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December 27, 2008

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The Andersons declares dividend

MAUMEE, Ohio — The Andersons Inc. announced a first quarter 2009 cash dividend of 8.5 cents payable Jan. 23 to shareholders of record on Jan. 2.

This is The Andersons’ 49th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since its listing on the NASDAQ on Feb. 20, 1996. There are about 18.1 million common shares outstanding.

The Andersons Inc. is a diversified company with interests in the grain, ethanol and plant nutrient sectors of U.S. agriculture, as well as in rail car leasing and repair, turf products production and general merchandise retailing.

For more information about The Andersons, visit www.andersonsinc.com



Garnett named human resources director

WINAMAC — Cyndi Garnett has been named director of human resources at The Braun Corp.

Garnett will begin the position in January, and will mentor with Bill Roth, who now oversees this area of the company. Roth has been making a transition at Braun since the fall of 2007 to lighten his responsibilities, and this is the next phase within the transition.

A graduate of Winamac High School and Purdue University, Garnett joined the company in 2002 and has spent the past seven years in Braun’s marketing organization. Before joining Braun, she worked in human resources at Dow Chemical, followed by several years in the banking field. She worked in marketing at Alliance Bank and spent several years as a vice president at Centier Bank.

The Braun Corporation is the world’s leading mobility manufacturer and produces wheelchair accessible vehicles, wheelchair lifts and ramps for both the commercial and consumer markets.



Kuker graduates from program

Nolan E. “Skip” Kuker, president of the Logansport-Cass County Economic Development Foundation, graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute on Dec. 11 at a session held in Indianapolis.

The institute was a three-session program, each lasting one week.

The classes focused on business retention and expansion, real estate and finance. They also concentrated on marketing, strategic planning, managing economic development organizations and entrepreneurial development.

Students completed 117 hours of instruction selected from more than 50 classes, workshops and discussion groups.

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