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• Groupe Cabico Merges with Republic Industries

  - 2001-06-01

  CABINETMAKER GROUPE CABICO of Ayers Cliff, QUE, announced that it will merge into Republic Industries of Marshall, TX. Under the agreement, Cabico's management will remain in place and continue to operate the business. Cabico management will also become "significant" shareholders in Republic. Cabico sells cabinets through a network...

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• Republic Industries

  - 2001-03-01

  Republic Industries has expanded three of its plants. A $2 million investment of its Republic division plant in Marshall, TX, plant added a UV flat line, doubled productivity and improve quality. The company added $750,000 worth of machinery in its Sunshine division in Florida, including a CNC panel saw, thermofoil...

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• Republic Industries: Reborn and Rising

  - 2000-03-01

  After going bankrupt in the mid-1980s, this Marshall, TX-based company has resurrected itself to become a leading cabinet player in the South. A DOZEN YEARS AGO, Gene Ponder repurchased and rebuilt "from scratch" the shuttered cabinet company he had sold off only a few years before. Today, Republic Industries...

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• Republic Industries Buys Legacy Cabinets

  - 1999-11-01

  REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES INC. of Marshall, TX, recently completed its second acquisition of the year with the purchase of Legacy Cabinets LLC. Details of the buyout were not disclosed. Legacy, based in Eastabooga, AL, and profiled by Wood & Wood Products in November 1998, was founded in 1994 by former...

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• Republic Industries rebrands as AutoNation.

  - 1999-04-12

  Republic Industries changed its corporate name to AutoNation Inc. The move by the company founded 27 months ago by H. Wayne Huizenga signals the marketer's intent to make AutoNation a national brand name in new and used car sales, service and rental. Republic Industries changed its...

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• New Name, New Direction for Former Republic Industries.

  - 1999-04-06

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7 -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- What's in a new name? Senior executives at Republic Industries say a better chance to build their brand and promote their concept to potential investors as well as customers. On...

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• Republic Industries to Sell Kendall, Fla., Dealerships.

  - 1999-03-12

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13 -- Republic Industries said Friday it is selling its Toyota and Lexus dealership in Kendall back to original owner Gerald Bean. Republic did not disclose the sales price, nor a specific reason for getting rid of...

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• Republic Industries to Sell Solid Waste Business.

  - 1999-03-03

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 4 -- Republic Industries said Wednesday it will sell the rest of its solid waste business to the public because the government rejected its plan for a tax-free spinoff to Republic shareholders. The Fort Lauderdale company announced...

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• Republic Industries Halts Plan for Used-Car Superstore in San Jose, Calif..

  - 1999-02-26

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26 -- AutoNation USA, the chain of used-car mega-stores that had been planning to open a store in San Jose, has changed its mind. But its parent company, Republic Industries, plans to continue its aggressive strategy of...

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• Republic Industries Opens AutoNation USA Superstore in Dublin, Calif..

  - 1999-02-24

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 24 -- DUBLIN, Calif. -- After a year of misses and financial losses with giant used car "superstores" in other cities, Republic Industries Inc. hopes it has the right elements for success in the East Bay. ...

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