Dive Brief:
- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) has acquired ACE Solid Waste, a hauler located in Ramsey, Minnesota.
- ACE's 85,000 customer accounts will now be serviced by Waste Connections.
- Waste Connections, based in Houston, Texas, purchased the local hauler on November 1, for an undisclosed amount.
Dive Insight:
Waste Connections has four additional operations in southwest Minnesota, with this acquisition being the first in the Twin Cities market. ACE has around 90 employees that may make the transition to the new company.