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First American climbs FORTUNE 500 list. (Business Alert).


SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County, California and is the county seat. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River.  -- BASED THE FIRST American Corporation
This article is about The First American Corporation; for the similarly named banks see First American National Bank


Officially referred to as The First American Corporation (FAC) ,
 has been named a member of the FORTUNE 500 for the second consecutive year. First American First American may refer to:
  • First American (comics), A superhero from America's Best Comics
  • First American, a division of the now-defunction Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
 climbed 86 places from 437 to 351 on FORTUNE magazine's list of the largest U.S. companies by revenue, due to a record-setting performance of $4.70 billion in revenue in 2002.

FORTUNE ranked First American as the 42nd fastest-growing company among the FORTUNE 500 in one-year adj. 1. completing its life cycle within a year.

Adj. 1. one-year - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
annual

phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
 revenue growth, and 37th on its "Best Investments: Total Return to Shareholders (1 Year)" list. The 2003 FORTUNE 500 list appeared in the April 14, 2003, issue of FORTUNE.

"[Last year] was a banner year for First American, and we are proud to once again be recognized by FORTUNE as one of the premier companies in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. ," said Parker S. Kennedy, president of The First American Corporation. "The tremendous revenue growth of our company is directly attributable to our employees, and through their efforts we will continue to maximize shareholder value and strive for growth."
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