Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA) has provided a major boost to the capital campaign for the new Springfield Regional Medical Center with a $500,000 commitment over the next five years. The $250 million hospital project remains on budget and ahead of schedule for its projected opening of January 2012. The new facility is a 254-bed full-service hospital…
Wawa Celebrates National Car Care Month
AAA Mid-Atlantic and Wawa are continuing their partnership to benefit motorists. Throughout October, AAA Mid-Atlantic is giving it away for free during National Car Care Month, and offering motorists a free 40-Point Car Care check-up at more than 20 Car Care events around the auto club’s territory. Seven of those events are scheduled at Wawa…
NCA Announces New Board
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has announced the recent election of three new NCA officers, as well as several members to the Board of Trustees and Executive Board. Mitchell Goetze, executive vice-president & COO of Goetze’s Candy Co. Inc., has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustees. He succeeds Michael Gilmore of the Ferrara…
Shop ’n Save Acquires Rinderer’s Drug Stores
SHOP ‘N SAVE, a grocery and drug retailer serving the St. Louis metropolitan area and Springfield, Ill., is expanding its network of pharmacies with the purchase of Rinderer’s Drug Stores Inc., a family-owned company that has served the metro area for generations. The sale involves all six Rinderer’s stores. Next month, three of the locations…
New Krispy Kreme Branded Packaging
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. is introducing new branded packaging in convenience, mass merchant and grocery stores. Package upgrades, new signature products and improved display graphics are part of the company’s broader efforts to enhance and grow its presence in these locations. Packaging upgrades include: Adding enhanced graphics to increase shelf impact and visual appeal; improved…
Georgia-Pacific Revamps Web Site
Georgia-Pacific Professional has launched an updated environmental section of its Web site that outlines the company’s sustainability initiatives. The site, http://www.gppro.com/sustainability, highlights the company’s Green by Design platform, a designation for products that are environmentally and socially responsible as well as economically sound. The refreshed site makes it easy to learn facts about the sustainable…
Cardtronics Announces New Organizational Structure
Cardtronics Inc., a non-bank owner of ATMs, has announced a series of organizational changes designed to better align the company’s management structure with its key business and strategic initiatives. Effective immediately, the Cardtronic’s operations will be separated into two business units – “Network and Financial Services” and “ATM Services.” Rick Updyke will assume the role…
Animal Sanctuary Wins Free Fuel
The Ark Animal Sanctuary in Houlton, Maine is the winner of a year’s supply of quality CITGO fuel and a case of CITGO motor oil from the Fueling Good program, presented by CITGO Petroleum Corp. This non-profit, no-kill animal sanctuary is dedicated to rescuing lost, injured and unwanted pets and connecting them with loving families…
Kum & Go Debuts Go Kup
Kum & Go’s “Name Our Cup” Contest winner has been announced. Brad Gerndt of Nevada, Iowa won for his entry name Go Kup. “We are excited to have a name for our 32-ounce fountain cups—Go Kup,” said Kevin Krause, senior vice president of Kum & Go, which operates more than 435 convenience stores in 11…
Tri-State Petroleum Welcomes New HR Director
Tri-State Petroleum Corp., a family-owned convenience store operator and wholesale distributor of motor fuels in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has hired an experienced human resources professional to lead HR initiatives for the company’s 215-plus employees. David Denham brings more than 25 years of high-level experience as a human resources director to his new position.…