Alderwoods Group
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| Alderwoods Group, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: AWGI) |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Industry | Death Care |
| Revenue | US$749 million (2005) |
| Employees | 8,300 (2005) |
| Website | http://www.alderwoods.com |
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The Alderwoods Group, Inc. is the second largest provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services in North America with operations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Its executive office is in Toronto, Ontario, and it has administrative offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Burnaby, British Columbia. The company trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol AWGI.[1]
As of June 17th, 2006, Alderwoods had 579 funeral homes, 72 cemeteris and 61 combination funeral homes and cemeteries in 36 states, seven Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico.[1] The company's locations include Rose Hills Memorial Park, considered to be the largest memorial park in the world.[2]
The Alderwoods Group was formed after the Loewen Group emerged from bankruptcy on January 2nd, 2002.[1] On April 3rd, 2006, Alderwoods agreed to be acquired by Service Corporation International, of Houston, Texas, for US$20.00 per share.
[edit] References and footnotes
- ^ a b c ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC. 10-K 2005. Retrieved on September 4, 2006.
- ^ Rose Hills Website. Retrieved on September 4, 2006.
