Reporters can access 10Ks, 13Ds, proxies and other vital corporate documentation dating back to at least 1996. Edgar Online , a commercial Web site, allows users to search SEC documents by an individual's name, and also can display the names of people involved with a particular company. SEC E-Mail Alerts . Company Sleuth's e-mail service includes alerts to patents, trademarks, Internet registrations and bulletin board postings in addition to SEC records. Hoover's Inc. provides thumbnail profiles of public and private companies, plus links to individual firms' press releases, SEC data, home pages, competitors, citations in various press outlets and other information.
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Press Releases . Business-related press releases are available through Business Wire and PR NewsWire . The Prospector provides links to secretary of states offices around the country. Angela Vaughn of the University of Virginia provides links to the growing number of state, county and municipal governments that provide property records online. Non-Profit Records .