Editing Springfield, Massachusetts (section)

===Former companies===
With a history spanning nearly four centuries, Springfield has been home to a number of legacy companies that were household names, including:
* [[Forbes & Wallace]]: Regional department store, closed in 1974
* [[Friendlys|Friendly Ice Cream Corporation]]: Founded in Springfield, headquartered in the Springfield suburb of [[Wilbraham, Massachusetts]].
* ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'': Founded in Holyoke in 1885, and published in Springfield from 1887 to 1911 before being moved to New York City with its purchase by the Hearst Corporation.
* [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company]]: America's first motorcycle brand, was founded by George M. Hendee and C. [[Oscar Hedström]] in Springfield in 1901
* [[Milton Bradley Company]]: American game company established in 1860. Headquartered in Springfield until its relocation to suburban East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
* Monarch Insurance: Founded in Springfield in 1901, filed for bankruptcy in 1991, soon after completing Springfield's tallest skyscraper, [[Monarch Place]].
* [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]: Rolls-Royce of America Inc. was formed in 1919 to meet the growing U.S. luxury car market. A manufacturing plant was set up on Hendee Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the former 'American Wire Wheel Company' building. Over the years, the factory's 1,200 employees produced 1,703 Silver Ghosts and 1,241 Phantoms, with the first Silver Ghost chassis finished in 1921. The [[Wall Street Crash of 1929|1929 stock market crash]] led to the plant's closure in 1931. Springfield is the only place outside [[United Kingdom|Britain]] where Rolls-Royce luxury cars have ever been built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollsroycefoundation.org/rolls-royce-in-america.html|title=Rolls-Royce in America|website=Rolls-Royce Foundation|access-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150000/http://rollsroycefoundation.org/rolls-royce-in-america.html|archive-date=October 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts]]: founded in Springfield in 1937 with the purchase of The Stonehaven Hotel, and later the [[Hotel Kimball]].
* [[Springfield Armory]]: Founded by George Washington in 1777; began production of the [[M1 Garand]] in 1936, closed by [[the Pentagon]] in 1968. The current-day [[Geneseo, Illinois]]-based [[Springfield Armory, Inc.]] has no presence in Springfield outside [[brand licensing|licensing the trademark]]. 
* [[Wason Manufacturing Company]], one founded in 1845, large railway livery manufacturer, first mass-producer of a sleeping car; closed 1932