Midland Davis expands trading team

Midland Davis Corp., headquartered in Moline, Illinois, has expanded its brokerage division with the addition of industry veteran Wendy Larson.

Larson brings 25 years of industry experience to her new role with the company. She started her career with The Peltz Group, Milwaukee, and worked most recently for Waste Management's Recycling Division.

“We’re thrilled to add someone of Wendy’s caliber to our team,” says Leonard Zeid, president of Midland Davis Trading division, based in St. Louis. “Wendy brings expertise in managing both national and regional accounts, marketing MRF (material recovery facility) material as well as traditional paper and plastic grades. She has excellent relationships with the generators of recycled commodities as well as the consuming mills.”

Larson is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She will be based at the firm’s Milwaukee office and may be contacted directly at 414-290-6575 or at wendy.larson@midlanddavis.com.

Midland Davis Corp. has been serving the recycling industry since 1892. Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, Midland Davis operates from five locations, collecting and recycling many grades of ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, plastics and wood. The company operates recycling plants in Moline and Pekin, Illinois, and brokerage offices in St. Louis, Pekin and and Milwaukee as well as an agency office in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.