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The Boston fire and police departments as well as officials from OSHA are investigating the cause of an ammonia leak at a Stavis Seafoods processing plant that killed a worker on March 23. Ammonia fumes first pushed fire crews back. Stavis has pledged full cooperation with authorities in their investigation…
Dollar General plans to open approximately 900 new stores and relocate or remodel 875 stores in fiscal 2016. For fiscal 2017, the company forecasts approximately 1,000 new stores and relocations or remodels of about 900 stores, in line with its growth model of 6 to 8 percent square-footage growth…
Preferred Freezer Services of Chatham, New Jersey, owners of advanced design and engineered temperature-controlled warehouses, recently broke ground on the company’s third facility in the Chicago area and its 36th in the U.S. The new facility, scheduled to open in spring 2017, will cover 227,043 s.f., stand 58 feet tall and have a storage capacity of more than 32,000 pallets. The warehouse will consist of three rooms that will have multi-temperature capabilities as well as meat services such as blast freezing and USDA inspection services.
