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Newell Rubbermaid acquires education company

By Arielle Kass
March 15, 2011

A Newell Rubbermaid subsidiary acquired a Seattle education company.

DYMO/Mimio is Newell Rubbermaid's student response and lesson plan brand, and includes products like interactive whiteboards and digital ink recorders. The acquired company, Headsprout, has software programs that are used in classrooms in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Headsprout's management team will stay with the company. In a statement, Sandy Springs-based Newell Rubbermaid said the acquisition will allow for "significant improvements" in interactive instructional technology.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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