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Feeders Supply Company Opens Corydon Store
Town of Clarksville to Provide Jeffersonville Township Public Library $ 75,000
Feeders Supply Company – aka Feeders Supply – announces has opened a location in Corydon at 2363 Hwy 135 – NW , Suite 111 . This is the 22nd store for the locally-owned pet supplies company .
Feeders Supply opened its first store in 1959 in Louisville , and is celebrating 59 years in business . Over the past 20 years , the company has opened a new store nearly every year throughout Kentuckiana .
“ We are so excited to serve our pet lovers in Corydon and to play a bigger role in the community by supporting the local adoption groups and other community initiatives , “ said Pam Longwell , CEO and president of Feeders Supply Company . “ We are looking forward to many , many years here and truly hope that the pet lovers of Harrison County are as excited about us being here as we are . We are thrilled !”
Feeders Supply will offer an extensive lineup of premium pet food brands and pet supplies along with offering space in the Corydon store for adoptable animals from a local rescue organization and a self-serve pet wash .
“ As new Corydon residents , we will continue to serve the needs of our customers and their pets . We recognize our responsibility to give back , to share our good fortune in ways that help make our communities great places to live ,” Longwell said .
For years , the company has partnered with humane societies in respective cities offering adoption centers in the stores , plus working with other rescues to offer adoption events in stores . Thus far , more than 50,000 animals and counting have been adopted . Feeders Supply donates and helps raise money for animal charities , and donates pet food and cat litter to animal rescues and shelters .
The Town of Clarksville Redevelopment Commission approved the resolution and reimbursement funding agreement to provide the Jeffersonville Township Public Library $ 75,000 for purchasing and installing new technology equipment as part of their ongoing renovations and facility expansion project .
The Clarksville Branch of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library is undergoing an expansion project featuring a 1,723-square foot extension and an abundance of new technology . These renovations include : a large new meeting room capable of being partitioned into 2 smaller rooms , 3 new study rooms , a mobile laptop lab containing 10 laptops , 12 additional public computers , RFID and self-checkout capabilities , and new ethernet and HDMI cabling to provide internet connectivity to the area .
“ I believe Clarksville is an example of how tax increment financing ( TIF ) can be used most effectively .” said A . D Stonecipher , Redevelopment Commission president . “ TIF Districts need not be in competition with local taxing districts . Out of respect for the taxpayer , these districts can act as partners . I am very pleased that the Redevelopment Commission has agreed to unanimously support an upgrade to public library technology . Today , in an age of digital information , we still honor the vision of Thomas Jefferson who once wrote that public knowledge is the surest foundation ‘ for the preservation of freedom and happiness .’”
The Clarksville Branch project will not only support the Jeffersonville Township Public Library ’ s mission to identify and meet the informational , entertainment , and technological needs of the community , but will also increase the availability and impact of the educational and other programs that prepare individuals to participate in the competitive and global economy .
“ The library is most appreciative of the support from the Town of Clarksville Redevelopment Commission ,” said Libby Pollard , director of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library . “ The upgrades and addition of technology at the Clarksville Branch Library will help insure that the residents of Clarksville have access to the latest technology . We will also utilize a new mobile lab to teach classes on email , internet , and Microsoft Office applications such as , Microsoft Word . These classes will help Clarksville residents stay current with ever-changing technology .”
100 EXTOL : AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2018