11. Thorn Apple Valley, the Southfield-based meat and poultry producer, declined 1 1 / 4, or 10 percent, to 11.12. DDJ Capital Management LLC and affiliates acquired 5.9 percent of the common shares outstanding in Thorn Apple Valley Inc. 13. D . wrightii is commonly referred to as the Southwestern thorn apple , an appropriate name for the spiky seed pod. 14. Yarborough signed Greg Sacks to drive his Thorn Apple Valley Ford in Jeff Fuller, finishing 41st after suffering engine failure. 15. Thorn Apple Valley Meats has tied into Winston Cup this year in an effort to turn around its financial situation.16. DDJ Capital Management LLC and affiliates acquired 5 . 9 percent of the common shares outstanding in Thorn Apple Valley Inc. 17. Over the weekend, it announced the recall of hot dogs from Thorn Apple Valley in Forrest City, Ark ., because of listeria. 18. Both Thorn Apple Valley Inc . and Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co . had fiscal second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. 19. Both Thorn Apple Valley Inc . and Knape & AMP; Vogt Manufacturing Co . had fiscal second-quarter earnings that were better than expected. 20. Thorn Apple shares rose 7.5 percent today, up 1 3 / 8 to 19 3 / 4, its highest price in a year.
