Business
Micropac building HQ, operations facility
The city of Garland has partnered with Micropac Industries in a major upgrade and expansion project. The company, headquartered and operating in Garland, will be centralizing to a brand-new facility. Located at 1655 State Highway 66, Micropac will have an...
Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction
Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study(SM), the firm announced. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with...
Wife of veteran receives new roof
Ida Nelson, the wife of late United States Army veteran, Richard Nelson, received a new roof Friday, March 26, from A.J. Roofing & Construction, an Owens Corning Platinum Roofing Contractor. This event was part of a program called the Owens Corning Roof Deployment...
Walmart winter storm response
With the catastrophic storms, power outages and water shortages affecting Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi, Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation are committing up to $1 million in cash and in-kind product donations to help with response efforts....
Walmart remodel improves shopping
Garland Walmart store improvements complement retailer’s measures to help protect customers and associates from the impact of COVID-19. Examples of the new signage package, Walmart Pay touchless payment and the expanded self-checkout lanes now available at the Garland...
Walmart now offers tech services
Walmart has announced the launch of Walmart Tech Services, an effort to Ctrl-Alt-Delete some of the confusions and frustrations that many customers face with their technology, whether it’s shopping for new products or troubleshooting problems with their current ones....
Atmos to help customers stay warm
Atmos Energy, through its Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities program, will donate $1 million to help customers stay warm this winter or weatherize their homes. Atmos Energy will distribute these funds across the eight states it serves in partnership with more than...
Atmos employees make pledges to charities
Atmos Energy employees take enormous pride in their commitment to fuel safe and thriving communities, and during the company’s annual Week of Giving campaign held Sept. 14 through Sept. 18, employees across the enterprise pledged more than $875,000 in donations that...
Carole Harkins: Downtown Garland stylist
Carole Harkins, a stylist at Lemmond’s Salon Suites in downtown Garland, has worked in downtown Garland since the 1990s. Seven of those years were spent at Lemmond’s Salon Suites. She enjoys her job for lots of reasons, but the most important is that she knows...
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