redirects here . for other uses see casey disambiguation . casey s general stores inc. type public traded as nasdaq casy industry retail convenience stores fuel founded 1959 headquarters ankeny iowa u.s. key people robert j. myers ceo william j. walljasper cfo revenue 7.25 billion 2013 number of employees 14 500 website www.caseys.com casey s general stores inc. is a chain of convenience stores in the midwestern united states primarily within the states of arkansas iowa illinois indiana missouri south dakota north dakota minnesota kansas oklahoma and nebraska . the company is headquartered in ankeny iowa ; a suburb of des moines . contents 1 history 1.1 1970s 1990s 1.2 2000 2010 2 recent expansions 3 casey s today 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1959 donald lamberti leased a service station in des moines iowa from his father . after successfully remodeling the station into a convenience store and operating it for nine years his gasoline supplier and friend kurvin c. k.c. fish suggested that he purchase the square deal oil company a service station available for sale in boone iowa . lamberti followed fish s advice and purchased the station which he renamed casey s after fish and as with his leased store converted the station into a convenience store . the logo on the boone store is the same logo used today by the casey s chain . the boone store located in a town of only 12 500 did well so lamberti decided to see if he could duplicate his success . he purchased another store in creston iowa population 7 000 and that store did well also . lamberti became more ambitious and decided to open a store from scratch in the even smaller town of waukee iowa population 1 500 at the time . the waukee store proved to be the most successful of the three so lamberti decided to purchase and open more stores concentrating on towns of less than 5 000 population a variation on the tactic used in the early success of wal mart . 1970s 1990s edit by the late 1970s when casey s opened its first warehouse the chain had 118 stores including the original store operated by lamberti s parents which entered the casey s fold in 1977 . in 1982 casey s opened its first distribution center in urbandale iowa . casey s became a publicly traded company in october 1983 with an initial public offering of 700 000 shares . around this time casey s began to sell doughnuts in its stores ; in december 1984 it introduced pizza into its stores which is one of its signature items today . in 1990 casey s moved to its current facility in ankeny iowa . casey s 1 000th store opened in altoona iowa in 1996 the same year casey s exceeded us 1 billion in annual sales . 2000 2010 edit in january 2006 casey s purchased lincoln nebraska based gas n shop . 2 on august 7 2006 casey s agreed to purchase the 33 store handimart chain based in cedar rapids iowa in a 63 million deal . 3 in march 2010 alimentation couche tard operator of several convenience store chains including circle k offered 1.9 billion for control of the company and later announced a proxy fight for control . casey s rejected couche tard s offer and was successful in september 2010 in retaining its board of directors vs. couche tard s nominated slate . 4 while casey s and couche tard were battling for company control in september 2010 7 eleven offered a 2 billion bid for control of the company . casey s and 7 eleven engaged in discussions but in november 2010 elected not to proceed with a merger . 5 recent expansions edit on october 12 2010 casey s announced the planned purchase of 19 on the way stores in illinois owned by harper oil company to be completed by november 2010 harper retained other stores and the on the way name . 6 on october 28 2010 casey s announced the purchase of six short stop stores in iowa owned by j.d. carpenter companies inc. 7 on november 3 2010 casey s announced the purchase of 44 kabredlo s stores . 8 the purchase expected to be completed by december 2010 would include 22 stores in nebraska 21 in kansas and the first casey s location to operate in the state of oklahoma . on march 28 2011 a casey s general store opened in bella vista arkansas the chain s first store to operate in that state . casey s further solidified its iowa base in june 2011 with the announced purchase of twenty two kum & go stores in iowa bringing its total store number in the state to 473 . at least for the time being the kum & go stores will remain in the current buildings but be rebranded with signage . 9 on august 2 2012 a casey s general store opened in cadiz kentucky the chain s first store to operate in that state . on april 11 2013 a casey s general store opened in mountain home arkansas . casey s is also present in tennessee with a store in dyersburg tennessee . on september 5 2013 a casey s general store opened in desoto kansas making it the third casey s in kansas city . on october 1 2013 a casey s general store opened in horace north dakota the chain s first store to operate in that state . later acquisitions of the fargo based stop n go in 2014 expanded the chain in north dakota . on august 28 2013 a casey s general store opened in mayfield kentucky only the chain s second store to operate in that state . on august 21 2014 a casey s general store opened in clarksville arkansas . casey s today edit a casey s general store located in the amana colonies iowa which complies with spare signage and building aesthetics ordinances for that area . as of may 2016 casey s has over 1 931 stores in 14 states . casey s currently operates in the following states most of which are in the midwestern united states and the plains states iowa 513 stores illinois 427 stores missouri 332 stores kansas 155 stores nebraska 130 stores minnesota 138 stores indiana 84 stores south dakota 42 stores north dakota 21 stores wisconsin 13 stores arkansas 30 stores oklahoma 10 stores kentucky 9 stores tennessee 8 stores source 10 the store counts above include the purchases mentioned above . references edit company profile for caseys general stores inc casy . retrieved 2008 10 22 . reuters . key developments for casy . retrieved 2006 11 14 . dewitte dave 2006 08 08 . casey s buying handimart in 63 million deal . the gazette cedar rapids . p. 1a . http www.caseys.com pdf press release september 23 2010.pdf http www.caseys.com pdf press release 7 eleven 11 3 10.pdf http www.caseys.com pdf press release harper oil acquisition october 12 2010.pdf http www.caseys.com pdf press release short stop 10 28 10.pdf http www.caseys.com pdf pressrelease kabredlos 11 3 10.pdf casey s to purchase 22 kum & go stores in iowa . the daily iowegan . 2011 06 03 . retrieved 2011 06 06 . http www.caseys.com about us.html external links edit official website yahoo s profile of casey s general stores fundinguniverse.com . casey s general stores inc. company history . retrieved 2006 11 14 . v t e convenience stores v t e major convenience stores in africa kenya national oil morocco mini brahim south 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