Herman Miller, USA (1923)

Herman Miller, Inc., creates great places to work through the design, manufacture and distribution of furnishings, interior products, and related services. Through problem-solving research and design, the company seeks to develop innovative solutions to real needs in working, healing, learning, and living environments. Net sales of $262,000 in 1923 grew to $25 million in 1970, the year the company went public; net sales in fiscal year 2006 were $1.74 billion.

Manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in the United States in Atlanta and Canton, Georgia; Lake Mills, Wisconsin; Holland, Zeeland, and Spring Lake, Michigan; as well as in China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.