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• Republic Services Takes Steps to Prevent Disruptive and Coercive Acquisition Tactics

  - 2008-07-28

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) announced that its Board of Directors has taken steps that are intended to ensure that all Republic stockholders are treated equally in a transaction involving Republic. Republic has adopted Bylaw amendments intended to provide orderly procedures to regulate the written...

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• Republic Services Issues Statement in Response to Waste Management's HSR Filing

  - 2008-07-24

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Waste Management that it had filed Notification and Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 relating to purchases of shares of Republic Services: "Waste Management's...

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• Republic, Waste Connections buying pieces of themselves; Positive cash flow leads to stock buys.(News)(Republic Services Inc.)

  - 2005-05-23

  Byline: Jim Johnson Opportunity is a buzzword these days in the publicly traded waste industry, where some companies believe investing in themselves is one of their best uses for profits. Republic Services Inc., which already has...

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• Small accounts cost Republic.(News)(Republic Services Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-12-06

  Byline: Jim Johnson Republic Services Inc. is paying a hefty price for not taking care of its own trash. The nation's third-largest solid waste management company has been hit with a $1.5...

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• More for your money; Republic doubles dividend to 48 cents per year.(News)(Republic Services Inc.)

  - 2004-05-10

  Byline: Jim Johnson Republic Services Inc., after hearing from shareholders, is doubling its dividend. The company also plans to spend an additional $75 million to repurchase its own stock this year. ...

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• Republic weighs instituting dividend.(News)

  - 2003-03-03

  Byline: Jim Johnson Republic Services Inc. is considering the possibility of instituting a shareholder dividend for the first time in company history. Republic, based in Fort Lauderdale, is looking at spreading some of its cash...

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• Republic hires consultant to boost safety.(News: Republic Services Inc. hires DuPont Safety Resources)

  - 2003-02-17

  Byline: Jim Johnson Picking up and throwing away trash can be a dangerous business. With tens of thousands of pounds of garbage truck rolling up and down the nation's streets and highways every day, refuse collection ...

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• A good showing; Republic earns $236 million in '02.(News: Republic Services Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-02-17

  Byline: Jim Johnson Republic Services Inc. posted adjusted net income of $236.1 million, or $1.42 per share, on revenue of $2.37 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2002. Those figures compare with net income of...

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• The simple things; Republic's brass focuses on basics.(Republic Services Inc.'s James E. O'Connor)(Cover Story)

  - 2003-02-03

  Byline: Jim Johnson When James E. O'Connor pulls into his space in the parking lot many mornings he has 12,500 thoughts on his mind. O'Connor - who added the chairman title to his Republic Services Inc....

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• Republic strengthens hold in Indiana.(News)(Republic Services Inc.)

  - 2002-10-28

  Byline: Jim Johnson One of the nation's largest private solid waste companies has sold off a major chuck of operations in Indiana to Republic Services Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Republic sees the business acquired from...

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