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Ingram Industries

Ingram Industries

American manufacturing company

Ingram Industries is a manufacturing company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The company consists of diversified businesses in marine transportation aggregate supply, book distribution, print on demand book manufacturing, management and distribution services.[4] Ingram's businesses are divided into two units: Ingram Marine Group and Ingram Content Group.

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Ingram's Bruce R. Birmingham (on right, behind M/V Mississippi)

History

The company was founded by E. Bronson Ingram II in 1978.[1] It is headquartered at One Belle Meade Place, in Belle Meade, West Nashville.[2][3][5]

Its chief executive officer is Orrin H. Ingram II.[1][6]

In 1989, Micro D, a wholesaler of personal computer products, agreed to be acquired by Ingram Industries in a $43.9-million deal.[7] It evolved into Ingram Micro.

In 2002, Ingram Industries acquired Midland Enterprises, a company that owns 2,300 barges and 80 towboats. Ingram made the acquisition for $230 million and assumed $135 million of debt as a result.[8]

Subsidiaries

Ingram Industries includes Ingram Barge Company, Ingram Content Group, and Ingram Entertainment.[1][9]

References

  1. [1]
    #216 Ingram Industries, Forbes
  2. [2]
    E. Thomas Wood, The Empire Strikes Back: Protecting the Ingram family fortunes Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Nashville Scene, June 6, 1996
  3. [3]
    Gould Turner: One Belle Meade Place
  4. [4]
    "Ingram Industries". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  5. [5]
    One Belle Meade Place, Emporis
  6. [6]
    Company Overview of Ingram Industries Inc., Bloomberg Business
  7. [7]
    Schine, Eric (1989-01-20). "Micro D Agrees to Be Acquired by Ingram Industries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  8. [8]
    Fox, David (2002-01-24). "Ingram Industries buys 2,300 barge fleet for $230 million". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  9. [9]
    Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: Ingram Industries
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