Casey’s General Stores began in 1959 when Donald Lamberti leased a service station from his father in Des Moines, Iowa. After operating it for nine years, he purchased a service station in nearby Boone, Iowa and named it Casey’s after the friend that gave him the tip on the sale.
This location was a success, and Lamberti began to buy more stores in small towns of less than 5,000 people.
In 1970 Casey’s had 118 stores and opened its first warehouse.
In 1982 the company opened a distribution center, and in 1983 began publicly trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol: CASY
In 1996 Casey’s opened it’s one-thousandth store and exceeded $1 billion in sales. 
In 2010 the company expanded to Oklahoma, in 2011 to Arkansas, in 2012 in Kentucky, and to North Dakota in 2013.
In January 2020, Casey’s announced plans to build about 350 new locations over the next three years.
The company also had the honor of ringing the bell to start off the offical trading on the NASDAQ.
In September 2023, the company hit record sales with its ready-to-cook pizza.
Today Casey’s General Store is a chain of 2,500 convenience stores in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. Casey’s has 36,000 employees and had $9.35 billion in revenue in 2019.
Casey's General Store
Casey’s General Stores began in 1959 when Donald Lamberti leased a service station from his father in Des Moines, Iowa. After operating it for nine years, he purchased a service station in nearby Boone, Iowa and named it Casey’s after the friend that gave him the tip on the sale.
This location was a success, and Lamberti began to buy more stores in small towns of less than 5,000 people.
History
In 1970 Casey’s had 118 stores and opened its first warehouse.
In 1982 the company opened a distribution center, and in 1983 began publicly trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol: CASY
In 1996 Casey’s opened it’s one-thousandth store and exceeded $1 billion in sales.
In 2010 the company expanded to Oklahoma, in 2011 to Arkansas, in 2012 in Kentucky, and to North Dakota in 2013.
In January 2020, Casey’s announced plans to build about 350 new locations over the next three years.
The company also had the honor of ringing the bell to start off the offical trading on the NASDAQ.
In September 2023, the company hit record sales with its ready-to-cook pizza.
Today Casey’s General Store is a chain of 2,500 convenience stores in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. Casey’s has 36,000 employees and had $9.35 billion in revenue in 2019.