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Alico Inc. is a agribusiness and land management company, based in Fort Myers, FL. Alico is operating in the segments citrus groves, improved farmland, ranch and conservation, and agricultural Supply Chain Management.〔https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ALCO+Profile〕 Another of Alico's prominent products is cattle. Its market cap in 2015 is $ 397.92M. 〔https://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ALCO〕 ==History== More than a century ago, the American experience, for many, came to life when the railroads opened up a nation, linking people and products north, south, east and west to power an economy ready to go global. Alico, Inc., originally known as the Atlantic Land and Improvement Company, was founded in 1898 as a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and was the holding company for its real estate division.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/alico-inc-history/ )〕 Operating at first out of a historic Florida courthouse, the Atlantic Land Improvement Company’s “South Florida Project” was soon creating waves of change in a land abundant in resource but limited in direction. Sound management and vision from the parent company provided that direction. In February of 1960, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (now part of CSX Transportation) spun-off the Atlantic Land and Improvement Company, which was then renamed Alico (an acronym for Atlantic Land and Improvement Company). In 1972, Alico’s fortunes grew as it came under the leadership of future Hall of Fame citrus pioneer and businessman Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., who at one point was listed by Forbes as one of America’s richest. Although lands were originally acquired to produce timber for the railroads, the company would quickly diversify into cattle, citrus, sugarcane, sod and mining. Griffin, Jr. passed away in 1990 and was succeeded by his son Ben Hill Griffin III. Griffin III would go on to donate 760 acres of the company's land in South Fort Myers to the state for the construction of Florida Gulf Coast University. The road leading to the university and one of its academic halls are named for Griffin, and its basketball arena is named Alico Arena. Today, Alico is an American agribusiness leader, known for its expertise in citrus, cattle, conservation and rural-based commodities. With land holdings of over 122,000 acres in twelve Florida counties, Alico produces citrus, cattle and other commodities with a clear focus on sustainability and conservation to ensure a bright future for the company, the environment and the communities we serve. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alico (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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