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[@BizHistory101](/creator/twitter/BizHistory101)
"$NVR started in 1948 when a war veteran built homes in Virginia. After the 2008 crash they survived by avoiding land debt renting instead. That discipline turned them into one of the most profitable homebuilders. 🏠"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1974995841955094896) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-10-06T00:31Z XX followers, XX engagements


"In 1890 two brothers in Missouri started selling plumbing fixtures. That shop became $EMR Emerson Electric. By 1910 they were making electric fans. Now they power entire industrial systems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1977426394926723105) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-10-12T17:29Z XX followers, XX engagements


"From a NY carpet mill in 1878 Mohawk grew big through acquisitions: Horizon (88) Aladdin (92) Dal-Tile (02) Unilin (05) Marazzi (13) IVC (16). Today $MHK is a global flooring powerhouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1973128033549820334) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-09-30T20:49Z XX followers, XX engagements


"In 1919 three brothers started selling car parts in Atlanta. They called it Genuine Parts Company. 100+ years later $GPC owns NAPA and does over $20B in revenue. Still family-influenced still about parts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1975235366748823753) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-10-06T16:23Z XX followers, XX engagements


"Bubble Wrap was originally invented as wallpaper. The inventors failed to sell it for home decor but IBM used it to protect computers birthing $SEEs biggest product. $SEE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1976057860506468358) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-10-08T22:51Z XX followers, XX engagements


"TotalEnergies started in 1924 when France wanted its own oil champion after WWI. Nearly a century later its among the worlds largest energy firmsnow investing heavily in renewables. $TTE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BizHistory101/status/1980680137839419843) [@BizHistory101](/creator/x/BizHistory101) 2025-10-21T16:58Z XX followers, XX engagements