OfficeMax Bought by Boise Cascade

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CHICAGO Boise Cascade Corp. said Monday it will acquire OfficeMax, the nation’s No. 3 office supply company behind Staples and Office Depot, for about $1.2 billion in cash and stock.

The move will put heat on the category leaders as Boise Office Solutions, which handles office and technology products, office furniture, and paper, had 2002 sales of $3.5 billion (including more than $1 billion of domestic e-commerce sales) and Boise Paper Solutions recorded 2002 sales of $1.9

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