rocktenn was an american paper and packaging manufacturer based in norcross , georgia .

in 2015 it merged with meadwestvaco to form the westrock company .

it was one of north america 's leading producers of corrugated and consumer packaging and recycling solutions , with annualized net sales of approximately $ 10 billion .

the company employed approximately 26,000 people and operated more than 245 facilities in the united states , canada , mexico , chile , argentina and china .

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norcross - based rocktenn has completed its merger with meadwestvaco to officially become westrock .
existing credit agreements means the existing rocktenn credit agreement and the existing mwv credit agreement .
that structure will leave meadwestvaco investors with 50 . 1 percent of the new company and rocktenn stockholders with the remainder , assuming 7 percent of the rocktenn group takes the cash payout .
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stakel said rocktenn monitored smurfit - stone ' s quarterly reports , and the acquisition became official in january , which made rocktenn north america ' s second - largest container - board company behind international paper .
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“rocktenn’s acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations and creating long term shareholder value , ” james a . rubright , rocktenn’s chairman and chief executive , said in a statement .
since it formed , rocktenn has made about a dozen acquisitions , but three are considered major since 2005 .
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stakel said rocktenn would project to be in the fortune 260 among fortune 500 companies in the next fiscal year .
the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone .
rocktenn to acquire smurfit - stone container corp . creating a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market
rocktenn shareholders will own about 56 percent of the combined company , and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 percent .
the company rocktenn and meadwestvaco will form , which had not been named as of monday , will have combined sales of $ 15 . 7 billion . the new company ' s board will include eight directors from rocktenn and six directors from meadwestvaco . rocktenn ceo steven voorhees will become ceo and meadwestvaco chairman and ceo john luke jr . will become non - executive chairman .
the new rocktenn space will be in the current duke realty building in duluth , which has more than 68 , 000 square feet .
rocktenn to acquire smurfit - stone container corp . creating a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market | business wire
the merger will combine two of the biggest names in packaging , creating a company with 9 . 4 million tons of production capacity . it will also expand rocktenn’s business in the midwest and west coast . the combined company will keep rocktenn’s headquarters in norcross , ga .
rocktenn chairman and chief executive officer james a . rubright stated , “we are pleased with the strong support that both rocktenn and smurfit - stone shareholders had for this transaction and are excited about the opportunity to create additional value for our customers , shareholders and employees . the acquisition of smurfit - stone brings us one step closer to making rocktenn the most respected and profitable integrated paperboard and packaging company in north america . we welcome the former smurfit - stone customers to rocktenn and look forward to providing them with exceptional product quality and service . ”
rocktenn was formed in a merger between rock city packaging and tennessee paper in 1973 . meadwestvaco was formed in a merger between mead corporation and westvaco in 2002 . in 2011 , rocktenn announced the consolidation of its chicago and metro st . louis operations to gwinnett , bringing 500 new jobs to the community and representing $ 5 million in capital investment . earlier this year , rocktenn and meadwestvaco announced its merger .
the acquisition of smurfit - stone brings us one step closer to making rocktenn the most respected and profitable integrated paperboard and packaging company in north america . we welcome the former smurfit - stone customers to rocktenn and look forward to providing them with exceptional product quality and service .
with more than 500 employees , rocktenn in west point is one of the largest employers in the middle peninsula region . rocktenn is the largest source of tax revenue for west point . by edwards ' estimates , it accounted for 40 - 50 percent of the town ' s local tax base .
meadwestvaco ' s headquarters in richmond , va . rocktenn and meadwestvaco announced on monday that they would combine to form a $ 16 billion packaging company .
in an economic climate where business expansion is rare and job creation is not often delivered , rocktenn is proud to be an aberration to recent trends .
in connection with the proposed transaction , rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation will be filing documents with the securities and exchange commission ( sec ) , including the filing by rocktenn of a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn . rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation stockholders are urged to read the registration statement on form s - 4 and the related joint proxy statement / prospectus when they become available , as well as other documents filed with the sec , because they will contain important information . the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the sec ' s web site at urltoken , or by contacting rocktenn investor relations at 678 - 291 - 7900 or smurfit - stone container corporation investor relations at 314 - 656 - 5553 .
) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced the results of their meetings of shareholders held earlier today . both rocktenn and smurfit - stone shareholders approved the merger as more than 99 % of the rocktenn shares that voted at the meeting voted “for” the merger and more than 91 % of the smurfit - stone shares that voted at the smurfit - stone meeting voted “for” the merger .
rocktenns chairman and chief executive officer , james a . rubright said rocktenns acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers expectations and creating long term shareholder value . the containerboard and corrugated packaging industry is a very good business and u . s . virgin containerboard is a highly strategic global asset . with this acquisition , rocktenns fiber input ratio will be 55 % virgin and 45 % recycled . we believe this transaction provides the greatest possible career opportunities for our co - workers from both companies .
rocktenn manufactures corrugated shipping containers , displays and point of purchase packaging . the firm represents a long history as a supplier to the meat industry in canada .
with the sec at the secs web site at www . sec . gov , or by contacting rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or
rocktenn ' s chairman and chief executive officer , james a . rubright said , “rocktenn’s acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations and creating long term shareholder value . the containerboard and corrugated packaging industry is a very good business and u . s . virgin containerboard is a highly strategic global asset . with this acquisition , rocktenn’s fiber input ratio will be 55 % virgin and 45 % recycled . we believe this transaction provides the greatest possible career opportunities for our co - workers from both companies . ”
the chief executive of rocktenn , steven c . voorhees , will continue in that role at the newly combined company , while meadwestvaco’s chairman and chief executive , john a . luke jr . , will become nonexecutive chairman . rocktenn will contribute eight of its directors to the new company’s board , while meadwestvaco will bring six .
west point — still reeling from rocktenn co . ' s announcement monday that it would be merging with richmond - based packaging company meadwestvaco corp . to create a $ 16 billion global packaging company , town officials and employees at rocktenn ' s west point paper mill say they are optimistic about the plant ' s future .
with approximately 240 facilities in the u . s . , canada , mexico , chile , argentina and china , rocktenn , a fortune 500 company , has about 26 , 000 employees , 475 at the millville plant . rocktenn is the largest paper recycler , largest display manufacturer and largest preprint linerboard producer in north america .
the family’s business , tennessee paper mill , was founded in 1917 by finley’s grandfather and others . finley joined tennessee paper mill in 1930 as a bookkeeper and became executive vice president in 1950 . in 1973 , the company merged with rock city box company , creating rocktenn . finley served as chairman of the board for rocktenn .
in connection with the proposed transaction , rocktenn and smurfit - stone will be filing documents with the securities and exchange commission ( the  sec  ) , including the filing by rocktenn of a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn . rocktenn and smurfit - stone stockholders are urged to read the registration statement on form s - 4 and the related joint proxy statement / prospectus when they become available , as well as other documents filed with the sec , because they will contain important information . the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the secs web site at www . sec . gov , or by contacting john stakel , vp - treasurer , rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or smurfit - stone investor relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5553 or smurfit - stone media relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5827 .
and because the new jobs will have a pay scale that ' s considered above average , rocktenn will receive $ 12 . 5 million in quality job tax credits .
as johnson noted , and rubright referred to in earlier news reports , rocktenn prefers to stay in the background , yielding to its clients ' brand or product identity .
two big makers of packaging materials , rocktenn and meadwestvaco , agreed on monday to merge , creating a $ 16 billion manufacturer of cardboard cartons and other types of boxes .
the company will have its principal executive offices in richmond , where meadwestvaco is based . its operating offices will be in norcross , ga . , where rocktenn is based .
under the terms of the agreement , which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , meadwestvaco corp . stockholders will receive 0 . 78 shares of the combined company for each share they own , while rocktenn shareholders will receive either one share of the combined company or a specific cash amount for each rocktenn share held .
) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . the aggregate consideration , consisting of 50 % cash and 50 % rocktenn stock , is valued at $ 35 per - share of smurfit - stone common stock , and represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone’s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 . the aggregate equity value of the transaction , based on the closing price of rocktenn’s common stock on january 21 , 2011 , is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion .
rocktenn was advised by wells fargo and the law firm king & spalding . smurfit - stone was advised by lazard and the law firm wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .
the new jobs will come from chicago and creve coeur , mo . , a suburb of st . louis , but stakel said rocktenn would still have a presence in those cities .
the aggregate purchase price being paid for smurfit - stone’s equity in the transaction is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion , consisting of approximately $ 1 . 8 billion of cash and the issuance of 30 . 9 million shares of rocktenn common stock . following the acquisition , rocktenn shareholders will own approximately 56 % and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 % of the combined company .
in conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on $ 4 . 3 billion of debt financing . the company said the money was used to finance the merger , repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , refinance rocktenn ' s existing credit facilities , pay fees and expenses related to the acquisition and provide about $ 1 billion
for general corporate purposes .
the aggregate purchase price being paid for smurfit - stones equity in the transaction is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion , consisting of approximately $ 1 . 8 billion of cash and the issuance of 30 . 9 million shares of rocktenn common stock . following the acquisition , rocktenn shareholders will own approximately 56 % and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 % of the combined company .
under the terms of the transaction , shareholders in both manufacturers will take stakes in a new , as yet unnamed company . for each share in rocktenn that they own , shareholders can receive either one share in the new company or the cash equivalent to the volume - weighted average price of rocktenn’s shares over a five - day period that ends three trading days before the deal closes .
rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north americas leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of $ 3 billion . rocktenns 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .
in 2005 , rocktenn , a leading north american producer of consumer and corrugated packaging and recycling solutions , acquired gulf - states and restored the fold - pak name after purchasing all gsd packaging assets .
this month , rocktenn announced the acquisition of smurfit - stone , one of its competitors , and subsequently made a $ 5 million local investment that would create 500 jobs in the next two years .
the transaction is expected to close in the second calendar quarter of 2011 and is subject to customary closing conditions , regulatory approvals , as well as approval by both rocktenn and smurfit - stone stockholders .
norcross , ga . , creve coeur , mo . , and chicago , ill . , january 23 , 2011  rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . the aggregate consideration , consisting of 50 % cash and 50 % rocktenn stock , is valued at $ 35 per - share of smurfit - stone common stock , and represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stones closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 . the aggregate equity value of the transaction , based on the closing price of rocktenns common stock on january 21 , 2011 , is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion .
rocktenn said sunday that it had agreed to buy smurfit - stone , a maker of packaging products that emerged from bankruptcy protection last year , for $ 3 . 5 billion in cash and stock .
rocktenn has completed its acquisition of smurfit - stone . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , each outstanding share of smurfit - stone common stock ( other than dissenting shares ) , has been converted into the right to receive $ 17 . 50 in cash and 0 . 30605 of a share of rocktenn class a common stock . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , timothy j . bernlohr , terrell k . crews , and ralph f . hake have joined the rocktenn board of directors from the smurfit - stone board of directors , increasing the number of directors from 10 to 13 .
rocktenn has completed its acquisition of smurfit - stone . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , each outstanding share of smurfit - stone common stock ( other than dissenting shares ) , has been converted into the right to receive usd 17 . 50 in cash and 0 . 30605 of a share of rocktenn class a common stock . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , timothy j . bernlohr , terrell k . crews , and ralph f . hake have joined the rocktenn board of directors from the smurfit - stone board of directors , increasing the number of directors from 10 to 13 .
the gravity of the jobs addition wasn ' t lost on johnson , who said if rocktenn chose to leave the area ,
it ' d take us 100 years to make up for that .
rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north america ' s leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of $ 3 billion . rocktenn ' s 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers ' expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .
rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north america ' s leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of usd 3 billion . rocktenn ' s 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers ' expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile , and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .
wells fargo securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to rocktenn and king & spalding llp acted as legal counsel . smurfit - stones financial advisor was lazard and its legal advisor was wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .
under the terms of the deal , rocktenn will pay 0 . 30605 of its own shares and $ 17 . 50 in cash , or $ 35 a share at friday’s closing price , for each smurfit - stone share . the price represents a 27 percent premium to smurfit - stone’s friday closing price of $ 27 . 52 . rocktenn will also assume $ 1 . 8 billion of smurfit - stone’s debt and pension liabilities .
it ' s fun , because it makes you proud ,
said john stakel , a rocktenn vice president and the company ' s treasurer .
it ' s energizing , rewarding from a professional standpoint .
the new jobs will make rocktenn the ninth - largest company in gwinnett county , with more than 900 employees . it would also be in the top 10 of the largest publicly traded companies in metro atlanta by revenue .
norcross , georgia , and creve coeur , missouri , usa , 07 february 2011 - - ( business wire ) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) announced today that the federal trade commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the hart - scott - rodino antitrust improvements act of 1976 in connection with the previously announced acquisition of smurfit - stone container corporation by rocktenn .
in the first five trading sessions since the smurfit - stone acquisition was announced , rocktenn ' s stock was up 17 percent . before the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn held 2 percent of the container - board market , and smurfit - stone owned 17 percent . but in 2009 , smurfit - stone filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . in june of last year , it emerged from bankruptcy , and reported improved profit margins last fall .
the late w . max finley , former chairman of the rocktenn corporation , dedicated his life to public service . he was an active supporter of the university of tennessee system and a 1931 graduate of the university of chattanooga .
wells fargo securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to rocktenn and king & spalding llp acted as legal counsel . smurfit - stone ' s financial advisor was lazard and its legal advisor was wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .
this strategic transaction , unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , will create a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market . upon closing , rocktenn will maintain its headquarters in norcross , ga .
robin keegan , director of corporate communications with rocktenn , said while it ' s too early to announce how the companies ' integration will directly affect the west point facility , the new company ' s first step will be organizing leadership .
norcross , georgia , usa , 27 may 2011 - - ( business wire ) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) shareholders today approved the merger of the companies . more than 99 % of the rocktenn shares that voted at the meeting voted
for
the merger and more than 91 % of the smurfit - stone shares that voted at the smurfit - stone meeting voted
for
the merger .
smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . for each share of smurfit - stone common stock , smurfit - stone stockholders will be entitled to receive 0 . 30605 shares of rocktenn common stock and $ 17 . 50 in cash , representing 50 % cash and 50 % stock . the aggregate consideration is $ 35 per smurfit - stone common share . the consideration represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone’s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 .
smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . for each share of smurfit - stone common stock , smurfit - stone stockholders will be entitled to receive 0 . 30605 shares of rocktenn common stock and $ 17 . 50 in cash , representing 50 % cash and 50 % stock . the aggregate consideration is $ 35 per smurfit - stone common share . the consideration represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stones closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 .
rocktenn was advised by the blackstone group , lazard and the law firm cravath , swaine & moore . meadwestvaco was advised by bank of america merrill lynch , goldman sachs , greenhill & company and the law firm wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .
part of the reason rocktenn decided to keep its headquarters in norcross was the $ 15 . 7 million in incentives it received from the state and gwinnett county . it also received $ 700 , 000 in property tax incentives from the city of norcross .
pro forma adjusted ebitda is calculated as the sum of rocktenn’s credit agreement ebitda and smurfit - stone’s adjusted ebitda plus pro forma adjustments consistent with the two . our definitions of pro forma adjusted ebitda may differ from other similarly titled measures at other companies .
