Copart Acquires Facility in Anchorage, Alaska.FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CPRT CPRT Copart Inc. (stock symbol) CPRT Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit CPRT Client Perceived Response Time CPRT Coprocessor Register Transfer CPRT Cancer Prevention Research Trust CPRT Classic Professional Racquetball Tour ) today announced that it has acquired a salvage facility in Anchorage, Alaska. The addition of the Alaska site brings Copart's total number of locations to 107 throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. "Alaska fits our growth strategy by broadening our national presence, which now covers 42 states," said Willis J. Johnson, Copart's Chief Executive Officer. Since July 2003, Copart has added five locations in Eugene, Oregon The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast. ; Toronto, Canada; Helena, Montana Helena (IPA: /ˈhɛlənə/) is the capital of the State of Montana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 25,780, but with the surrounding area the population reaches 67,636 [1]. ; Northfield, Ohio and Anchorage, Alaska. Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle suppliers, primarily insurance companies, with a full range of services to process and sell salvage vehicles through auctions, principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees and used vehicle dealers. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle owner has already been made. The Company operates 107 facilities in the United States and Canada. It also provides services in other locations through its national network of independent salvage vehicle processors. |
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