Great news for Boone, courtesy of Fareway.
On Monday, the Iowa grocery legend, which began in Boone in 1938, broke ground on a 105,000 square foot expansion of the freezer building at the company's distribution center at the east side of town.
Reynold's Cramer, BHS-87, CEO of Fareway Stores Inc. said, "this project reflects our continued commitment to remain the best in meat and grocery, by ensuring we have the infrastructure to support our current locations and future growth. This is also an investment in Boone and in our employees that call the Boone area home. Finally, we want to thank the Boone County Supervisors, City of Boone, and other local leaders for their support of this important project."
It was explained that, "the freezer expansion would deliver substantial improvements, by nearly doubling pallet capacity, increasing pallet facings by 33-percent, improving functionality in dual temperature environments, adding additional dock space, and allowing current freezer space to be repurposed into additional storage space. The freezer expansion is also foundational for future investments in technology and automation at the Fareway distribution center."
The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2027 and will increase Fareway's distribution capabilities to accomodate up to 200 additional stores as the chain grows.
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Some interesting news Korner viewers might have missed concerns the approval of a merger between communication giants, Nexstar and Tegna, that could result in some Iowa television changes.
Thursday, March 19, the $3.5 billion deal was approved by the Federal Communications division and Department of Justice.
Two well know Central Iowa television stations are involved. Tegna has been the owner of WOI-TV, channel five, formerly of Ames but more recently of Des Moines, while Nexstar has owned WHO-TV, channel 13 of Des Moines.
This sale could, possibly, move the two stations into the same studio and produce various other changes. The new owners have pledged to increase the amount of local news and programs offered by these stations.
Good friend and former Boone resident Vern Modeland, BHS-50, who, prior to retirement, had a long career in the broadcast field, which included radio and TV time at WHO and KWBG in Boone among others.
Vern has his opinions about the changing broadcast landscape. He thinks broadcasting is on its way into the dark ages. He wrote, "podcasting has made everybody who has an ego into a specialist in something. And that thinly veiled attempt to put an end to AM broadcast radio in vehicles to get rid of the annoyance to them to have to clean up all this solid state dashboard stuff."
What? No more AM radio in are cars?
To add to all this......CBS News Radio is set to cease operations on May 22, 2026, marking the end of nearly a century of service. The decision is said to be part of a restructuring effort, which includes significant layoffs.
Reasons given for the closure are the difficult economic conditions affecting the media industry and the fact there has been a shift in how radio stations approach programming, making it unsustainable for CBS News Radio to continue.
CBS News has had a rich history, having been established in 1927, and featuring notable journalists like Edward R. Murrow. The service has provided news updates to some 700 affiliate stations across the country.
No more CBS News breaks "on the hour" and etc. Change can be good......sometimes but, on occasion, sad news also.
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I would be remiss if I didn't publicly thank all of you who were so kind in reminding me I'm getting older. My 91st birthday brought many kind comments in many ways. I started listing those that I had heard from in various ways.......but decided if I took the chance of listing responders, I would surely miss some.
So, simply.....thank you all so much and let's plan to do this again next March 18.
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