The air filter company was a good addition to the strip mall
The air filter company was a good addition to the strip mall
About two years ago, the clothing, food, and hardware supply center in our town shut down.
I’m not sure why they decided to close the store, but nothing took its place. We have been driving 9 miles to the next closest store location. For a long time, I wondered if they would demolish the building all together. Months ago, I read an article in the newspaper and I found out that a company that makes air filters purchased the entire property. After I read the newspaper article, I drove by the vacant lot and it was filled with cars and construction machinery. The air filter company didn’t waste any time remodeling the building. The entire lot had 8 shops and all of those shops were closed down so the entire space could be made into one large factory. The air filter company hired 250 people from the neighborhood to work in the building. One of those people was my son Jack. Jack has special needs and this was his first job. He was 22 years old when he was hired to work at the air filter production plant. Jack has been employed for the past month or two and the job seems to be going well. He brought home his first paycheck and was extremely excited to open a bank account. He told my wife and I that he likes sitting at his machine all day. He does well with routine tasks and this factory job making air filters is perfect for my son. He finally has a job and something that makes him feel pride.