This post is part of our Big Company, Small Town series, featuring large companies and the small towns in which they are headquartered.

Rest assured, the first decade of the 21st century is not likely to be remembered as a renaissance period in U.S. history. No one will confuse this decade with the Roaring '20s or even the Wonderful '90s.

Further, if the nation needs an example of rebirth and renewal -- it would be hard to find a better one than the story of multinational corporation Corning (NYSE: GLW), nestled in the small town of Corning, New York.

Corning is your classic, feel-good American success story. And doesn't the United States need a few of those today?

Moreover, Corning, arguably, represents one of the signature corporate transformation stories of the digital age.

From cookware to fiber optics to LCDs

Formerly a primarily glass and cookware company, (who doesn't remember that ubiquitous Corning cookware that was safe for microwave ovens?), Corning successfully transformed itself first into a fiber optic company in the 1990s.

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