| Business Summary | | Knox
Nursery,
Inc.
is
a
wholesale
plant
nursery
with
two
operating
divisions:
the
Plug
Division,
with
sales
of
seedling
annuals
(plugs)
to
brokers
and
other
nurseries
located
throughout
the
United
States
and
Canada;
and
the
Finished
Products
Division,
with
sales
of
annual
plants
to
wholesalers,
landscapers
and
large
final-use
customers
located
primarily
in
Central
Florida.
The
Plug
Division
is
responsible
for
sowing
millions
of
seeds
annually,
then
precisely
growing
the
seedlings
for
four
to
ten
weeks
until
the
"prefinished"
plants
are
shipped
to
commercial
growers
throughout
the
country.
The
Finished
Products
Division
receives
its
prefinished
material
from
the
Plug
Division,
transplants
it
into
the
appropriate
containers,
then
carefully
grows
the
material
to
a
mature
ready-to-sell
condition. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | KNUR
is
a
wholesale
plant
nursery
with
two
operating
divisions:
Plug
Division,
with
sales
of
seedling
annuals
to
brokers
and
other
nurseries,
and
Finished
Products
Division,
with
sales
of
annual
plants
to
wholesalers
and
final
users.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
sales
fell
8%
to
$4.3
million.
Net
income
decreased
74%
to
$76
thousand.
Revenues
reflect
a
decrease
in
Plug
Division
revenues.
Net
income
reflects
an
increase
in
propane
and
natural
gas
costs. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Bruce Knox, 34 Pres,
Director | $52K | James Knox, III, 38 VP,
Director | 25K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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