United Mine Workers of America. Braidwood is the home of the Mine Workersâ Union Local #1 which was the first Minersâ Union in Illinois. It led to the unionization of all states that mined for coal. William D. Ryan, born in Braidwood in 1861, was a founder of the UMWA.
1. BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) BASF is the biggest chemical producing company in the world with annual sales reaching $78.7 billion in 2014. The German company, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany is focused on industry grade chemicals used in the automotive, construction, and pharmaceutical industries.
Largest company: ChevronRevenue: $212.0 billionHeadquarters: San Ramon, CAOwnership: PublicChevron is one of the largest oil companies in the world. With revenues of $212 billion, Chevron is also the largest company in California, beating out the 52 other California-based Fortune 500 companies.