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Through the years ceremony presentation
- 2. $999/share
- 4. 1940s
- 5. A Gallon of Gas $ 0.11
- 6. Average Annual Salary $ 1,725
- 7. Cost of a New House $ 3,920
- 8. A New Car $ 850
- 9. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $0
- 14. October 8th, 1947 John Mueller Robert Mueller Dr. Roy Boxmeyer John Mathias
- 15. 308 Delaware
- 17. 1950s
- 18. New Black & W hite TV $ 249.95 Owned in 8 Million Homes
- 19. Cost of a New House $ 12,700
- 20. Labor Force Men 5: Women 2
- 21. Loaf of Bread $ 0.14
- 22. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 345,000
- 31. 1960s
- 32. Minimum W age $1.00
- 33. W Babies Entering College ar 850,000
- 34. First Hand-held Calculator Invented Cost $2,500
- 35. Crown Center Created 1962
- 36. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 537,000
- 43. 1970s
- 44. Gallon of Gas $0.36
- 45. Postage Stamp $0.06
- 46. Voting Age Lowered To 18
- 47. Red M&M’s Discontinued Because of Concerned Link to Cancer
- 48. Happy Meal Developed by Local Ad Agency Bernstein-Rein
- 49. Constructed Kemper Arena & Bartle Hall
- 50. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 1,662,000
- 51. PBI/ Gordon Staff ~60 People
- 59. 1980s
- 60. VCR’s Gained Popularity VHS or Beta?
- 61. Actor Ronald Reagan President for Two Terms
- 62. CNN Became 1st 24-hour News Channel
- 63. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 6,091,000
- 64. PBI/ Gordon Staff ~90 People
- 74. 1990s
- 75. People Online 3 Million in ’94 by ’98, 100 Million
- 76. W omen’s Earnings On Average $0.67 for Every Dollar Earned by Men
- 77. Beanie Babies 100 Million Sold in 14 Days
- 78. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 6,996,000
- 79. PBI/Gordon Staff ~140 People
- 80. PBI/ Gordon Stock Value $150/share
- 91. 2000s
- 92. Dot Com Bubble Bursts
- 94. Loaf of Bread More Than a Gallon of Gas
- 95. 10 Billion Dollars Damage Caused by ILOVEU Email Virus
- 96. PBI Stockholder’s Equity $ 46,108,000
- 97. PBI/Gordon Staff ~280 People
Editor's Notes
- END WITH JACKIE ROBINSON…. Show first MLB Baseball player Jackie Robinson and tie into the founding of the company on October 8, 1947 (same year)
- FOUNDING FATHERS OF PRIVATE BRANDS, INC
- BEFORE/AFTER PHOTOS OF THE FIRST STORE FRONT. IS NOW THE RIVER QUAY AREA in KC, MO
- AS THE COMPANY CONTINTUED TO GROW… PRIVATE BRANDS, INC MOVED TO THE CURRENT PLANT
- END WITH JITTERBUG…. MAKE A “BUG” COMMENT AND TALK ABOUT THE INFESTATIONS OF GRASSHOPPERS IN THE LATE 50’S. PBI THEN ADDED LIQUID AND GRANULAR INSECTICIDES TO THEIR LINE UNDER THE NEW GORDON LABEL.
- 1951 FLOOD THAT DAMAGED THE FACILITIES. ALTHOUGH THE FLOOD WAS A DISASTER, THE COMPANY WAS NOT DISCOURAGED AND THROUGH THE MARKETING OF THE WARFARINTYPE RAT AND MOUSE KILLER, THEY WERE ABLE TO PAY THE EXPENSES WITHIN A YEAR’S TIME.
- 1956 PBI PURCHASED 2 COMPANIES-George Chemical Company & Johnston Chemical Compan. merged and gave us the new Gordon logo
- Product shots, say whatever.
- NOT ONLY DID MARTIN LUTHER HAVE A DREAM IN 1963… BUT THE TEAM AT PBI VISIONED A NEW PRODUCT LINE
- 1967-THEY NEEDED TO REFLECT A CORPORATE IMAGE THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE “GORDON” TRADE NAME AS OPPOSED TO THE PRIVATE BRAND IMAGE. IN ORDER TO SATISFY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN INDUSTRY IDENTIFICATION WITH PRIVATE BRANDS, INC… THE NAME PBI/GORDON Corporation WAS ESTABLISHED.
- IN OCTOBER OF 68, THE PRODUCT FAIRWAY WAS PATENTED. AS TELEVISION BEGAN BROADCASTING IN COLOR AND BECAME MORE VISUALLY APPEALING THE TURF INDUSTRY RAPIDLY GREW.
- PBI set out to convince customers the advantages of using Fairway In hopes of gaining a larger customer base , the name was changed to TRIMEC and our biggest product line was born Side…It was felt that the name FAIRWAY gave the impression it was limited to golf courses and later changed to what we know it as today, TRIMEC
- Began advertising Trimec in 1970 (show ad in trade magazines) and show current Trimec ad
- 1974-acquired Acme line of products from Sherwin-Williams Company
- Warehouse moved to the present location
- Fire damage
- Fire- moved to the new corporate offices at 1217 w 12st.
- Jayhawk plant was acquired
- Jayhawk before and after photos.
- Crane moving huge old tank that used to brew beer. We bought it to make Ferromec.
- Another jayhawk moved up the pecking order and richard martin was named president in 1991. Later to be named CEO in 1995
- Turf Farm established.
- 1994 became an ESOP company and owned of 54% of stock. Stock was valued at $150/share
- 1997 celebrated 50 yrs in business
- 1999- purchased Pegasus and became a wholly owned subsidiary of PBI. Given the option to purchase PRN at a later date
- Pegasus purchased PRN Pharmacal which at this time included Trophy -2002 became 100% employee owned
- Expansion pictures. Bldg went from 10,000 to 57,000 sq ft
- Don Chew President of Pegasus in 2005
- New a few customers.
- New Product Line introduced.
- New warehouse at 3 rd st.