100 Years of Boswell

JG II (left) with Del Webb as he signs the land-purchase agreement for Sun City in 1959

In 1958, J. G. Boswell expanded beyond farming and entered the commercial real estate world, forming a new division. The company made its first move the following year by selling the Marinette and Santa Fe Ranches to Del E. Webb Development Company (Devco), which transformed the land into Sun City, Arizona, a groundbreaking senior retirement community. Later, Boswell acquired a 49 percent interest in Devco, eventually selling its remaining shares in 1983 as part of a long-term exit strategy.

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