The Rouse Company, headquartered in Columbia, Md., is one of the premiere real estate development and management companies in the world. The Company was founded in 1939 and has been publicly held since 1956. The Rouse Company's development and management experience encompasses master-planned residential communities and retail, office, research and development, and industrial properties. The Rouse Company developed the acclaimed planned community of Columbia, Md.

The Rouse Company is developing master-planned communities throughout the United States. In addition to Columbia, the Company's activities include Summerlin, a 21,000-acre community just outside Las Vegas, The Woodlands in Houston and an 9,000-acre parcel of land set for community development beginning in 2005.
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