For the year founded, use Corporate Affiliations data through Nexis Uni. Select Company Dossier from the menu and search for the company.The founding year will appear at the beginning of the Overview.

Also, use Capital IQ to locate year founded. Go to the Tearsheet. Year Founded is in top left section of the page. 

Full-time MBAs have additional access to Capital IQ via MBA Career Management.  See our FAQ titled Where Can I Get Access to Capital IQ? for complete details.