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                                                dollar general

            Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value   stationery, seasonal items and basic clothing. We
            to shoppers for nearly 80 years through its mission   also sell an assortment of packaged foods, as well as
            of Serving Others. Dollar General helps shoppers   some refrigerated foods and frozen foods. In addition
            Save time. Save money. Every day!® by offering   to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells
            products that are frequently used and replenished,   products from America’s most-trusted brands such
            such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids,   as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever,
            cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and   Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and
            seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient   Coca-Cola.
            neighborhood locations with approximately 80% of
            products offered at $5 or under.                Dollar General gives its customers more than
                                                            everyday low prices on merchandise as part of its
            Dollar General is proud to have a longstanding   mission of Serving Others.  Dollar General is deeply
            presence in Indiana having opened its first store in   involved in the communities it serves and is an
            the state in 1966 and its Marion Distribution Center   ardent supporter of literacy and education through
            in 2006.  As of March 2019, Dollar General operates   the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, which
            520 stores in the Hoosier state.                awards grants each year to nonprofit organizations,
                                                            schools and libraries within a 20-mile radius of
            As an employer, Dollar General is proud to invest in   a Dollar General store or distribution center to
            its employees as a competitive advantage through   support adult, family, summer and youth literacy
            the ability to grow and develop a career, award-  programs. Since its inception in 1993, the DGLF                         Café Valley also sources ingredients from around   The Company’s values include conducting business
            winning training and development programs,      has awarded more than $160 million in grants to                           the world to support different farmers, growers   with dignity, ethical and moral standards, while
            competitive wages and benefits including parental   nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million                 and processors. Ingredients are the region’s freshest  working towards straightforward, sustainable
            leave, adoption assistance and day-one Telemedicine   individuals take their first steps toward literacy or               and best. One example of how they source premium  solutions. Café Valley employs more than 450
            eligibility, and much more.                     continued education.  For more information about                          ingredients is with their chocolates. Their chocolates  employees in Grant County, making it one of the

            Dollar General sells quality name-brand and private   the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant                are created with cocoa beans from one country or   area’s top employers committed to meaningful     Heart to Heart Hospice, Chairman’s Circle Member
            brand merchandise such as health and beauty     programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.                                       region. Each chocolate brings a unique taste that   contributions to the county’s economic health. Visit
            products, home cleaning supplies, housewares,                                                                             reflects the climate and the land where the cocoa   www.cafevalley.com to learn more.
                                                                                                                                      beans were grown. All eggs are locally sourced.





                                             cafe valley bakery
                                                                                                                                                               bowman construction company
            Leading ready-to-eat bakery brand Café Valley®    In Grant County, Café Valley has committed an                           By taking a quick look around Grant County, it is   we strive on a consistent basis to satisfy
            has been producing high-quality bakery products   extensive food safety program and has donated                           easy to see the economic impact that Bowman     customers as well as provide a place for
            for in-store bakeries, club stores, food service   significant time, money and gifts to the community.                    Construction Company, Inc. has had in this area.    them to generate a positive economic
            and convenience stores since 1987. Their products   Local organizations Café Valley has supported in                      Since 1895, we have provided Grant County       impact.
            include croissants, muffins, Bundt cakes, ring   the past include St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance,                          and the surrounding areas with offices in which
            cakes, loaf cakes, turnovers and café bites. With   the Children’s Miracle Network, and the Safeway                       to work, schools in which to learn, factories in   Bowman Construction Company, Inc.
            facilities in Phoenix, Arizona, and Marion, Indiana,   Foundation. Over the past six years, Café Valley                   which to produce, hospitals in which to heal, and   is not just a construction company but
            Café Valley products are available to mass retailers   has given more than $250,000 in contributions and                  financial institutions in which to prosper.     we are a dedicated team, striving to bring
            throughout the United States.                   gifts to over 30 charitable organizations, and more                                                                       growth to our community by helping to maintain
                                                            than $1,000 worth of food donations.                                      A commercial and industrial general contractor   existing companies and by assisting our clients in
                                                                                                                                      self-performing all carpentry and concrete work,   making their dreams become a reality.
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