pro forma adjusted ebitda is calculated as the sum of rocktenns credit agreement ebitda and smurfit - stones adjusted ebitda plus pro forma adjustments consistent with the two . our definitions of pro forma adjusted ebitda may differ from other similarly titled measures at other companies .
rocktenn , smurfit - stone and their respective directors , executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction . information concerning rocktenn’s executive officers and directors is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the sec on december 17 , 2010 . information concerning smurfit - stone’s executive officers and directors is set forth in its annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2009 , which was filed with the sec on march 2 , 2010 , and in its current report on form 8 - k filed on july 7 , 2010 . additional information regarding the interests of participants of rocktenn and smurfit - stone in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction will be included in the above - referenced registration statement on form s - 4 and joint proxy statement / prospectus when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from rocktenn and smurfit - stone using the contact information above .
rocktenn , smurfit - stone and their respective directors , executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction . information concerning rocktenns executive officers and directors is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the sec on december 17 , 2010 . information concerning smurfit - stones executive officers and directors is set forth in its annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2009 , which was filed with the sec on march 2 , 2010 , and in its current report on form 8 - k filed on july 7 , 2010 . additional information regarding the interests of participants of rocktenn and smurfit - stone in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction will be included in the above - referenced registration statement on form s - 4 and joint proxy statement / prospectus when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from rocktenn and smurfit - stone using the contact information above .
added cummiskey ,
rocktenn is a great example of how important it is to cultivate our existing companies . the company ' s experience here certainly helped pave the way for its decision to consolidate its functions in georgia after it acquired smurfit - stone .
rocktenn was formed after rock city box company merged with tennessee paper mills in 1973 . tennessee paper mills was founded during world war i , and survived the great depression and world war ii while morris established a friendship with the grandson of the company president .
, or by contacting john stakel , vp - treasurer , rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or smurfit - stone investor relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5553 or smurfit - stone media relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5827 .
rocktenn s employee intranet enables the company s employees to access information from the comfort of their home . the intranet is called the employee zone , a site that allows employees to access hr self - service , an application that enables employees to view and manage their personal information
in addition to the equity consideration , rocktenn will assume smurfit - stone’s net debt and pension liabilities . as of december 31 , 2010 smurfit - stone’s net debt was $ 0 . 7 billion and its pension liabilities were $ 1 . 1 billion ( $ 0 . 7 billion after - tax ) . rocktenn has received $ 3 . 7 billion in committed bank financing from wells fargo bank n . a . , rabobank and suntrust bank to finance the cash portion of the transaction , to refinance existing debt and to provide liquidity for the combined operations .
. the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the sec’s web site at
in addition to the equity consideration , rocktenn will assume smurfit - stones net debt and pension liabilities . as of december 31 , 2010 smurfit - stones net debt was $ 0 . 7 billion and its pension liabilities were $ 1 . 1 billion ( $ 0 . 7 billion after - tax ) . rocktenn has received $ 3 . 7 billion in committed bank financing from wells fargo bank n . a . , rabobank and suntrust bank to finance the cash portion of the transaction , to refinance existing debt and to provide liquidity for the combined operations .
steve voorhees chief executive officer . steve voorhees is chief executive officer . previously he was ceo of rocktenn . prior to that , steve served in various executive leadership roles , including president and chief operating officer ; executive vice president and chief financial officer ; and chief administrative officer .
situated on the banks of the pamunkey river , the paper mill produces white top linerboard recycled medium used in various types of packaging . the mill celebrated its 100th anniversary last year , having opened in 1914 as the chesapeake pulp & paper co . it became chesapeake corp . in 1918 and remained as such until 1997 when it came under the ownership of st . laurent paperboard inc . rocktenn acquired the mill from smurfit - stone container corp . in january 2011 . in recent years , rocktenn has invested nearly $ 100 million in capital improvements at the mill .
rocktenn , which has a presence in canada , mexico , chile , argentina and china , has operations in norcross , lithia springs , columbus , duluth , hartwell , covington , atlanta , augusta , college park , lithonia and marietta . it boasts more than 26 , 000 employees .
the companies reported quarterly earnings monday , both exceeding wall street expectations . rocktenn posted first - quarter net income of $ 125 . 1 million and revenue of $ 2 . 51 billion . meadwestvaco earned $ 53 million and recorded revenue of $ 1 . 37 billion for its fourth quarter .
throughout its 82 years , the millville paper mill , now under the ownership of the rocktenn co . based in norcross , ga . , has had its fair share of owners , starting with the international paper co . , which built the paper mill in 1930 . southwest forest industries bought it in 1979 , stone container corp . purchased it in 1987 and merged with the jefferson smurfit corp . in 1998 to make smurfit - stone container corp . , which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009 . rocktenn purchased the mill from smurfit - stone in may of 2011 .
continuing a legacy of support for utc , a $ 1 . 1 million gift from the finley family has created the w . max finley chair for excellence in american business to honor the entrepreneurial energy and career of the late w . max finley , former chairman of the rocktenn corporation .
rhett coates , a contract employee with rocktenn , said he and other employees at the west point facility are optimistic that production will increase at the plant once the merger finally closes . “the outlook seems promising , ” he said , “but we ' ll just have to wait and see . ”
norcross - - nearly 40 years ago , this city was home to a family - owned business of paperboard and box manufacturing with sales of $ 23 million . today , rocktenn co . reports $ 10 billion in net sales , and is one of the crown jewels of the business community in norcross and gwinnett county .
the combined manufacturer will keep its headquarters in meadwestvaco’s hometown , richmond , va . , but will maintain operating offices in norcross , ga . , rocktenn’s home base . the two companies said they would reap up to $ 300 million in cost savings within three years after the deal closes , which is expected by june 30 .
“there are strategic benefits and growth opportunities that come with the merger , ” she said . “we understand ( how the merger will affect rocktenn in west point ) is a question on everyone ' s mind , but that facility is very important to us ; we recognize what a tight - knit community they have there . ”
according to nasdaq , as of 1 : 53 p . m . jan . 27 , rocktenn stocks had dropped 1 . 81 percent to $ 65 . 75 per share after closing monday at $ 66 . 85 . meadwestvaco shares had also dropped 1 . 15 percent from $ 51 . 10 to $ 50 . 76 .
mergers and acquisitions are difficult , because at the end of the day people are impacted by it , both positively because rocktenn is more successful ,
he said .
but if you ' re maybe in creve coeur or chicago , for them it ' s not , maybe , the same end result , but hopefully they find great professional opportunities .
rocktenn ' s history stretches back to its original ceo , worley brown ' s father - in - law , arthur morris . morris bought rock city box company in 1945 after it was founded in 1898 . in 1953 , the norcross roots were planted when morris purchased parks box and printing company in norcross . morris then persuaded brown in 1964 to join the company .
in conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on $ 4 . 3 billion of debt financing , consisting of a $ 1 . 475 billion , 5 - year revolving credit facility ; a $ 1 . 475 billion , 5 - year term loan facility ; a $ 750 million , 7 - year term loan facility and a $ 625 million , 3 - year accounts receivable securitization facility . the borrowings under the new debt facilities were used in part to finance the merger , to repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , to refinance rocktenn’s existing credit facilities , to pay for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of smurfit - stone and to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes of approximately $ 1 billion .
smurfit - stone is one of the industrys leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and one of the worlds largest paper recyclers . smurfit - stone has manufacturing mill capacity of 7 . 0 million tons , and when combined , rocktenn will have 9 . 4 million tons of total production capacity , including 7 . 5 million tons of mill production in the attractive containerboard market .
in conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on usd 4 . 3 billion of debt financing , consisting of a usd 1 . 475 billion , five - year revolving credit facility ; a usd 1 . 475 billion , five - year term loan facility ; a usd 750 million , seven - year term loan facility , and a usd 625 million , three - year accounts receivable securitization facility . the borrowings under the new debt facilities were used in part to finance the merger , to repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , to refinance rocktenn ' s existing credit facilities , to pay for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , and to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes of approximately usd 1 billion .
smurfit - stone is one of the industry ' s leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and one of the world’s largest paper recyclers . smurfit - stone has manufacturing mill capacity of 7 . 0 million tons , and when combined , rocktenn will have 9 . 4 million tons of total production capacity , including 7 . 5 million tons of mill production in the attractive containerboard market .
stakel pointed to the vision ceo james rubright brought when he joined the company in 1999 as a reason for the company ' s growth within the paperboard industry . rocktenn makes boxes and consumer paper and cardboard - based packaging boxes for products from microwavable meals , to fast - food boxes , to bubble gum . that vision is based on principles of low - cost prices , efficient manufacturing and great customer service , stakel said .
more in store . less out - of - pocket . 2014 rock - tenn shared services , llc , norcross , ga . all rights reserved . a rocktenn display delivers more of the wow factor . like with this award - winning oorstand that turns shoppers into stoppers and browsers into buyers for the axe brand . maybe we can help you stand out in store ? kathy mcgowan - carnes | 855 - 229 - 2163 urltoken
“ originator ” means each of rock - tenn company of texas , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn converting company , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn mill company , llc , a georgia limited liability company , rock - tenn – solvay , llc , a delaware limited liability company , pcpc , inc . , a california corporation , waldorf corporation , a delaware corporation , rocktenn – southern container , llc , a delaware limited liability company and rocktenn cp , llc , a delaware limited liability company ; provided , however , that in the event that any such originator is merged into , or sells or distributes substantially all its assets to , another direct or indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of the parent , it shall no longer be an originator , but the surviving or transferee entity shall succeed to the rights and obligations of such originator and be deemed an originator hereunder .
rocktenn will host a conference call to discuss our results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 , our acquisition of smurfit - stone container corporation and other topics that may be raised during the discussion at 8 : 30 a . m . , eastern time , on monday , january 24 , 2011 . the conference call will be webcast live with an accompanying slide presentation , along with a copy of this press release , at urltoken .
mary spencer , director of financial compliance at rocktenn , said at the compliance week 2015 conference that the key to successful sarbanes - oxley compliance has been to view sox compliance as a project management exercise—and one that changes annually at that . “sox is always going to be a project , and it’s never the same twice , ” she said . “the risk assessment , the review , the people , the environment , the technology : they are all changing . ”
rocktenn’s “credit agreement ebitda” is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our existing senior credit facility . credit agreement ebitda is generally defined as consolidated net income plus : consolidated interest expense , income taxes of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , depreciation and amortization expense of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , certain non - cash and cash charges incurred , and charges taken resulting from the impact of changes to accounting rules related to the expensing of stock options .
rocktenns credit agreement ebitda is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our existing senior credit facility . credit agreement ebitda is generally defined as consolidated net income plus : consolidated interest expense , income taxes of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , depreciation and amortization expense of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , certain non - cash and cash charges incurred , and charges taken resulting from the impact of changes to accounting rules related to the expensing of stock options .
finley was a staunch backer of both academics and athletics at utc . his generosity allowed the athletics program to survive when budgets were limited and he funded a professorship and a variety of scholarships . he received both the university of chattanooga distinguished alumni award and the outstanding service award of the utc alumni council and was inducted into the university’s hall of fame . finley stadium , home of the utc football team , is located on the site of the former rocktenn plant and is named in finley’s honor .
west point mayor jim hudson , who would only speak to the merger as a matter of speculation , said he understood why no “hard facts” were yet available . “considering where they are in the process ( of the merger ) , it ' s understandable from a business perspective why they ' re being so quiet about this , ” he said monday . “being an eternal optimist , i assume this merger will benefit the mill and strengthen rocktenn — making them more competitive globally — and the town of west point . ”
capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the credit agreement dated as of july 1 , 2015 , by and among westrock company , a delaware corporation ( “ westrock ” ) , as parent borrower , rocktenn company of canada holdings corp . / compagnie de holdings rocktenn du canada corp . , a nova scotia unlimited company , as canadian borrower , the subsidiary borrowers party thereto , westrock rkt company ( f / k / a rock - tenn company ) , a georgia corporation , and westrock mwv , llc ( f / k / a meadwestvaco corporation ) , a delaware limited liability company , as initial guarantors , the lenders party thereto and well fargo bank , national association , as administrative agent and multicurrency agent , with such amendments , modifications , supplements , restatements or replacements as may hereafter be in effect , provided , however , that immediately after giving effect to any such amendment , modification , supplement , restatement or replacement , the lender remains a party thereto ( the “ guarantor credit agreement ” ) .
. hts reserved s , ga . all rig llc , norcros d services , - tenn share 2014 rock more in store . less out - of - pocket . a rocktenn display delivers more of the wow factor . like with this award - winning pallet display that turns shoppers into stoppers and browsers into buyers for the simply asia / thai kitchen brands . as the leading producer of in - store displays , we bring you better insights , more innovative technologies and greater efficiencies than anyone else . maybe we can help you stand out in store ? kathy mcgowan - carnes | 855 - 229 - 2163 urltoken
during the papermaking process , whole logs are debarked and converted into chips of the appropriate size . the chips are cooked in vessels where chemicals and steam are added to remove the lignin and other components . the resulting pulp is washed and refined to the proper consistency through different steps in the process . from there , this stock which is 99 . 5 - percent water is sent to the paper machine where it is dewatered and dried . “many parameters are controlled to meet the customer’s specifications on the basis of weight , moisture and strength , ” rocktenn general manager pedro fuster says . the resulting product is converted into rolls of different sizes depending on what the customer needs .
this document contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . forward - looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as may ,  will ,  anticipate ,  estimate ,  expect ,  project ,  intend ,  plan ,  believe ,  target ,  forecast ,  and other words and terms of similar meaning . forward - looking statements involve estimates , expectations , projections , goals , forecasts , assumptions , risks and uncertainties . rocktenn and smurfit - stone caution readers that any forward - looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking statement . such
1 . rock - tenn company of texas , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn converting company , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn mill company , llc , a georgia limited liability company , rock - tenn – solvay , llc , a delaware limited liability company , pcpc , inc . , a california corporation , waldorf corporation , a delaware corporation , rock - tenn – southern container , llc , a delaware limited liability company and rocktenn cp , llc , a delaware limited liability company ( collectively , the “ existing originators ” and , together with any other entity satisfying the definition of “originator” contained in the sale agreement ( as hereinafter defined ) , the “ originators ” ) , parent and recipient have entered into a fifth amended and restated receivables sale agreement , dated as of september 15 , 2014 ( as amended , restated or otherwise modified from time to time , the “ sale agreement ” ) , pursuant to which the originators , subject to the terms and conditions contained therein , are selling all of their respective right , title and interest in and to certain accounts receivable to recipient .
