St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School was founded in 1964, by the merger of two schools.

It was founded in 1984 by the merger of the Popular Democrats and the Progressive Valdotanian Union.

The city was founded on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the towns of Karasuyama and Minaminasu.

Quaker Oats was founded in 1901 by the merger of four oat mills:

Ine was founded on November 3, 1954 by the merger of four villages.

It was founded in 1972 by the merger of six former independent municipalities.

It was founded in 1904 by the merger of several regional organisations.

ALPE was founded in January 2010 by the merger of five groups:

AMIA was founded in 1989 by the merger of three organizations:

The current company was founded in 1922, by the merger of shipyards in the area and has been in its current location since 1932.