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AUSTIN, Minn. (AP)

Astrup Drug acquires 7 additional pharmacies

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A regional pharmacy chain headquartered in Austin is acquiring seven additional drug stores.

Astrup Drug says the acquisition involves Rushford Drug Co. pharmacies in southern Minnesota and Iowa. Rushford Drug owner Tom Witt says it was important that he selected a family-owned buyer that would maintain a presence in small communities. The seven drug stores bring Astrup's holdings to 18 pharmacies.

The Austin Daily Herald says the new stores are in Rushford, Harmony, Spring Grove, Caledonia, La Crescent and Altoona, Iowa.

The company was founded in 1952 by Leonard Astrup.

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Information from: Austin Daily Herald

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.)

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