Rural King announced Tuesday it will expand its distribution center operations in Waverly, creating 75 new jobs in this newest expansion. Headquartered in Mattoon, Ill., Rural King operates more than 120 farm and home stores in 13 states. The Waverly distribution facility opened in 2015 and currently operates with approximately 370 associates at the location. This facility services a majority of Rural King stores, fulfills e-commerce orders,…
Dak Americas LLC, an integrated producer and recycler of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins that is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced plans to expand its facility in Richmond, Indiana. According to a news release from DAK Americas LLC, the PET recycling company plans to invest $32 million and to hire 30 full-time employees at the facility by the end of 2021. The Economic Development Corp. (EDC) of Wayne County, Indiana,…
April 2020 marks DV Community Investment’s 10th Anniversary - Our mission of renewal and revitalization of low-income communities nationwide has never been more urgent. Over the past 10 years, our community development financing activities have directly created over 10,000 quality permanent jobs. The majority of these jobs are accessible to people facing barriers to quality, living wage employment, a key factor in breaking the cycle of persistent…
Thomasville Regional Medical Center will officially open its doors on Tuesday morning! Thomasville Regional Medical Center has been in the works ever since the only hospital in rural northern Clarke County closed. The new medical center will provide health services to ~40,000 patients annually.
New York Times, by Cindy Hirschfeld - After checking into the Bigelow, the grand but aging dame of Ogden hotels, dating from 1891, I wandered next door to the Monarch, an arts incubator and event space that is part of what is being called the Nine Rails Creative District. A former garage for the Bigelow and now on the National Register of Historic Places, the industrial-chic building houses 40 working artist studios, a cafe, gift shop and more.…
To better serve Warsaw and the surrounding communities, Parkview Warsaw will be expanding to become a full-service hospital. Plans include space for up to 30 inpatient beds, surgical services and additional specialty care.
The International Board of Credentialing and Continued Education Standards (IBCCES) announced today that Butterfly Wonderland is the second attraction in Arizona—and first butterfly education facility—to become a Certified Autism Center™ (CAC). Sister attraction OdySea Aquarium was the first to become certified in Arizona in 2019.
The Monarch — which opened in November in what was once a 200-stall covered parking structure for the nearby Bigelow Hotel — is now the center of what Fischer, Ogden artists and civic leaders hope will be a bustling creative district, adding luster to a city that long has fought a reputation for crime and urban squalor.
The Bakersfield Californian - Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company, Macpherson Energy Corporation, DTE Biomass and Independence High School’s Energy and Utility Career Academy hosted a ceremony and presentation recognizing Wednesday as National Bioenergy Day in Kern County.