Sample of a press release done for class.

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2014
Contact: Clarke Jacobs, csjacobs17@verizon.net
P: 626-824-4704
Holesome Donuts Set To Build $100 Million Factory in Small Southern Town
WILMINGTON, Del — For the first time in the company’s history, Northeast doughnut
company, Holesome Donuts, has made the decision to expand southward and construct a
state-of-the-art $100 million factory in Repton, Alabama to compensate for the
expansion.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Holesome Donuts has twenty
manufacture plants and associated stores scattered around the Northeast and Midwest.
Several states in the South were scouted as the home for the future 300,000 square feet,
multimillion-dollar plant. Groundbreaking is scheduled to begin in April of 2015. The
construction of the plant will be completed by October 2016.
The company’s expansion will occur in two phases. The first will include the
sales of pre-packaged doughnuts in grocery chains. The second phase will be the selling
the opening of franchises and eventually individual doughnut shops in the South. The
doughnuts will be sold in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida.
All legal hurdles have been cleared between the doughnut company and the town
of Repton. “We have been taking all the precautions necessary to make sure our new
plant is community friendly and environmentally sustainable. We are working with
LEED certified architects to make sure the facility is as eco-friendly as possible,” said
Holesome Donuts CEO Lonny Joe Underwood.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate
is 12.5% and the unemployment rate for the entire county, Concecuh County is 11.3%.
The expansion hopes to add 350 permanent new jobs in Repton to Holesome Donuts’s
current 2500 person workforce. In addition to the new jobs, Holesome Donuts plans to
pay taxes and stimulate economic growth within the town including the development of
local businesses. “We have nothing but great confidence that the company’s investment
in not only their own company, but also in our town, will benefit both Holesome Donuts
and Conecuh County immensely,” town mayor Terri Carter said.
Founded in 1930 in Patterson, New Jersey, Holesome Donuts serves as a
reputable doughnut company in the Midwest and Northeast. Their pre-packaged
doughnuts are made with first-rate quality ingredients and top-secret recipes that trace
back to the 1930s. With competitive prices and eco-friendly packaging, the privately
owned company works diligently to maintain the same high level of customer satisfaction
it’s been known for since its founding.
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