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Amsted Rail company history timeline

1980

In 1980 Lanterman retired as chairman.

1982

Smith began his legal career in 1982 at the Chicago law firm of Hopkins & Sutter (since merged into Foley & Lardner), where he was a corporate partner and chairman of the corporate transactions group.

1984

After a third bad year, things finally rebounded for Amsted in 1984.

1985

In April of 1985 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission received a form 13D, disclosing that a corporate raider, Charles Hurwitz, held more than eight percent of Amsted's shares.

Later in 1985, the company collected Nipak Pipe and merged it with Plexco.

1986

Amsted went private via an employee stock ownership buyout in 1986.”

1987

Litho-Strip, a metal precoating operation, was sold off in February of 1987, because it was no longer considered a core business.

1989

A year later, the company got rid of its PACO pumps operation, and in 1989 sold both Plexco and Henry Pratt.

1992

There was, however, a small recovery in 1992, when Amsted acquired the Ceramic Cooling Tower Company, a manufacturer of low-maintenance cooling tower units, and folded it into Baltimore Aircoil.

1999

Franson joined AMSTED in 1999 as Assistant Controller-Tax.

2004

Kmiec joined Amsted in 2004 and was most recently Vice President – International Finance and Strategic Planning at Amsted Rail.

2011

Joy joined AMSTED in 2011.

2014

Athas joined AMSTED in 2014.

2017

Meyers joined AMSTED in 2017.

2018

BAC interns started their Summer Internship on May 21, 2018.

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