Waste Connections Inc.
2008 Waste Age 100 Rank: 7 (tie)
Previous Rank: 7
Headquarters: Folsom, CA
CEO: Ron Mittelstaedt
Public or Private: Public
Stock Symbol: WCN
Founded: 1997
Employees: 5,500
Web site: www.wasteconnections.com
Customers: Commercial/Industrial, Residential
Services: Collection, Transfer Stations, Recycling Services, Landfills
2008 Revenue: $1.05 bil.
Projected 2009 Revenue: $1.20 bil.
Latest news on Waste Connections Inc.
Waste Connection’s Revenues Rise in Fourth Quarter
During the fourth quarter of last year, Waste Connections took in $309.9 million in revenue. In the same period in 2008, the firm brought in $259.6 million. ...
Revenue Rising
By Stephen Ursery (steve.ursery@penton.com)
Waste Connections and Stericycle experience revenue growth in fourth quarter. ...
Waste Connections Announces Date for Fourth-Quarter Earnings Release
The firm will release its earnings report after the close of the stock market on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. ...
RecycleBank Program Launches in Derby, Kan.
Waste Connections will begin delivering 95-gallon recycling carts to residences this week, and the hauler will track the amount that each household recycles. ...
Waste Connections’ Net Income Rises
Folsom, Calif.-based Waste Connections posted a net income of $34.2 million on $316 million in revenue during the third quarter of 2009. ...
Waste Connections Landfill to Power 7,000 California Homes
Waste Connections has contracted with DTE Biomass Energy to operate a landfill-gas-to-energy project at Waste Connection’s Potrero Hills Landfill in Northern California. ...
Waste Connections Announces Release Date of Third-Quarter Results
The firm will release its third-quarter 2009 results after the close of the market on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. ...
Coalition Files Federal Suit Against Trash Import Cap in Calif.
The initiative — known as Measure E — was approved by Solano County voters in November 1984, but has never been enforced by the county because of concerns that it violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution....
Spring Back
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
A big merger and the struggling economy impact second quarter financials....
Waste Connections' Revenue, Net Income Up in Second Quarter
The firm reported a net income of $30.4 million on $302.8 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2009....
