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ReferenceUSA's historical data files contain records for each business in its US business database from 1997 to present, with most of the attributes that are available in their current database product (including XY longitude and latitude coordinates that allow the data to be plotted and mapped using GIS software). Current members of the Baruch community can request specific extracts of these files by year, geographic area, and business type or name.
There are two ways you can access this data:
WRDS Wharton Database
For data from 1997 to present, current Baruch students, faculty, and staff can access WRDS Wharton from the library's databases page. Create a one-day account using your Baruch email address. Under subscriptions click Infogroup. You'll be able to construct your own query to extract data of interest, and when the extract is ready you can download it from the website.
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This resource is for users who want to study historical change in individual business establishments in a given area over time. If you are looking for current data use the ReferenceUSA database access ReferenceUSA via the library's databases page instead. If you are looking for historical or contemporary summaries of business establishments (i.e. sums or counts of businesses by type and geography) use the Census Bureau's County or ZIP Code Business Patterns data instead.