more grain elevators in Indiana and Michigan, and fertilizer facilities in Delphi, Poneto, and Dunkirk, Indiana, as well as Webberville, Michigan. The company also formed The Andersons Management Corporation. In the 1990s, the company entered the rail leasing business, and built a railcar repair shop in Maumee. The company opened a retail store in Lima, Ohio. The company acquired grain and liquid storage facilities in Clymers, Logansport, Seymour, North Manchester, and Waterloo, Indiana. On February 20, 1996 The Andersons was first listed on NASDAQ, and around that same time the company reached sales of US$1 billion. In the 2000s, the company entered the ethanol business, and oversaw the construction of three ethanol plants. The company also expanded its rail division, by adding to its fleet and adding railcar repair shops in South Carolina and Georgia, as well as Mississippi. The company also earned ISO certifications for all of its liquid plant nutrient facilities, expanded its turf products division, and issued a 2-for-1 stock split and follow-on offering. The Andersons also opened a Specialty Food Market in Sylvania, Ohio, in 2007. This store closed in 2016. On June 3, 2017, The Andersons closed its retail doors for the last time citing a $20 million loss over 8 years. The retail stores employed nearly 1,050 of The Andersons’ workforce. See also List of S&P 600 companies Retail apocalypse List of retailers affected by the retail apocalypse References Companies based in Ohio Agriculture companies of the United States Companies listed on the Nasdaq Grain companies of the United States Defunct retail companies of the United States American companies established in 1947 1947 establishments in Ohio