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rock - tenn provides superior marketing and packaging solutions to consumer product companies at very low costs . we attract capable , highly motivated people who seek an opportunity to apply their talents to build a great company . we are committed to relentless performance and : exceeding our customers ' expectations every time ; creating long - term shareholder value ; encouraging and rewarding employee excellence .
three partners form tennessee paper mills , inc . , establishing in chattanooga the first recycled paperboard mill in the south .
morris purchases rock city box co . and changes the name of his other company to rock city box sales company .
the various companies owned by morris are consolidated into rock city packaging , inc .
tennessee paper mills and rock city packaging merge to form rock - tenn company , based in norcross , georgia .
alliance display and packaging , maker of corrugated displays , is purchased ; rock - tenn goes public .
waldorf corporation , producer of folding cartons and recycled paperboard , is acquired ; rock - tenn and sonoco products company merge their fiber partition operations into a joint venture called rts packaging , llc .
the company acquires cartem wilco group inc . , a canadian firm specializing in pharmaceutical and health and beauty packaging .
rock - tenn company was formed in 1973 , the product of a merger between tennessee paper mills inc . and rock city packaging , inc . its origins date back to 1898 , when the rock city box company of nashville , tennessee , was founded . among its customers in the mid - 1940s were a local boot factory , a local candy manufacturer , a hosiery company , and several shirt manufacturers . the owners , joe mchenry and a . e . saxon , who also operated several other business ventures , wanted to sell out and retire . rock city was attractive to arthur newth morris , owner of the southern box company , not least for its bank account of $ 60 , 000 . morris purchased the company in 1944 for $ 200 , 000 , making a cash down payment of $ 50 , 000 .
the 25 - year - old morris had been a printer and part - time presbyterian minister when he went to work in 1926 for edwin j . schoettle , a philadelphia industrialist who owned a group of box and printing companies that bore his name . for a monthly salary of $ 350 morris was expected to manage several hundred employees , some of them more than twice his age . he also traveled along the eastern seaboard , explaining to meatpackers his discovery that they could avoid shrinkage of their hot dogs by putting them in schoettle ' s boxes instead of stringing them up like bananas .
by 1935 morris was making a salary on which he could comfortably support his wife and four children , but he wanted to go into business for himself . armed with life savings of $ 5 , 000 and a $ 7 , 500 investment by his boss , he moved to baltimore . there he managed the j . e . smith box & printing co . during the day , while running the southern box company , a company he founded in 1936 , at night . using smith ' s presses , die - cutters , and other boxmaking equipment during the evening , morris began servicing two anchor customers who knew him from his philadelphia days .
only six months after morris had left philadelphia , schoettle came to baltimore to offer him a promotion and a $ 25 , 000 salary . when morris refused , schoettle offered to sell morris his own majority share of southern box for $ 25 , 000 . a bank loan to morris made the deal possible . he moved to new quarters for $ 200 a month , left day - to - day management to one of his employees , and devoted himself to finding new accounts . in its first year the company made a few thousand dollars on sales of $ 60 , 000 .
by 1942 morris was doing well enough to open a corrugated box plant and to buy another baltimore enterprise , the king folding box co . , where he installed a corrugated sheet cutter . morris sold corrugated partitions to major glass companies , which needed them to separate the bottles and glasses they shipped . the following year the name of his enterprise was changed to newth morris box company . in 1944 another branch was opened in jacksonville , florida , where the company produced cardboard anti - radar devices for world war ii american troops and popcorn boxes for movie theater owners . following morris ' s purchase of rock city box co . that same year , he changed the name of newth morris box co . to rock city box sales company .
morris ' s purchase of rock city box co . put him in contact with one of its suppliers and his future merger partner : tennessee paper mills . a . l . tomlinson and john stagmaier , two of tennessee paper ' s three founders , were athens , tennessee , businessmen who already owned box factories . the company ' s third founder was a . m . sheperd of vincennes , indiana , a boxboard manufacturer . tennessee paper mills was incorporated in 1917 with stagmaier as president , tomlinson as vice - president , and sheperd as general manager . with $ 300 , 000 raised from stock offerings , the three men established a paperboard factory in chattanooga , where operation began in july 1918 . by the end of the year the new company had made a handsome net profit of $ 23 , 367 on sales of $ 165 , 799 .
beginning in 1954 , however , tennessee paper began losing customers to companies manufacturing lower - cost folding cartons and corrugated and plastic containers . the trend in the business was toward vertical integration . many paperboard companies acquired - - or merged with - - their customers . typically profits were made at the mill level , by selling boxes virtually at cost . the effect on boxmakers was so severe that by 1957 tennessee paper was extending credit and loans to its customers in order to keep their accounts .
one of these customers was rock city . its consumption of tennessee paper ' s board grew from about 1 , 000 tons in 1944 to about 37 , 000 tons in 1972 , when it took 44 percent of tennessee paper ' s total boxboard production . between 1965 and 1968 tennessee paper bought 29 . 5 percent of rock city ' s common stock , preparing the way for the eventual merger of the two companies . by then rock city owed tennessee paper more than $ 4 million in loans .


the open court publishing company is a publisher with offices in chicago and la salle , illinois .

it is part of the carus publishing company of peru , illinois .

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[ item ] , open court publishing company records , special collections research center , southern illinois university carbondale .
open court publishing company : the work of the open court publishing co . : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) ( multiple formats at archive . org )
the records of the open court publishing company of lasalle , illinois document the editorial , business , and other publishing related activities of the company from its founding in 1887 by zinc manufacturer edward c . hegeler .
from the description of papers of the open court publishing company , 1888 - 1930 . ( unknown ) . worldcat record id : 83095520
open court publishing research library is being cataloged and individual books can be located using siucat . the open court journal has been digitized and is available online through internet archive .
the work of the open court publishing co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) : consisting . . . of authors and contents , including also a . . . : open court publishing company : 9781277110661 : urltoken books
from the description of open court publishing company records , 1886 - 1998 , ( bulk 1887 - 1920 ) . ( southern illinois university ) . worldcat record id : 757519977
please visit urltoken for more information on open court’s pop culture and philosophy series . to propose ideas for future volumes in the open court series please contact the series editor , george a . reisch , at : pcpideas at gmail . com .
the work of the open court publishing co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) : consisting . . . of authors and contents , including also a . . .
abstracts are sought for a volume in open court’s philosophy of popular culture series on george orwell’s nineteen eighty four with the title “1984 and philosophy . ”
about 75 books were works by dr . carus . these are some other works published by open court , some as individual titles , and some in named series :
we are seeking abstracts , but anyone who has already written an unpublished paper on this topic may submit it in its entirety . potential contributors may want to examine other volumes in the open court series .
that was the start of the open court reading program , which combines phonics with movement - - words are both acted out and sounded out - - and emphasizes high - quality children ' s literature . mcgraw - hill bought the program in 1996 , renaming it sra / open court reading . it was adopted last year by the los angeles public schools and has been lauded for turning around reading scores in desperate schools around the nation .
camilla hegeler had passed away in 1908 . paul carus died in 1919 . mary hegeler carus continued to manage open court with her daughter elisabeth until her death in 1936 . after that , alwin says , the mansion emptied out .
smith , david eugene and mikami , yoshio . a history of japanese mathematics . chicago , open court pub . co . , 1914 . 288 pages . available from hathitrust , internet archive , and google books . numerous other publishers and editions .
vries , hugo de . plant - breeding ; comments on the experiments of nilsson and burbank . chicago , the open court pub . co . , 1907 . 360 pages . available at hathitrust , internet archive , and other sources . numerous other publishers .
since its inception in 2000 , open court ' s popular culture and philosophy® series has brought high - quality philosophy to general readers by critically exploring the meanings , concepts , and puzzles within television shows , movies , music and other icons of popular culture .
we kept a cook for a while , but only one ,
he says .
one brother stayed off and on , and a man from the chemical business , you know .
when open court finally moved out , the house began its slide into disrepair .
since its inception in 2000 , open court ' s popular culture and philosophy® series has brought high - quality philosophy to general readers . the volumes present essays by academic philosophers exploring the meanings , concepts , and puzzles within television shows , movies , music and other icons of popular culture .
