ALICO
Alico may refer to: * Alico Arena, an athletics facility at Florida Gulf Coast University donated by * Alico (company) * ALICO Building, in Waco, Texas * American Life Insurance Company, now part of MetLife * Platani (river) The Platani ( scn, Plàtani), known in ancient Greek as the (''Lykos'', "wolf") or (''Halykos'', "Salty"), is a river in southern Sicily, Italy. It is the fifth longest in the island after Imera Meridionale, Simeto, Belice and Dittaino, with a ...

ALICO Building
The ALICO Building is a 22-story office building in downtown Waco, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street. The building is currently owned and operated by the American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas (a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance). At tall, it is currently the tallest building in Waco. History The ALICO building was built in 1910 by the architectural firm Sanguinet & Staats for the Amicable Life Insurance Company at a cost of (equivalent to in ), and was completed in one year. It is the second oldest skyscraper built in Texas as well as the oldest skyscraper in Texas still standing, after the Praetorian Building in Dallas, built in the year prior to ALICO, was demolished in 2013. The ALICO Building was not heavily damaged by the 1953 Waco tornado outbreak, unlike many buildings in downtown Waco. It swayed several feet when directly hit by the tornado, although the building escaped severe damage or collapse. In 1965, Amic ...
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American Life Insurance Company
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with 90 million customers in over 60 countries. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. MetLife ranked No. 43 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. On January 6, 1915, MetLife completed the mutualization process, changing from a stock life insurance company owned by individuals to a mutual company operating without external shareholders and for the benefit of policyholders. After 85 years as a mutual company, MetLife demutualized into a publicly traded company with an initial public offering in 2000. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia's Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East. MetLife serves 9 ...
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Alico Arena
Alico Arena is a multipurpose arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles volleyball and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball, men's and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball, women's basketball teams. It holds 4,633 people in basketball configuration. It also features four practice courts, six suites, twelve locker rooms, and the offices of the Athletics Department. Alico (company), Alico, a Florida agribusiness with ties to the university, paid for the arena's naming rights. See also *List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas References External linksFacilities - Alico Arena
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Alico (company)
Alico, Inc. is a holding company which owns Alico Citrus, one of the nation's largest citrus producers, and Alico Water Resources, a leading water storage and environmental services company. Alico, Inc. also owns major land holdings in Florida. History Alico, Inc., traces its roots back to the 1800s. In 1898, The Atlantic Land and Improvement Company was founded as a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and was the holding company for its real estate division. In February 1960, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (now part of CSX Transportation) spun-off the Atlantic Land and Improvement Company into The Atlantic Land Development Company, which was then renamed Alico in 1974. Alico is an acronym for Atlantic Land and Improvement Company. In 1961, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. was named to the board of directors of Alico, Inc, which then became a publicly traded corporation engaged in citrus fruit, sugarcane and sod production, cattle ranching and forestry. Griffin acquired a ...
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