If you're looking for a job, chances are you have visited CareerBuilder.com. With more than 1.5 million postings, it currently tops both Monster.com and Yahoo's HotJobs in revenue and unique website visitors (23 million unique per month).
CareerBuilder.com was founded by Rob McGovern in 1995 in Reston, VA. In July 2000 he sold it to the newspaper chains Knight Ridder Inc. and Tribune Co. for about $200 million. McGovern left in 2002. It is currently owned by Gannett Co., Tribune Company, and The McClatchy Company.
Dimensions: 1600 people x 11 years x ~$650 million (estimated for 2006)
Funding: IPO in 1999, purchased in 2000
Customers: Recruiters in any size company
Location: Chicago [Downtown] + www.careerbuilder.com