Simplot Updates on Turf Ventures Purchase

The J.R. Simplot Co. anticipates the closing of its acquisition of Turf Ventures LLC, Downers Grove, Ill., to occur in mid-June, subject to closing conditions in the purchase agreement. As reported last week, the deal will add four locations – Downers Grove, Ill., Warsaw, Ind., Erlanger, Ky., and Export, Penn. – to Simplot’s turf and horticulture services business (GM May 26, p. 1).