The Andersons, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Douglass Fertilizer &...

PR Newswire;  April 29, 2008 ;     479 words ......announced it has acquired Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc...Plant Nutrient Group. Douglass Fertilizer will be an excellent...said CEO Mike Anderson. Douglass Fertilizer will nicely diversify...

The Andersons acquires railcar business

Toledo Business Journal;  March 1, 2004 ;   Anonymous;   343 words ...The Andersons, Inc. has finalized the acquisition of railroad rolling stock and leasing assets from Railcar, Ltd. and Progress Rail Services Corporation, both of which are part of Progress Energy, Inc. The sale was initially announced in March 2003. The assets, comprised of approximately 6,700

The Andersons Acquires Cargill's Seymour Wholesale Fertilizer Facility.

PR Newswire;  May 27, 1999 ;     426 words ...MAUMEE, Ohio, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) today announced that it has acquired the assets of Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc.'s wholesale fertilizer distribution and manufacturing plant located in Seymour, Ind. The facility manufactures agricultural grade polyphosphate

The Andersons Acquires Alabama Lawn Fertilizer Plant.

PR Newswire;  June 18, 1999 ;     291 words ...MAUMEE, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) today announced that it has acquired a production facility in Montgomery, Ala., from an affiliate of Koch Industries. The 11-acre property is located on a CSX rail line within a mile from Interstate 65. The Andersons will make

The Andersons Acquires Two Manufacturing Units, Adds Filtration Systems to...

PR Newswire;  July 29, 2005 ;     523 words ...MAUMEE, Ohio, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Andersons, Inc. today announced it has completed the purchase of two business units from Master Chemical Corporation, Perrysburg, Ohio. Hydroflow Systems, LLC and Systems Equipment Division (SED) will become part of The Andersons' Rail Group.

State cracks down on plant trespassing

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  July 25, 2004 ;   Karen Blatter;   295 words ...PONTIAC The state is cracking down on trespassers to the old Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant property because of health and safety reasons. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has reminded Livingston County...

Virginia Natural Gas Unit Buys Chesapeake, Va., Site for Propane Storage.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 6, 2004 ;     439 words ......spend about $30 million at the former site of the Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant. The facility will be just south of the Gilmerton...said. The city provided no subsidy, he said. The Smith-Douglass Fertilizer Co. was founded by Oscar Smith and a partner on that site...

NATURAL GAS COMPANY TO BUILD STORAGE SITE BY RIVER.(BUSINESS)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 6, 2004 ;     434 words ......spend about $30 million at the former site of the Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant. The facility will be just south of the Gilmerton...said. The city provided no subsidy, he said. The Smith-Douglass Fertilizer Co. was founded by Oscar Smith and a partner on that site...

Property's problems no picnic

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  July 27, 2003 ;   M.K. Guetersloh;   334 words ......place for a picnic or a bike ride. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency officially sealed off the abandoned Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant near South Streator in 1988. Signs warn trespassers they may be endangering their health as well as breaking the...

Bigger cleanup sought IEPA plan delays work at toxic site

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  September 11, 2003 ;   Kurt Erickson;   414 words ......of Streator. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Renee Cipriano said a plan to clean up the former Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant needs to be bigger in scope -- and dollars -- than one proposed last year by state Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa...

Hazardous site study approved

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  June 18, 2004 ;   Karen Blatter;   376 words ......Illinois Environmental Protection Agency have different figures on how much money it will cost to cleanup the former Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant, which closed almost 20 years ago. The former plant in Newton Township has acidic ponds, asbestos and unsafe levels...

Site cleanup depends on creative financing Eco-disaster in the making?

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  January 28, 2003 ;   Kurt Erickson;   628 words ......state Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa, Illinois taxpayers would contribute $1 million for the cleanup of the former Smith-Douglass fertilizer plant. The money would come through the often-criticized "member initiative" program. If the spending is approved by Gov...

Firm offers to fix berm of toxic pond

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  February 9, 2003 ;   M.K. Guetersloh;   534 words ......remove about 4,000 tons of nonhazardous waste - mostly empty buildings and construction debris - from the abandoned Smith- Douglass fertilizer plant. In addition to that work, David Bryant of Allied Waste said his company will donate its equipment and manpower...

INTEREST WAS PLANTED EARLY FOR GARDEN COLUMNIST STIFFLER.(HOME)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 10, 1996 ;     200 words ......down South'' while serving in the Navy. For more than 25 years, Stiffler worked in marketing and advertising with Smith-Douglass Fertilizer, which later became part of Borden Inc. He operated that company's lawn and garden division. Stiffler and the late Fred...

MEMORIES GROW AMONG CRESTWOOD'S WEEDS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR...

The Virginian Pilot;  June 19, 2001 ;     541 words ......boards replaced curtains in windows of the cinder block houses, built more than 60 years ago for employees of the Smith-Douglass Fertilizer Co. Leroy left at some point - so did almost everyone else - and Hyman had to travel farther and farther between houses...