Abstract
In this article we reflect on the role played by companies and entrepreneurs in shaping the territory during a particular period in Argentina's economy. The firm-territory link was manifested in both a material dimension and an intangible one that can be seen in the formation of a community's collective imagination and industrial identity. The selected case is Cristalerías Rigolleau, a manufacturer of glass containers set up in the south of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the early 20th century.In this sense, examination of a particular case can make a contribution to a broader and conceptual debate. What is it that attracts companies to set up in a particular locus? What were the challenges and choices posed by import-substitution industrialization at the local level?
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