Terry Marshall Campie had experience with two New York Stock Exchange companies. One such company, The Loewen Group, which originally traded on the NASDAQ and was later moved to the NYSE, approached Mr. Campie to purchase his 4 cemeteries located in Iowa. At that time, the cemetery industry was going through worldwide consolidation. After more than 18 months of negotiation Campie’s properties were sold in August 1996. Mr. Campie also was solicited by Ecolab, the world’s largest detergents manufacturer and distributor to purchase EMS Detergent Services, created by him. After meeting with Ecolab, MrCampie politely turned down their offer because the terms meant all of EMS’s employees would lose their jobs.  Although complemented by Ecolab’s generous offer, the terms were unacceptable for that reason.