YORK, Pa. -- The Rutter's companies recently donated $170,000 to the Crispus Attucks Association in York, Pa. The donation will support Crispus Attucks' new early learning center and the purchase of pre-kindergarten supplies.
Founded in 1931, the Crispus Attucks Association takes its name from African-American Crispus Attucks, the first person to die in the Revolutionary War. The group is a multipurpose center to educate, train and provide personal, social and economic opportunities while providing affordable housing, revitalizing and developing the community. It serves children, youths, [image-nocss] families and adults.
Family-owned and third-generation managed, York-based Rutter's operates 51 convenience stores in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster and York counties in Pennsylvania. The Rutter's companies comprise Rutter's Farm Stores, Rutter's Dairy and M&G Realty, a real-estate holding company.
Currently, Rutter 's Farm Stores, an operating company of Rutter 's Holdings Inc., is investing $55 million in 10 convenience stores and 11 car washes as part of what it describes as “the biggest one-year capital expenditure” in its history. The retailer is also expanding its Central Pennsylvania range into nearby two new markets—Carlisle and Chambersburg—as well as into Dauphin County.
The growth initiative follows a healthy financial year for Rutter 's, which generated more than $400 million in sales in 2007. The expansion will increase Rutter 's store count to 58, and generate 350 new jobs representing more than $4.5 million in annual wages and benefits.
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