jaspers , karl . edited by paul arthur schilpp . the philosophy of karl jaspers . la salle , ill . : open court pub . co . , 1957 . 934 pages . number 9 in series . limited availability from hathitrust . several other editions by other publishers ; translated into chinese .
anagarika dharmapala had some connection to this company , as he used its letterhead to write to dr . j . d . buck in 1896 , responding to a request for a speaking engagement . [ 1 ]
so , if you have an idea or proposal for the series , feel free to contact me . and if you are interested in editing a volume , please indicate whether you believe that there are many philosophers among the fans of the topic . if open court and i decide to pursue your idea , we will get back to you ( usually within a week or two ) to discuss your idea and perhaps ask for a proposal that addresses these considerations in detail .
besides publishing numerous translations , essays and books in this area , i also published in the areas of contemporary ethics and aesthetics . beginning in the ' 80s , i expanded my interests in continental philosophy to include phenomenology , hermeneutics , psychoanalysis , critical theory and poststructuralism . what resulted was the book culture and critique .
the boss ' s daughter was no slouch . when paul met mary she had recently become the first woman graduate of the school of mines in freiburg , where she had studied chemistry , and she was on the board of her father ' s zinc works . later she became president of the company . paul and mary married and moved into the mansion in 1888 .
in the meantime , marianne built a children ' s publishing empire of her own . now in her early 70s , she still edits and publishes the seven magazines that make up the cricket magazine group : cricket ( founded in 1973 ) , cicada , muse , ladybug , babybug , spider , and click . the awards for excellence won by these magazines cover a wall in the cricket office .
the hegelers of bremen were prosperous merchants when edward was born in 1835 . they owned a trading company , and edward ' s father , hermann , was a diplomatic consul who ' d traveled a bit and noticed the opportunities waiting in the untamed wilds of america . one of his sons , he decided , would go there . he picked edward , his youngest , and planned out his education accordingly .
refining zinc into a usable commodity required a smelter , and a smelter required coal . there was low - grade zinc in wisconsin , but the closest coal was in la salle . the partners decided it was easier to ship zinc than coal . they set up business in 1857 , and within four years the mathiessen & hegeler zinc works was supplying zinc for armaments used during the civil war . by 1880 mathiessen and hegeler owned the largest zinc company in the united states .
inga ' s father had always told her she could do whatever she wanted to ; he also let her know that it would make him very happy if she chose to work in one of the family businesses . she liked science , she liked literature , and she thought she might like the life of an academic . she really wasn ' t too sure - - plenty of doors were open , and she walked through a few of them .
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the scions of the carus family of la salle - peru have a hell of a tradition to contend with : every generation so far has changed the world .
despite the new porch and sandblasted facade , there ' s no denying that the hegeler carus mansion in la salle , illinois , looks like the house in the addams family - - only larger . much larger . large enough to make the mansion across the street look like a tract house .
the 57 - room behemoth , completed in 1874 , was once capital of an empire . in the 60s the empire moved out , and for almost 30 years the house sat neglected , primordial forest reclaiming its formal gardens , grime accumulating over its four stories . today its sole resident is 99 - year - old uncle alwin , the oldest living carus .
alwin carus ' s great - niece , inga carus , lives ten miles away , in ottawa , where not as many of her neighbors know the carus name . that suits her fine . her brother , andre , has characterized himself and his two sisters as
weird .
inga disagrees ; she says she ' s the normal one .
inga and her siblings are the fourth generation of caruses , but the family legacy really started five generations back , with her great - great - grandparents , edward and camilla hegeler . their daughter mary wed paul carus and gave birth to inga ' s grandfather edward . the true fourth generation is her parents , m . blouke and marianne .
in 1995 the hegeler carus mansion was put on the national register of historic places . but though the caruses are still substantial citizens in la salle - peru , they certainly don ' t have the $ 10 million it ' ll take to renovate the mansion . so blouke carus founded the hegeler carus foundation to raise the money and revive the mansion ' s reputation as an important cultural and historical site .
inga sits on the foundation ' s board , and she ' ll occasionally take brochures advertising mansion tours over to starved rock . but she doesn ' t visit the mansion much : she ' s too busy working and raising her infant daughter , nicola , whom she adopted from china last year .
all children have to confront the challenge of finding their place in the family mythos , and the current generation of caruses is no different . they have a lot to contend with : a family tradition that expects each generation to change the world .
edward never really knew his mother , who died from a fever in 1838 , but his father watched over him like a hawk . he was sent to the academy of schnepfenthal , boarding school in thuringia , the hannover polytechnical school , and then in 1853 to the school of mines in freiburg . there he fell in love with camilla , the daughter of his favorite teacher , julius weisbach , whose work on hydraulics is still influential today .
in 1855 edward ' s father , diagnosed with incurable colon cancer , threw himself into the weser river . though edward wrote that he didn ' t blame his father , he didn ' t attend the funeral . the following year , at the age of 21 , he set out for america to start a zinc business with his school chum frederick mathiessen . after scouting locations for almost a year , they wound up in la salle .
they located here for three reasons ,
inga says :
the river and canal , the coal nearby , and the zinc .
hegeler was naturally restless . in 1872 he invented the hegeler furnace , which greatly increased the smelting capacity of his plant ( and later others ) ; in 1881 he invented a new type of roasting furnace that generated sulfur dioxide , which in turn led to the manufacture of sulfuric acid . like the hegeler furnace , the roaster became standard in the industry and is noted as hegeler ' s most important invention .
as zinc built his fortune , it also built the mansion - - literally and figuratively . the house had zinc - lined cabinets and closets and zinc gutters and rainspouts , which funneled rainwater to a zinc - lined water tank feeding ten bedroom sinks . edward and camilla hegeler ( who had married in 1860 ) had indoor running water before anyone else in town , not to mention the rest of the world .
the rumor regarding the secret tunnel between the two mansions is false , but there were tunnels built between the mansion and the zinc factory , so that steam from the factory would help heat the house . to boil water for the piles of laundry created by his growing family , hegeler ran a line bringing steam to a sink in the laundry room , where an early version of a clothes dryer was added in the early 20th century .
in 1905 hegeler built the mansion across the street for his son julius . in 1906 they had a falling - out , and julius and his brother herman moved to danville , where they started their own zinc business .
my father suspects that the falling - out had something to do with edward c . being a bit of a dictator , but he ' s not sure ,
says inga . whatever the cause , they must have come to an understanding , because edward hegeler ended up investing in the danville business .
edward and camilla hegeler had ten children , paul and mary carus six . though as large as a good - sized apartment building , the mansion was full . suzuki and carus worked out together in the gymnasium . musicians were brought in to give recitals on a small balcony over the front stairs . alwin , paul and mary ' s son , remembers parties celebrating the night - blooming cereus , which flowers only one night a year .
we had quite a collection ,
alwin recalls - - approximately 100 plants .
we had a day ' s notice when they were about to bloom , and friends from town and family were invited .
the last night - blooming cereus party alwin remembers took place in 1910 , the same year that edward hegeler died .
even so , the place was a treasure . practically nothing had been changed since the 1880s . the light fixtures , the furniture , the wallpaper : once it went up , it stayed up . hardly anything was ever thrown out ; the lightbulbs that first lit the gymnasium in 1892 were still in their sockets in 1995 , and amazingly they still worked .
five years after hegeler died , his namesake and grandson , edward carus , founded carus chemical .
in 1915 germany was the major producer of potassium permanganate in the world , and though the u . s . hadn ' t entered the war , its supplies from germany had been cut off . edward was in school at the university of wisconsin at madison when one of his professors told him there was a great opportunity waiting in domestic production of the purple crystals , which were an essential element in manufacturing explosives .
so edward went home to la salle , dragged a bathtub out to the horse barn behind the big house , and mixed solutions until he ' d taught himself how to make the stuff . the process he used to make it wasn ' t efficient , inga says ,
but it worked .
