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logoNewell Rubbermaid, parent company of Sanford Business-to-Business, announced it would close its Sanford operations in Janesville, WI early next year, laying off 153 workers. Sanford is the last remnant of the former Parker Pen company, a company that in many ways defined Janesville.

On August 20th Candy Meininger, sister and former business partner of Henry, died in her sleep at home. She had valiantly battled colon cancer for the past two years. She will be missed by many in our industry who knew and respected her. Candy’s memorial service will be held on Saturday August 29 at 11:30am at Horan & McConaty on South Colorado Blvd at East Mississippi (1091 S. Colorado) in Denver, CO.  A notice will be placed in the Denver Post on Wednesday August 26th and Friday August 28th. The Horan and McConaty website is www.horancares.com where the obituary can be read and a guest book signed.

logoNew York-based Barnes & Noble reached a definitive agreement to acquire Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Inc, the contract operator of 624 college bookstores. The acquisition price will be $460 million net of the cash on hand. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is currently owned by Leonard Riggio, the chairman of Barnes & Noble.

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