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Industrial packaging company Merit Packaging Inc. of Kansas City was acquired by R.V. Evans Co. for an undisclosed amount.
Founded in 1978, Merit Packaging was owned by Tom Raupp and Mike Sparks. With no family interested in taking over the business, the two partners were looking to establish a succession plan.
R.V. Evans, headquartered in Decatur, Ill., has been in the packaging and fastening business for 80 years. They were looking to expand their operation and land a distribution center in Kansas…