my great - uncle alwin , 99 , remembers the day in 1915 when my grandfather came home carrying the first permanganate crystals in his hands , after many months of work trying to figure it out .
edward ' s son blouke met his wife , marianne , just after world war ii in freiburg , where they were both students . they met at a dinner gathering , where he asked her if she liked jazz . she didn ' t . but marianne felt she could relate to blouke . maybe it was because she had her own strange family history to contend with .
during the war marianne had been drafted into hitler youth , and she worked at the western front , peeling potatoes for the soldiers digging trenches . her father , an eye doctor , was also drafted - - into the nazi party . after the war he spent a year and a half in an english prison camp then returned to his practice and his family .
blouke and marianne were married in 1951 . blouke hadn ' t planned to go into the family business , but his father asked him to come up with a new manufacturing process for permanganate . so the newlyweds moved back to la salle , and blouke and his brother paul spent ten years working out the kinks in their new process .
at the same time he was modernizing carus chemical , blouke decided to reform american education . the idea was planted after the family went to germany for a year , the year that andre started school . on their return , andre went into the first grade in la salle and was given a stack of books to bring home . when his father saw them he was appalled ; andre had a reader from his german school with more words in it than all the books he brought home in la salle combined . this was the problem with american education , blouke thought .
growing up in an atmosphere dominated by children ' s education was both stimulating and daunting . all the carus children served as guinea pigs for their parents ' theories , and dinner conversations around the family table in peru were all business - - either chemical or literary .
to commemorate their parents ' 50th wedding anniversary , inga and andre collaborated on a film about the family , part serious documentary and part spoof . andre wrote it , gathered family archives , picked the music , hired the producer ; inga edited the script and coordinated the interviews .
a lot of people want to change the world . some of them may even genuinely be committed to it . but no one has given them the tools . the vienna coffee circle program changes all that ; it puts those tools in your hand . here are the simple steps we ' ll show you how to follow :
four : figure out a revolutionary new way of making potassium permanganate , and get it all over you .
nine : start the world ' s leading children ' s literary magazine .
ten : start more and more of the world ' s leading children ' s literary - - and other - - magazines .
eleven : go on changing the world until you ' re blue in the face .
andre ' s script , grandits ' s delivery , and some humorous visuals had the audience at the university club chuckling . then footage of a nazi rally appeared on the screen , and the audience fell silent . they didn ' t know how to react . to some it seemed disrespectful of the children to let the nazis out of the closet .
blouke and marianne carus loved it . they understood that everyone has to overcome their parents .
art accompanying story in printed newspaper ( not available in this archive ) : photos / dorothy perry .
armed with gum tack and verse , sid yiddish is turning public bathrooms into alternative spaces for reflection .
tamms supermax prison was built to punish disruptive inmates with temporary solitary confinement . yet reginald berry spent the better part of eight years there—and he was luckier than many .
ex - journalist donald evans turns his stint as a gambler and bookie into a debut novel .
the
masters mechanics
program at blackstone bicycle works aims to build community .
as the name implies , this party - hearty pocket of lake michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior .
a chicago high school history teacher ' s
club about nothing
aims to pass down an appreciation of the 90s tv phenomenon to the next generation .
the belmont rocks was one of the city ' s most significant public lgbtq destinations . now author owen keehnen is assembling an oral history of the dearly departed lakeside cruising spot .
the footage of old fashioned days on south michigan avenue will become the centerpiece of a new documentary .
chet ' s melody lounge still pours a bloody mary for her every sunday .
i would love for people who lived through this to feel some recognition , to feel some catharsis .
he brings utter control over the language and a quality of hard - won majesty to the role .
sandra antongiorgi and marcus akinlana’s es tiempo de recordar had been in hermosa for 26 years .
as 4art leaves for bridgeport , yet another storefront in
podville
goes dark .
kitchen has brought punk rock and donuts to cpl and book talk to lumpen radio .
kristiana rae colón ' s new play , inspired by the documentary blackfish , tells the tragic story of an orca whale imprisoned at sea world .
or how the diva triumphed over talent , with some help from bob mackie .
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“kohák’s enormously readable translation of jan patočka’s introduction now opens access for english readers to the czech thinker’s famously original alternative to husserl’s basic thrust . ”
the year 1984 is hurtling back into the distant past , but george orwell’s terrifying novel of a nightmare future seems more relevant than ever .
“much to the surprise of many thoughtful people , it turns out that demons , ghosts , zombies , and vampires actually can teach us quite a bit about the real world . . . . it’s scary how much fine philosophy is buried inside this highly entertaining volume . ”
“jimi hendrix entered the flame of his genius each time he performed , sacrificing his guitar with lighter fluid after conjuring fiery splendor on his upside - down stringed stratocaster . . . . these wide - ranging , diverse chapters capture his unique genius . ”
with fear and trembling ? do you catch yourself rooting for the soviets ? if you’ve ever wondered why , you must read this book . ”
“philip k . dick’s alternate history of a dystopic , defeated , dis - united states squeezed between rival fascist powers strikes a deep chord in these times . krajewski and heter serve up a philosopher’s feast in this wide - ranging collection , from the ethics of resistance to the what - if ? of possible worlds . ”
“rabinowitz and arp have assembled sharp and engaged contributors to examine from a rich variety of perspectives one of the most significant cultural events of the decade . a compelling read ! ”
does amazingly well at addressing universally important philosophical issues—issues of ethics , truth , privacy , freedom , and so much more—all in a manner that allows readers to connect with and apply in our own lives . ”
“look , these are great essays . i’ve read them . at the end of the day , they won’t put food on your table or anything , but to some of us music - lovers , there’s some solace in the act of reflection . . . . if you love music and have wondered even a little about why you love it so much , turn up your brain to eleven and listen to this record . ”
eco is a founder of modern semiotics and widely known for his work in aesthetics and philosophy of language . he is also a leading figure in the emergence of postmodern literature . this volume includes eco’s intellectual autobiography and the essay “why philosophy ? ” along with twenty - three critical essays by leading philosophers and eco’s replies to his critics .
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alexander , hartley burr . nature and human nature ; essays metaphysical and historical . chicago , 1923 . 529 pages .
cajori , florin . a history of mathematical notations . 1928 - 1928 . two volumes . available in limited form from hathitrust .
creel , hurrlee glessner . sinism ; a study of the evolution of the chinese world - view . chicago , 1929 . 127 pages .
cumont , franz , and showerman , grant . the oriental religions in roman paganism . chicago , 1911 . 298 pages . available at hathitrust and other sources . translated into french , italian , and german , and issued by numerous other publishers .
dasgupta , surendranath . hindu mysticism ; six lectures . chicago , 1927 . northwestern university ( evanston , ill . ) ; norman wait harris lectures ; 1926 .
dedekind , richard , and beman , wooster woodruff . essays on the theory of numbers : i . continuity and irrational numbers , ii . the nature and meaning of numbers . chicago , 1911 , 115 pages . available at hathitrust , internet archive , and other sources . later editions in 1909 , 1924 , and by other publishers .
de morgan , augustus . essays on the life and work of newton . chicago , london , 1914 . edited , with notes and appendices , by philip e . b . jourdain
descartes , rené . the geometry of rené descartes . chicago , london , 1925 . translated from the french and latin by david eugene smith and marcia l . latham ; with a facsimile of the first edition , 1637 .
deussen , paul . the system of the vedânta according to bâdarâyana ' s brahma - sûtras and cankara ' s commentary thereon set forth as a compendium of the dogmatics of brahmanism from the standpoint of çankara . chicago , 1912 . 513 pages . authorized translation by charles johnston . available at hathitrust and internet archive .
