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'''Daryl Edward Harms''' (born c. [[1952]] in Carthage, Illinois - died [[July 9]], [[2005]] in [[Birmingham]]) was an entrepreneur, best known for founding [[MASADA | '''Daryl Edward Harms''' (born c. [[1952]] in Carthage, Illinois - died [[July 9]], [[2005]] in [[Birmingham]]) was an entrepreneur, best known for founding [[MASADA]] the onwers of [[Masada OxyNol]], a company that works to convert landfill waste into ethanol. | ||
Harms began selling cable television service in suburban locations in [[1974]], filling a gap left by providers that targeted rural and urban customers. He built the third-largest privately-held cable company before he sold for a significant profit and moved on to cellular telephones. Harms and Gordon Page founded Cass Cellular in [[1988]], focussing on establishing service in rural areas of the midwest that were under-served by major carriers. He realized another large return when he sold the last of those properties in [[1992]]. | Harms began selling cable television service in suburban locations in [[1974]], filling a gap left by providers that targeted rural and urban customers. He built the third-largest privately-held cable company before he sold for a significant profit and moved on to cellular telephones. Harms and Gordon Page founded Cass Cellular in [[1988]], focussing on establishing service in rural areas of the midwest that were under-served by major carriers. He realized another large return when he sold the last of those properties in [[1992]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 26 October 2008
Daryl Edward Harms (born c. 1952 in Carthage, Illinois - died July 9, 2005 in Birmingham) was an entrepreneur, best known for founding MASADA the onwers of Masada OxyNol, a company that works to convert landfill waste into ethanol.
Harms began selling cable television service in suburban locations in 1974, filling a gap left by providers that targeted rural and urban customers. He built the third-largest privately-held cable company before he sold for a significant profit and moved on to cellular telephones. Harms and Gordon Page founded Cass Cellular in 1988, focussing on establishing service in rural areas of the midwest that were under-served by major carriers. He realized another large return when he sold the last of those properties in 1992.
Beginning in the early 1990s Harms began building the Masada Resource Group with the idea of contracting with municipalities to build plants and then operating them for profit by offsetting the costs of garbage collection and processing by producing marketable ethanol as well as other recyclable by-products. The company's first contract was with the city of Middletown, New York. The project stalled after his death, but remains in development. Harms was a mentor to Donald Watkins, a former Birmingham city attorney who is an investor in Masada Oxynol.
Harms served on the boards of the Alabama Republican Party, the American Cancer Society, Magic Moments and Prescott House. He and his wife Clarissa had two daughters.
References
- Welles, Ed. (May 1, 2003) "The Door-To-Door Billionaire Daryl Harms knows how to turn dull businesses into big profits. But can he really do it with your garbage?" CNNMoney.com
- Cahn, Dianna. (September 15, 2004) "Fate of Masada project up in the air." (Hudson Valley) Times Herald-Record
- Walton, Val (July 10, 2005) "Businessman Daryl Harms dies at 53." Birmingham News
- Cahn, Dianna. (April 29, 2008) "Ethanol plant officials ready to get started." (Hudson Valley) Times Herald-Record.