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Our clients

Rowland & Associates has a distinguished client list
across a spectrum of industries around the globe.

A selection appears in the following list.
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American Airlines
ARCO
AT&T Bell Labs
BDM International
Beckman Instruments
Bell Northern Research
Bell South
Boise Cascade
Callaway Golf
Chevron
Deloitte & Touche
Electronic Industry Assoc.
Epson America, Inc.
Evans & Sutherland
Fleishman-Hillard
Ford Motor Company
Frost & Sullivan
GDE Systems
GE Capital
General Dynamics
Georgia Power
George P. Johnson
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Hughes Electronics
Hughes Space and Comm.
Hyundai Kia Tech Center
Idaho Power
IDI
IDRC
Intel
International Paper
ITOCHU International
ITT
Johnson & Johnson
Japan Society of NY
Johnson & Higgins
La Costa resorts


Landis+Gyr/Toshiba
Levi Strauss
Lincoln Life
Lincoln National Re
Louisiana Power & Light
Medtronic
Merrill Lynch
Mobil Oil
Motorola
National Assoc. of Realtors
NEC America
Nippon Express USA
Nortel
NYNEX
Pacific Telecom Cable
Panasonic Automotive Systems 
Panasonic Automotive Europe
Panasonic Information Systems
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Public Relations Society
Raytheon
Roland Corporation
SEKISUI SPI
So. California Gas
Sony Electronics
Sony Pictures
TDK
Toshiba Am. Electronic Corp.
Toshiba Am. Medical Sys.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Toyota Financial Services
TRW
Unisys
UPS
USC
Verizon Wireless
Weyerhaeusar

 

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