J.R. Simplot left home in 1923 at age 14 with four gold coins given to him by his mother. He ended his life as the spud king of America and one of the nation's richest men.
Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.
Known as "Mr. Spud", J.R. Simplot, the man who supplied McDonalds with their french fries, has died of natural causes at his home in Idaho. Simplot, known as one of the nation's richest men, leaves behind a $3.2 billion agriculture business.
Pecanland Plaza developer Robert Carlin has landed five more stores for the retail center anchored by Best Buy in Monroe's Interstate 20 Economic Development District, including headliner T.J. Maxx.
BOISE, Idaho - J.R. Simplot left home in 1923 at age 14 with four gold coins given to him by his mother. He ended his life as the spud king of America and one of the nation's
"Imprinting the South: Works on Paper from the Collection of Lynn Barstis Williams and Stephen J. Goldfarb" Part of the museum's continuing "Auburn Collects" series.
Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died yesterday at his Boise, Idaho, home. He was 99.
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