Cox Enterprises
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| Private | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1898 in Dayton, Ohio |
| Founder | James M. Cox |
| Headquarters | Atlanta |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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James C. Kennedy, Chair John Dyer, President and CEO |
| Products | Telecommunications, Automotive, Mass media |
| Revenue | US$18 billion |
| Owner | Cox family 99% (Anne Cox Chambers, James C. Kennedy, Blair Parry-Okeden) |
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Number of employees
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60,000 |
| Subsidiaries |
Cox Communications Cox Media Group Cox Automotive |
| Website | www |
Cox Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held American conglomerate based in Atlanta. Cox is also a leading communications and automotive services company. Cox Enterprises is currently headed by the daughter of founder James M. Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late sister Barbara Cox. Its chairman is Barbara Cox's son, James C. Kennedy. Fourth generation members of the Cox family serve on the company's board of directors The family and company were highlighted in a 2015 Forbes article called "This Billionaire Knows the Secret to Saving a Family Business".
The company owns newspapers, television stations, radio stations, Cox Communications, Manheim Auctions, Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Savings.com and Valpak. Cox is bringing Techstars, a startup accelerator, to Atlanta to boost startups and entrepreneurs.
The company gave more than $92 million in community support in 2014 through cash and in-kind contributions.
The company was founded in Dayton, Ohio by James M. Cox, who purchased the Dayton Daily News in 1898. Cox later became the Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1920, running unsuccessfully on a ticket that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as the vice presidential candidate.
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