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The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. Its initials have often been satirically interpreted as "Here Before Christ". From its longtime headquarters at York Factory on Hudson Bay, it controlled the fur trade throughout much of British-controlled North America for several centuries, undertaking early exploration and functioning as the de facto government in many areas of the continent prior to the arrival of large-scale settlement. Its traders and trappers forged early relationships with many groups of First Nations/Native Americans and its network of trading posts formed the nucleus for later official authority in many areas of western Canada and the United States. In the late 19th century, its vast territory became the largest component in the newly formed Dominion of Canada, in which the company was the largest private landowner. San Jose, Ca 95126. With the decline of the fur trade, the company evolved into mercantile business selling vital goods to settlers in the Canadian West. Today the company is best known for its department stores throughout Canada.

On January 26, 2006, HBC's board unanimously agreed to a bid of $15. 25 CAD/share from Jerry Zucker, whose original bid was $14. 75 CAD/share, ending a prolonged fight between HBC and Zucker, a South Carolina billionaire financier and longtime HBC minority shareholder. Bay Area Moving Companies,Bay Area Moving Services,California Moving Companies - California,Bay Area,New York Your Bay Area Moving Company.