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Eye-Care Products Manufacturer Alcon Starts Trading on New York Stock Exchange.

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| March 22, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Barry Shlachter

Mar. 22--FORT WORTH, Texas--Alcon Laboratories went public in style on Wall Street Thursday, and the world's largest eyecare products maker instantly became one of Tarrant County's most valuable publicly traded companies.

The mood at Alcon's South Freeway headquarters was jubilant as the company's shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Many of the 2,600 local employees clapped and cheered when a satellite TV feed showed Alcon Chief Executive Tim Sear, and other executives from Alcon and Swiss parent company Nestle, ring the bell to start the exchange's trading day.

Nestle, a food industry giant, raised $2.3 billion for …

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