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City Company

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London

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“Our connection and utilization of the river is the crown jewel of our city,” said Amy Donahue, a spokeswoman for River City Company, the nonprofit economic development group responsible for overseeing riverfront improvements.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2015

He followed that with 20 years as an official with the Garden City Company, a large land holding company with about 30,000 acres in irrigation in Finney and Kearny counties.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2014

Brenn, 64, retired from the Garden City Company in 2003 as senior vice president and general manager.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2014

They still owe the money and their collateral is still pledged to the National City Company.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's that City Company that I hinted at," Sir Charles went on.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)