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Rahr company history timeline

1851

Rahr Brewery – January 4, 1851.

1853

Rahr Brewery – Saturday, May 14, 1853.

1897

William Rahrs’s Sons – Eagle Brewery Employee photo taken in 1897.

1900

William Rahr Sons’ Company Eagle Brewery – circa early 1900’s pre-prohibition beer glass.

1903

Rahr Brewery – Thursday, June 18, 1903.

From the book, 100 Years of Brewing, H.S. Rich & Co., 1903.

1914

The Manitowoc Malting Company – May 12, 1914.

1916

William Rahr Sons’ Brewery – 1916.

1926

Cereal Products Company, 1926.

1933

Fortunately for Rahr, as well as everyone else, prohibition came to an end in 1933 and they could again produce malt for a thirsty population.

1936

Rahr also found an eager workforce and a welcoming city in Shakopee, according to a February 6, 1936 article in the Shakopee Argus-Tribune.

1940

In 1940, Salesman and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Rahr.

1943

Rahr Malting Company – July 1, 1943.

1946

Rahr Malting Company – May 26, 1946.

2004

He bought the apartment from the Trump Organization in 2004 for $13 million, making him neighbors with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump before their move to Washington, D.C. When Trump announced his candidacy for president, Rahr was among those spotted in the crowd.

2010

By focusing on mom-and-pop shops and casting himself as the “underdog” distributor, he grew the company into the largest privately held pharma wholesaler in the United States He sold the business, named Kinray, to Cardinal Health in 2010 for $1.3 billion.

2011

Riverland AG Marine Tower – November 21, 2011.

2021

Briess Malting towers – April 22, 2021.

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