[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Day & Zimmermann to purchase Former Kansas Ammunition Plant

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
Day & Zimmermann
March 9, 2013

Day & Zimmermann Signs New Agreement with U.S. Army to Save  
Operations at the Former Kansas Ammunition Plant

PHILADELPHIA, PA  – Day & Zimmermann, the century-old family-owned  
provider of construction & engineering, staffing and defense  
solutions for leading corporations and governments around the world,  
announced today that it finally received all approvals to sign the  
Purchase and Sale Agreement to allow for the U.S. Army to transfer a  
portion of the former Kansas Army Ammunition Plant to D&Z in Parsons,  
KS.

The agreement marks the end of seven and half years of negotiations  
between D&Z and the Army, enabling the company to continue operations  
at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and save the D&Z jobs.

“We’ve worked tirelessly to reach an agreement with the Army that our  
lenders found acceptable in today’s financial climate,” said Mike  
Yoh, President of Munitions & Government at Day & Zimmermann. “It’s  
been a difficult process for our company and our employees. With the  
agreement signed, we can all refocus our energies and continue to do  
great work that moves the business forward and grows our workforce.”

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For the entire release, see
http://dayzim.com/About_DZ/News/NewsItem.aspx?id= 
{9E3FDACA-253E-4A38-9B1A-3C187C78CB6A}

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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