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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