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  1. Laidlaw

    Laidlaw (), organized as Laidlaw International, Inc. (with corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois) was the largest provider of intercity bus services, contract public transit and paratransit, and contract school bus service in both the United States and Canada. In February 2007, FirstGroup, a bus and rail transportation operator in the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in North America, acquired Laidlaw International, Inc. FirstGroup completed the acquisition of Laidlaw International on October 1, 2007, and rebranded Laidlaw services under the First umbrella. The deal combined North America’s two largest private school bus operators—Education Services and First Student Inc.—giving them a combined 40% of the school bus contractor market.Laidlaw had grown primarily through acquisitions of other companies and contracting of services formerly directly provided by government entities. It was the parent company of Laidlaw Transit (which was merged into First Transit), Laidlaw Education Services (merged into First Student), Greyhound Lines and Greyhound Lines of Canada, and a number of Gray Line Sightseeing franchises in major North American cities. In acquiring Laidlaw, FirstGroup announced that the Laidlaw name would not be kept, but that the Greyhound name would be maintained.

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  1. Laidlaw

    Laidlaw, organized as Laidlaw International, Inc., was a predecessor corporation of First Student, a US subsidiary of the UK transport firm FirstGroup plc. At the time of its acquisition by FirstGroup, Laidlaw was the largest provider of intercity bus services, contract public transit and paratransit, and contract school bus service in both the United States and Canada. In February 2007, FirstGroup plc, a bus and rail transport operator in the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in North America, acquired Laidlaw International, Inc. for $35.25 per share or approximately US$3.6 billion including the assumption of US$0.8 billion of debt. FirstGroup plc completed the acquisition of Laidlaw International on October 1, 2007, and is currently rebranding Laidlaw services under the First umbrella. The deal combined North America’s two largest private school bus operators — Laidlaw Education Services and First Student Inc. — giving them a combined 40% of the school bus contractor market. Laidlaw had grown primarily through acquisitions of other companies and contracting of services formerly directly provided by government entities.

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    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Laidlaw is ranked #15700 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Laidlaw surname appeared 1,858 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Laidlaw.

    86.6% or 1,609 total occurrences were White.
    7.2% or 135 total occurrences were Black.
    3.1% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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    The numerical value of laidlaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laidlaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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