Celero Commerce acquires payment solution provider TransNational Payments

Celero Commerce acquires payment solution provider TransNational Payments

Celero Commerce, an electronic commerce solutions provider, has acquired TransNational Payments, a provider of electronic payments technology and business management SaaS solutions. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Illinois, TransNational Payments offers credit card processing, mobile payment processing, online payment services, and full service payroll. Following the acquisition, Celero Commerce […]

First Mid Bancshares to acquire Providence Bank owner First Mid Bank & Trust

First Mid Bancshares to acquire Providence Bank owner First Mid Bank & Trust

First Mid Bancshares, the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, has agreed to acquire LINCO Bancshares, the holding company for Missouri-based Providence Bank, in a cash-cum-stock deal worth around $144.9 million. Providence Bank is a state-chartered depository trust company with approximately $1.2 billion in assets. It offers community banking and is mainly involved […]

Universal Corporation to acquire Silva International for $170m

Universal Corporation to acquire Silva International for $170m

Universal Corporation, a Virginia-based agri-products company, has agreed to acquire Silva International, a natural, specialty dehydrated vegetable, fruit and herb processing company, for $170 million in an all-cash deal. Following the completion of the transaction, Silva International will operate as part of Universal’s plant-based ingredients platform, which includes FruitSmart and Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients (CIFI). […]

Harvest Ridge Wind Farm : EDPR commissions 200MW wind project in Illinois

Harvest Ridge Wind Farm : EDPR commissions 200MW wind project in Illinois

EDP Renewables (EDPR), a Spanish renewable energy company, has commissioned its 200MW Harvest Ridge Wind Farm, built with an investment of around $280 million in Douglas County, Illinois. The Harvest Ridge wind project joins six other operational wind farms of EDPR in Illinois to collectively generate enough clean energy to power nearly 412,000 average homes […]

Rochelle Foods plant to reopen on 4 May following COVID-19 outbreak

Rochelle Foods plant to reopen on 4 May following COVID-19 outbreak

Rochelle Foods is all set to reopen its facility in Rochelle, Illinois which makes grocery, foodservice, and specially-formulated cancer nutrition products, as scheduled on 4 May after a 14-day closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The food products supplier said that it had completed testing of its team members last week with most of them […]

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Affiliated Benefit Consultants, an Illinois-based benefits consultant, for an undisclosed price, as per the latest insurance acquisition news. Headquartered in Oakbrook, Affiliated Benefit Consultants is said to provide a comprehensive suite of benefits consulting services to clients across the country. Affiliated Benefit Consultants was established in […]

Duravant to acquire electronic fruit and vegetable sorters manufacturer WECO

Duravant to acquire electronic fruit and vegetable sorters manufacturer WECO

Duravant has agreed to acquire Woodside Electronics Corporation (WECO), a California-based manufacturer of optical color and defect sorting equipment for fruits and vegetables, for an undisclosed price. Based in Illinois, Duravant is an equipment and automation solutions provider that serves the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors. WECO, along with Key Technology, a member […]

CVS to acquire IlliniCare Health Plan from Centene

CVS to acquire IlliniCare Health Plan from Centene

CVS Health acquisition of IlliniCare Health Plan : Centene, a US health insurance company, has signed a deal to divest its Illinois health plan subsidiary – IlliniCare Health Plan to CVS Health for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to help Centene to speed up the closing of its previously announced $17.3 billion merger […]