Kinney National Company

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Kinney Services Inc.
FormerlyKinney National Services Inc. (1966–1971)
Kinney Services Inc. (1971–1972)
Company type Public
Industry Entertainment
Predecessor Kinney Service Corporation (1945–1966)
National Cleaning Contractors Inc. (1886–1966)
FoundedAugust 12, 1966;58 years ago (1966-08-12)
Founder Steve Ross
DefunctFebruary 10, 1972;52 years ago (1972-02-10)
FateCorporate restructuring and reincorporation as Warner Communications Inc. in 1972
Successor Warner Communications
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Products Parking services
Cleaning services
Film
Television
Music
Magazine
Divisions
Subsidiaries National Kinney Corporation

Kinney Services Inc. was an American conglomerate company from 1966 to 1972. Its successor was Warner Communications. Kinney National's predecessors were Kinney Service Corporation and National Cleaning Contractors Inc., whose merger began in January 1966 and was completed in August of the same year. National Cleaning Contractors was founded in 1886 [1] [2] by Louis Frankel [3] and Max Sweig [4] as National Window Cleaning & House Renovating Co., and was later known as National House Cleaning Contractors Inc.

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History

Formation and expansion

The company was formed on August 12, 1966, [5] as Kinney National Services Inc., when the Kinney Parking Company and the National Cleaning Contractors Inc. were merged. [6] The new company was headed by Steve Ross. [7]

Kinney National Services (later, National was removed from the company name in February 1971 [8] ) was known for purchases and sales:

On June 10, 1971, Kinney sold Riverside Memorial Chapel to Service Corporation International. Kinney also announced that it would form a new separate company focused on its parking and cleaning businesses; National Kinney Corporation was formally founded in September 1971. [16]

On November 22, 1971, Kinney Services also bought Television Communications Corporation (which was renamed as Warner Cable in 1973), including its recording studio operations of 1,210,500 common shares. [17] [18]

Kinney National also owned wood flooring manufacturer Circle Floor from Seymour Milstein and Paul Milstein, when Kinney's predecessor bought it in 1964 for $15 million, with the Milsteins remaining as managers of the unit until 1971 before the sale. [19]

Financial scandal

Due to a financial scandal involving price fixing in its parking operations, [7] Kinney National spun off its non-entertainment assets on August 7, 1971 as the National Kinney Corporation, and renamed the remaining Kinney Services as Warner Communications Inc. on February 10, 1972. [20]

Steve Ross was the company's sole CEO, president, and chairman. Directors included Charles A. Agemian, the CEO of Garden State National Bank.

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References

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  4. ↑ "Max Sweig, 54". The New York Times . December 1, 1937. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The merge of Kinney Service & National Cleaning". Chicago Tribune . Newspaper.com. September 14, 1966. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Reckert, Clare M. (January 8, 1966). "KINNEY SERVICE PLANS EXPANSION; Proposing a Merger With National Cleaning". The New York Times. p. 33.
  7. 1 2 Connie Bruck (2013). Master of the Game: Steve Ross and the Creation of Time Warner. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781476737706 . Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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  9. ↑ "World of Business". Courier News . November 13, 1967. p. 14.
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  12. ↑ "National News". The Los Angeles Times . February 25, 1969. p. 41.
  13. ↑ "Market Briefs". National Post . July 19, 1969. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "Ashley Named Chief of Warner-7 Arts". Valley Times. August 5, 1969. p. 2.
  15. ↑ "Warner Bros. Drops Name of Seven Arts". Newspaper.com. Valley Times. December 16, 1969. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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