Viad Corp is headquartered in Phoenix,
Arizona
Viad Corp is the successor company
of The Greyhound Corporation that was incorporated
in 1926.
Greyhound’s first operations
(transportation) began in 1914 in Hibbing, Minnesota
and grew to be
the largest bus company in the world, known as Greyhound
Lines.
In the early 1960’s, the
company began a diversification program through
acquisitions:
In 1970, Armour and Company was acquired in a public
offering, and the businesses of The Greyhound Corporation
were further diversified. Armour was a major producer
and marketer of food and consumer products, including
Dial Soap. In 1985, the consumer products business
of Armour was broadened with the acquisition of the
Purex lines of products.
Greyhound also diversified into the food service
business. Just to mention a few, its Post Houses
restaurants serviced bus passengers, and Greyhound
Food Management supplied food services to plants
and businesses.
In 1990, after the sale of the bus business, the
name was changed to Greyhound Dial Corporation and
in 1991 became The Dial Corp. The company adopted
its present name after the sale of the consumer products
business in 1996.
Today, Viad's services are classified into two reportable business segments, Convention and Event Services
and Travel and Recreation Services.
For more information or to obtain
Viad Corp’s
10-K ,
go to the company’s web site at www.viad.com.
