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Acme Brick Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of brick and masonry-related construction products and materials.Founder George E. Bennett (October 6, 1852 – July 3, 1907), chartered the company as the Acme Pressed Brick Company on April 17 1891, in Alton, Illinois, [1] although the company's physical location has always been in Texas.
Company Sector Ownership % Acquisition Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Acquisition Price Notes Acme Brick Company: Materials and Construction 100% 2000/08/01 [2] ~$600 Million ($4,392.65 Million 2017) [3] [4] Alleghany Corporation: Insurance 100% 2022/10/19 [5] $11.6 billion [5] Included Alleghany subsidiary Kentucky Trailer, which designs and manufacturers ...
In June 2000, the company acquired Justin Brands, the parent company of Justin Boots, Acme Boots, and Acme Brick for $600 million in cash. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas , Acme manufactures and distributes clay bricks (Acme Brick), concrete block (Featherlite), and cut limestone (Texas Quarries).
In 1947, annual sales reached $1 million. Three years later, Joe's grandson, John Justin Jr., bought out the company's stock and gained control of the company. On Nov. 3, 1950, John Jr. became vice president and general manager of H.J. Justin & Sons, Inc. The company merged with Acme Brick Company in 1968 to become First Worth Corporation. In ...
During her divorce from Alexander, Verna fought for her business interests in Arkansas and maintained control of Malvern Brick and Tile. She returned to her home in Arkansas and continued to manage Malvern Brick and Tile until it was sold to Acme Brick in the 1970s. Garvan's personal corporation, ABCO, was dissolved after her death [2]
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Scott consistently ranked among the wealthiest Americans. With his wife, Suzanne, he founded the public, non-profit Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation which has funded the Scott Atrium & Education Center at University of Nebraska Medical Center, [6] the Scott Technology Center [7] in Omaha, and The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve.