LLC stands for Limited Liability Company - LLC after a company name replaces the letters PLC (which stood for Public Limited Company).

From their website: "On April 11, 1997, Globe Pequot was purchased by Morris Communications Corporation, based in Augusta, Georgia. Morris Communications Corporation is a privately held company with nationwide, diversified holdings in newspaper and magazine publishing, radio, outdoor advertising and computer services...."

Any company with Limited, Ltd. or LLC attached to their name would be a limited liability company. Company's such as Natureworks LLC and The Markets LLC are examples.

LLC = Limited Liability Company

It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a Limited Liability Corporation. However, an LLC can file taxes as either a Discarded Entity, a Corporation or a Partnership.