fechner , g . t . on life after death . 1917 . 3rd edition .
hilbert , david . the foundations of geometry . chicago , 1902 . translated from german and french .
kitagawa , joseph mitsuo and mahdi , muhsin . 1959 . 286 pages . modern trends in world religions : paul carus memorial symposium . this volume has been digitized but is not yet available from hathitrust . the paul carus memorial symposium was conducted in 1957 in peru , illinois .
lévy - bruhl , lucien , history of modern philosophy in france . chicago , 1899 and 1924 . available at hathitrust , internet archive and other sources .
lobachevski , nicholas . geometrical researches on the theory of parallels . 1914 . 50 pages . translated from the original by george bruce halsted . available from hathitrust and internet archive .
lovejoy , arthur o . the revolt against dualism : an inquiry concerning the existence of ideas . chicago , 1929 and la salle , 1930 , 1955 , and 1960 . various other publishers .
mach , ernst . space and geometry in the light of physiological , psychological and physical inquiry . chicago , 1906 . 148 pages . translated from the german by thomas j . mccormack . available at hathitrust and other sources . reprinted in la salle , 1943 , 1960
redi , francesco . experiments on the generation of insects . chicago , 1909 . translation from the italian .
romanes , george john . darwin and after darwin : an exposition of the darwinian theory and a discussion of post - darwinian questions . chicago , 1892 - 97 . three volumes . available at apa psychnet , hathitrust , and other sources . several later printings and editions .
russell , bertrand . justice in war time . chicago , 1916 . 243 pages . other printings , editions , and publishers .
schubert , hermann . mathematical essays and recreations . chicago , 1898 . 149 pages . translated from the german by thomas j . mccormack .
smith , thomas vernor and wright , william kelley , editors . . essays in philosophy . chicago , london , 1929 . essays by seventeen doctors of philosophy of the university of chicago .
suzuki , daisetz teitaro and shaku , soen . sermons of a buddhist abbot ; addresses on religious subjects . chicago , 1906 . sermons of soen shaku translated from the japanese by daisetz teitaro suzuki .
suzuki , daisetz teitaro , ; carus , paul . t ` ai - shang kan - ying p ` ien . chicago , 1906 . treatise of the exalted one on response and retribution . translated from the chinese by teitaro suzuki and paul carus , with sixteen plates by chinese artists , and a frontispiece by keichyu yamada . available at hathitrust .
suzuki , daisetz teitaro ; carus , paul . yin chih wen ; the tract of the quiet way , with extracts from the chinese commentary . chicago , 1906 . 48 pages . translated from the chinese by d . t . suzuki and dr . paul carus . avilable at hathitrust and internet archive .
wang , yangming . the philosophy of wang yang - ming . chicago , 1916 . 512 pages . translated from the chinese by frederick goodrich henke .
curtiss , david raymond . analytic functions of a complex variable . 1926 . 173 pages . number 2 in series .
smith , david eugene and ginsburg , jekuthiel . a history of mathematics in america before 1900 . 1934 . 209 pages . number 5 in series .
blanshard , brand . reason and analysis . la salle , 1962 . 12th series .
dewey , john . experience and nature . chicago . 1925 . 433 pages . 1st series .
lewis , clarence irving . an analysis of knowledge and valuation . 1946 . 567 pages . 7th series .
mead , george herbert . edited by arthur edward murphy . the philosophy of the present . 1932 . 199 pages . 3rd series . of the
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( p . 93 - 195 ) the first three are selected from manuscripts which are obviously preliminary drafts of the carus lectures , the fourth is reprinted from the proceedings of the sixth international congress of philosophy , and the fifth from the international journal of ethics , april 1925 . cf . pref .
cajori , florian . a history of the conceptions of limits and fluxions in great britain : from newton to woodhouse . chicago ; london , 1919 . number 5 in series .
cantor , georg . contributions to the founding of the theory of transfinite numbers . chicago ; london , 1915 . number 1 in series .
diderot , denis . diderot ' s early philosophical works . chicago , 1916 . number 5 in series .
aristotle . aristotle on his predecessors , being the first book of his metaphysic . translated by a . e . taylor . chicago , 1949 . number 61 .
carus , paul . god ; an enquiry into the nature of man ' s highest ideal and a solution of the problem from the standpoint of science . chicago , 1908 . number 65 .
a . dharmapala letter to j . d . buck . dated october 30 , 1896 . cincinnati theosophical society papers . records series 20 . 02 . 01 . theosophical society in america archives .
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contributor guidelines : 1 . abstract of paper ( 100–750 words ) 2 . resume / cv for each author / coauthor of the paper 3 . initial submission should be made by email ( we prefer e - mail with ms word attachment ) 4 . deadlines : abstracts due february 1 , 2018 first drafts due april 1 , 2018 final drafts due june 1 , 2018 ( we are looking to complete the entire ms by june 15 , 2018 , so early submissions are encouraged and welcomed ! )
“my hypothesis is that the political side that is out of power is the one that hallucinates the most—and needs to—in order to keep their worldview intact . for example , when president obama was in office , i saw all kinds of hallucinations on the right about his intentions to destroy america from the inside because he ‘hates’ it . that was a mass hysteria . if president obama wanted to destroy america , he failed miserably . we’re stronger than ever” ( from “the magical thinking opposition , ” scott adams’s blog , august 22 , 2017 , urltoken ) .
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of the many venues in popular culture and philosophy , few present such a wide range of perplexities about human nature as the twilight zone . its programs depict the human as idealist , pathetic , loyal , alienated , trusting , self - deluded , trusting , violated , among so many other attributes . the shows can be construed as thought experiments that reflect perennial themes and disputes in philosophy .
the twilight zone was a revolutionary moment in television culture . among various rankings of the top 100 tv shows of all time , the twilight zone is the only one made in the 1950s / 60s that ranks among the top ten . it has influenced a variety of directions in subsequent television production and creativity , including the current popular series black mirror .
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contributors to this volume include : mark alfano , james conant , vincent hendricks and torbjörn tännsjö .
“1984” is a deeply philosophical work that engages both with timeless questions about the nature of truth , language , morality , and what it means to be human , as well as specific issues in ethics about surveillance , torture , perpetual war and a host of other topics .
with its devastatingly bleak conclusion , “1984” does not offer any obvious answers to the reader . but through its literary imagination it gives us the tools for conceptualizing institutions , ideologies , and philosophical issues .
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the man in black fled across the desert…and the gunslinger followed . is roland’s journey pointless ? nietzsche and the true world .
“yes , but not for you gunslinger . ” – is roland an agent of free will or fatalism ?
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i have recently completed a book , what is philosophy ? : embodiment , signification , ideality . my next major project will be a book on the metaphysics , ethics , and aesthetics of video games .
ongoing research projects involve the themes of science , system and the absolute in german idealist philosophy , and a critique of speculative realism .
after an undergraduate education mostly in the sciences and mathematics , i worked for several years in classics ( greek and latin ) .
after a period at the pennsylvania state university studying classics and philosophy , i had the opportunity to study under professor gottfried martin in germany at the university of bonn , where i wrote my dissertation on the problem of language in german idealist philosophy , especially hegel . this has remained one of my major research and publication areas .
more recently , i have worked on such figures as deleuze , badiou , zizek and on speculative realism . some of the results of this work will figure in my forthcoming book , what is philosophy ? : embodiment , signification , ideality .
i have served as an editorial consultant and reviewer for several professional publications and in various capacities in scholarly societies > most recently , i was vide president and program chair of the hegel society of america .
i have also been a visiting professor at such institutions as katholieke universiteit - leuven , johannes gutenberg universität - mainz , oxford university ( mansfield college ) , the university of tromso ( norway ) and the university of delaware .
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