Cook Group
American medical technology company
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Cook Group Incorporated is an American privately held company based in Bloomington, Indiana, and primarily involved in manufacturing of medical devices. It was ranked #324 in Forbes' 2008 America's Largest Private Companies.[2] It has three main divisions: Cook Medical, Cook Services and Cook Properties. All three divisions are made up of several subsidiary companies.[3]
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| Company type | privately held company |
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| Industry | medical device, Building Materials, Manufacturing, Plastic, Packaging & Containers. |
| Founded | 1963[1] |
| Founder | William A. "Bill" Cook[1] |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Gayle Cook (Co-Founder) Carl Cook (CEO) Pete Yonkman |
| Revenue | Over $2 billion |
Number of employees | Over 12,000 |
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History
The flagship company, Cook Incorporated, part of the medical division, was founded in 1963 in a spare bedroom in Bloomington, Indiana[1] The first products of Cook Incorporated included catheters, needles, and wire guides.[4] As of 2014, the company manufactured more than 16,000 products across 10 hospital service lines, and serves 135 countries.[5] Other companies include the manufacturers K-Tube and Cook Polymer Technology. Cook owns CFC Properties, a property development company[3] that owns residential and commercial properties in Bloomington as well as Fountain Square Mall and Grant Street Inn.[6] Cook also restored and owns the French Lick Resort, which includes the historic West Baden Springs Hotel and the French Lick Springs Hotel.[citation needed]
In September 2017, Catalent purchased Cook Pharmica for $950 million.[7] In February 2022, Cook Medical sold its Reproductive Health business to The Cooper Companies for $875 million.[8]
Subsidiaries
Medical manufacturing
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Allied manufacturing
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