Website www.wirtzcorp.com// Type of business Private | Founded 1926 | |
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Subsidiaries Coors of Las Vegas, Ltd., Forman Realty Corp. Key people Bill Wirtz, Arthur Wirtz (founder), Rocky Wirtz (CEO) | ||
Wirtz Corporation is a United States holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1922 by Arthur Wirtz as a family-owned corporation to oversee his real estate holdings. The company shortly thereafter expanded into liquor distribution. The company grew significantly throughout the 1900s by purchasing many competing liquor distributors, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team (becoming full owners in 1966), and the Chicago Bulls NBA team in 1972 (Wirtz Corp. sold the Bulls to Jerry Reinsdorf in 1985). Wirtz Corporation is part owner of the United Center arena, and also owns banking and insurance interests.
After founder Arthur Wirtz's death in 1983, his son, William, took control of the corporation and ran it until his death in 2007. The company's current owner and CEO is Rocky Wirtz.
Subsidiaries
The following is a partial list of subsidiaries of Wirtz Corporation