Marion Pepsi Cola earns top industry honor
The Marion Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. is named 2001 Industry of the Year by the Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at John A. Logan College. The firm, dating to 1935, employs 644 across Marion and operations in Effingham, Paris, Paducah, Sikeston and other sites, with two thirds of staff in Marion.
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Marion Pepsi Bottling Fight Tests Local Independence
Two generations of Crisp family run Marion Pepsi Cola Bottling face dispute with PepsiCo over franchise control. Illinois' 1999 Crisp Bill limits parent company terminations and requires notice, fueling concerns of consolidation into larger markets. Marion Pepsi remains independent while fighting layoffs and restricted product introductions. Plant runs seven days a week with multiple production lines and high-volume bottle and can output.
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Marion Pepsi owner vows to fight sellout of family business
Crisp, who leads Marion Pepsi, insists he will resist selling the company to preserve a 66 year family tradition. He describes employees as family and mentions retirement buildings for workers, noting he grew up with many staff and sees them as father figures or brothers, urging continued local control.
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Statewide furloughs eyed as 65,000 employees face unpaid day
Department of Central Management Services seeks unpaid furloughs to save about 8 million per day. Some 65,000 state workers are affected, including 45,000 AFSCME members. AFSCME Council 31 says no wage freezes or insurance cuts have been negotiated yet as talks continue.
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Accuracy Alert Clarifies Goodwill Store Vouchers
The Southern Illinoisan notes an error in Thursday’s Carbondale Goodwill story. Local store profits support Goodwill Industries of Missouri, but vouchers up to $40 annually are issued to aid individuals or families facing emergencies, per store manager Lisa Dooley.
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