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• 1954 - Incorporates as Southern Michigan Cold Storage Co.
• 1955 - Constructs Benton Harbor warehouse.
• 1956-1962 - Freezer additions and dry storage are added.
• 1969 - Purchases Vroom Cold Storage, Hart, Michigan.
• 1970-1972 - Expands Benton Harbor and Hart warehouses.
• 1973 - Constructs refrigerated warehouse in Logansport, Indiana; opens facility in South Bend, Indiana.
• 1979 - Purchases the Duffy Mott Company plant in Hartford, Michigan.
• 1980 - Purchases additional freezer in Hartford, Michigan.
• 1984 - Purchases processing plant/freezer adjacent Benton Harbor warehouse.
• 1985 - Purchases dry warehouse in Riverside, Michigan.
• 1989 - Tri-State Investments, Inc. becomes majority shareholder.
• 1990 - Company enters the bagged ice business.
• 1991 - Merlin Hanson elected Chairman of the Board.
• 1993 - Name changed to Hanson Cold Storage Co.
• 1994 - Purchases Koops Freezer in Decatur, Michigan.
• 1995 - Purchases a refrigerated warehouse in Lafayette, Indiana.
• 1999-2002 - Expands Lafayette, IN facility, begins consolidation service.
• 2004 - Integrates LeanLogistics TMS; launches transportation services.
• 2005 - Changes name to Hanson Logistics.
• 2005 - Rolls out Velocities™ multi-vendor consolidation program.
• 2005 - Adds company owned truck fleet; begins dedicated transportation.
• 2007 - Breaks ground on new 14,500,000 cu. ft. Chicago Consolidation Center.
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