered by real interviewers or an interactive voice response system) as well as online surveys for such industries as telecommunications, retail, health care, and high technology. Western Wats began collecting data in 1987.

Whittaker and Associates can find a way to unload your 12 million sq. ft. refrigerated distribution center, lure plastic companies into your country, and find out why a company might buy someone else's widget instead of yours. Whittaker Associates, Inc. provides market intelligence data and analysis covering economic development, corporate, and real estate categories. Services include targeted lead generation; predictive modeling; expansion and retention research; company reports; and industry intelligence. Clients have included the Trade Commission of Spain, the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, Giddings & Lewis, and Food Lion.

The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) provides independent research on the performance of workers' comp systems. So Workers Compensation Research Institute can focus on unbiased studies and information gathering, the not-for-profit organization doesn't take positions on public policy issues. Among the topics on which WCRI conducts research are the performance of different workers' comp systems, system costs, and effects of regulatory changes. Members of WCRI, who support the institute's work and receive its reports, include insurers, government entities, and large employers. WCRI was founded in 1983.

Wyle Laboratories provides engineering, testing, life cycle management, clinical health services, operations support, and other technical support services to clients in such industries as aerospace, life sciences, telecommunications, and transportation. Besides serving commercial and industrial clients, Wyle Laboratories, Inc. is also a large government contractor, working with various branches of the Department of Defense and NASA. Founded in 1949 as a testing laboratory, Wyle Laboratories operates more than 40 facilities around the country with about 3,800 employees. Wyle Laboratories, Inc. owns fellow government contractor Wyle Information Systems Group. In June 2009 private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners bought Wyle Laboratories.

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