Day & Zimmermann Lands $93M Modification on Army Mortar Cartridge Supply Contract

Day and Zimmermann has acquired Empire Products Inc., which makes propellant and charge bags for the defense sector, in a deal aimed at expanding D&Z’s munition product manufacturing operations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and D&Z said Wednesday EPI has been a key partner for the company’s supply chain. Yankton, South Dakota-headquartered

James Merante, a certified public accountant with operations management experience at public and private companies, has been appointed senior vice president of finance, strategy and corporate development at Day and Zimmermann. D&Z said Friday the newly created role will require Merante to align corporate finance and strategy-related functional teams to drive organizational growth. He served

Former Akima Support Operations President Doug Magee has been appointed president of Day & Zimmermann’s government services business and he will serve on the D&Z Leadership Council. Magee will lead the group that provides mission support to government clients in areas such as staffing, global security, architecture and engineering, and operations and maintenance, D&Z said