Contemporary Operation
AMF's sole remaining asset is the AMF Bowling Corporation, founded in 1936, and headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The company employs 16,000 people worldwide as AMF Bowling Inc.
In 2007, a new company, 900 Global, purchased the rights to sell bowling balls with the AMF logo.
The company went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in 12 years in November 2012.
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