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Business Briefs - Oct. 22
FCA Co-op head profiled in current Farm Market News
Dennis Hunwardsen of Jackson, general manager of the 100-year-old FCA Co-op, is profiled in this week’s Farm Market News, an 18,000-circulation regional ag publication covering 16 counties in the tri-state area.
In the article, which appears in the Monday, Oct. 19 edition, Hunwardsen explains his philosophy of management and reveals his deep belief in the seven core principles of a cooperative endeavor.
The article also touches on the upcoming 100th annual meeting of the FCA Co-op and how Hunwardsen and the co-op board plan to mark the occasion.
The Farm Market News is available for free pickup at coffee shops and cafes throughout the area and at the offices of Livewire Printing Co. in downtown Jackson. It is also available free by article at jacksoncountypilot.com or in a new electronic page-flip format at farmmarketnews.com.
Verizon transition complete at Coast True Value Marine
Verizon Wireless opened its doors Monday to serve former Alltel and new customers in Jackson.
This past weekend marked the completion of the rebranding of Alltel stores to Verizon Wireless and the billing conversion for the former Alltel store at Coast True Value Marine Radio Shack in Jackson.
“We have worked diligently over the past 10 months to ensure that the transition to Verizon Wireless will be as seamless as possible for former Alltel customers,” Nancy Clark, Verizon Wireless Great Plains Region president, said in a news release. “Verizon Wireless now welcomes the opportunity to deliver to these customers the best value in wireless today, which includes the best network, best products and services and best customer service in the industry.”
Verizon Wireless completed its purchase of Alltel in January and since then has been preparing to integrate the two companies’ billing systems and to re-brand and re-merchandise stores so it can better transition former Alltel customers and welcome new customers to Verizon Wireless. The company has also begun integrating its network with that of Alltel — re-homing cell sites to the Verizon Wireless network and upgrading Alltel’s high-speed data network — and expects to complete the entire integration within the next two years, according to the release.
Coast True Value Marine owner Gary Berkner on Monday said new signs are going up and new phones are now available in the store in accordance with the transition.
Good Sam Auxiliary Fall Bazaar is today at Legion
Good Samaritan Auxiliary’s Annual Fall Bazaar is today, Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Legion Dining Hall in downtown Jackson.
On the serving table are barbeques, chips, baked beans and pie/desserts. Auxiliary members are also hosting a bake sale.
All proceeds benefit residents at the Good Samaritan Society of Jackson. Supplemental funds are being provided by the Jackson County Thrivent Chapter 31194.
Theater shows limited run of ‘Cloudy,’ debuts Jackson movie on eve of premiere
The animated film “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” opens for a limited five-day run Friday at the Historic State Theatre in Jackson, followed by a midnight screening Tuesday, Oct. 27, opening a run of the much-anticipated Michael Jackson movie, “This Is It.”
Tickets for the Jackson premiere are on sale now at the Historic State Theatre in downtown Jackson.
FCA Co-op centennial special edition included in Sunday, Oct. 25, Livewire
Copies of the Sunday, Oct. 25, edition of the Livewire will contain a special pullout edition marking the 100th anniversary of the FCA Co-op.
The special keepsake FCA centennial edition, “A Century of Service,” will feature pages full of news articles, columns and photos from the past and present, as well as messages of support and congratulations from area businesses and vendors — all related to the 100th anniversary of the FCA Co-op.
The 10,500-circulation Livewire is available for home delivery, for free pickup at the offices of Livewire Printing Co. in downtown Jackson and for free download at jacksoncountypilot.com.
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