C.H. Robinson to acquire Freightquote.
January 16, 2015
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (December 1, 2014) - C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Freightquote.com, Inc. for $365 million in cash. The agreement is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Closing of the acquisition is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2015. C.H. Robinson will likely increase its existing revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition.
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KCK RBI: Freightquote employees give back.
October 3, 2014
Kansas City Kansas Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (KCK RBI) is raising funds for a stadium renovation. This program and its goals have found their way into Freightquote's heart and our employees showed just how much by raising nearly $20,000 in one week.
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Freightquote takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
September 2, 2014
Challenge accepted! Fellow Kansas City based company Perceptive Software challenged Freightquote to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last week. Our first-place Corporate Challenge team stepped up and accepted.
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Freightquote promotes long-time associate to Culture and Community Relations Manager.
May 15, 2014
Freightquote has promoted Cle Ross to culture and community relations manager. Ross, who has been with the company for 10 years, is very active in the community and leads organizations including Kansas City Kansas Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (KCK RBI), whose opening day is May 16 and is sponsored by Freightquote.
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Trent Green Family Foundation and KCK RBI backed by Freightquote.
December 16, 2013
On Monday December 16, 2013, Freightquote announced their sponsorship of the Trent Green Family Foundation in the morning and hosted a holiday dinner for 200 KCK RBI children in the evening.
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Freightquote: At home in Kansas City.
July 18, 2013
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas City Mayor Sly James joined Freightquote executives to officially open the new headquarters with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the facility. The 200,000 square foot space located in South Kansas City was custom built to accommodate up to 2,000 employees.
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