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Lee County Association of REALTORS awards over $13,600 to two local charities

Lee County Association of REALTORS awards over $13,600 to two local charities

The Lee County Association of REALTORS Awarded over $13,600 to two local charities at there June 13 REALTOR Luncheon and Business Meeting.  Pictured are representatives from the Lee County Association of REALTOR and the two local Charities, Food Bank of East Alabama and Mercy Medical.

From Left to right:  Sylvia Paul - President Lee County Association of REALTORS, Kathy Overfelt – Community Service Lee County Association of REALTORS, Deborah Lee & Rheta Branch with Mercy Medical, Martha Henk with the Food Bank of East Alabama.

Information Source: Lee County Association of REALTORS 

Nature Made Vitamins Manufacturing Facility opens doors in Opelika

Nature Made Vitamins Manufacturing Facility opens doors in Opelika

Opelika, Ala. (June 6, 2013) Pharmavite LLC, one of the  largest U.S. manufacturers of high-quality vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements, including Nature Made® vitamins, will officially announce the opening of the company’s new manufacturing facility at the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park in Opelika, Ala. during a grand opening ceremony that is being held tomorrow, June 7 at 10:00 a.m.  Nature Made is the number one retail national vitamin and supplement brand in the United States and the new facility is a key part of Pharmavite’s strategic plan to meet the growing global consumer demand for health and wellness products.

Forbes Ranks Auburn/Opelika in Top 10 Best Small Cities for Jobs

Forbes Ranks Auburn/Opelika in Top 10 Best Small Cities for Jobs

 

Auburn, AL - Forbes.com has named the Auburn/Opelika Area number ten on this year’s list of America’s best small cities for jobs. 

Forbes ranked 398 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), including 241 MSAs with less than 150,000 jobs. Rankings were based on employment data over more than a decade, growth trends and “the region’s momentum.” Forbes cites economic diversity, affordability and quality of life as key to job creation.

New Tennis Cener to Open Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Opelika

New Tennis Cener to Open Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Opelika

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

Join Mayor Gary Fuller for Breakfast at Opelika and the Opening Serve of the Marriott at Grand National Tennis Center, adjacent to National Village.

Enjoy a Wimbledon-style breakfast and tour the newest tourism/recreational facility in the area. Following breakfast and the official opening serve at 9:00 a.m., feel free to stay for a morning of tennis or pickle ball.

Attire: Tennis whites or business-casual.

Hosted by National Village and the Auburn/Opelika Marriott at Grand National

Information Source: National Village

PowerSouth recognized for safety milestones

PowerSouth recognized for safety milestones

ANDALUSIA, Ala. – Liberty Mutual Insurance, PowerSouth’s workers’ compensation, auto and general liability insurance provider, has recognized the company for another remarkable year of safety in 2012. PowerSouth as a whole achieved a full calendar year with no lost-time accidents – over 1.2 million hours worked safely by more than 500 employees.

 

PowerSouth continues to set the bar for safety standards in the electric generation and transmission industry. The company’s overall DART (Days Away/Restricted or Transfer) Rate is currently 0.33.  The rate reflects the number of recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time employees that resulted in days away from work, restricted work activity and/or job transfer in any given timeframe. As such, the company received Liberty Mutual’s Silver Safety Award.

 

Gov. Bentley to participate in industrial site design announcement

Gov. Bentley to participate in industrial site design announcement

Governor Robert Bentley on Monday will join CSX executives, other elected leaders and economic developers to formally announce Alabama’s first and only CSX Select Site designation.

CSX’s Select Site program reviews the most capable manufacturing and distribution development properties along the CSX network that can rapidly utilize freight rail service. The site in Macon County is 296 acres that will allow the Macon County Economic Development Authority to compete for jobs in the area.

The news conference will take place at 11:00 a.m.

Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama

Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama


The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $15,000 grant to Impact Alabama. A non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Impact Alabama works collaboratively with higher education institutions and their surrounding communities in order to develop and implement social justice projects that work to achieve fundamental and systemic change throughout the State of Alabama. The organization will use the grant to expand FocusFirst, a vision screening program for children ages six months to five years, in Head Start classrooms and lower-income daycares across the state. The Rite Aid Foundation previously awarded Impact Alabama a $15,000 grant in 2010.

“Every child deserves quality healthcare, regardless of their environment or their family’s ability to pay,” said Gayle Rife, Manager of The Rite Aid Foundation.