| Hurricane-plagued business expands with portable building
The Santa Rosa County Commission recently gave the go-ahead for the owners of Juana's Pagoda and Sailor's Grille to expand their operation, adding a portable building for a souvenir/art shop."It's more space to market the merchandise we're already marketing," said owner Ken Rudzki. "Right now, it's scattered hither and yon. The idea was to consolidate and expand."The new facility will add 300 square feet of retail space to the eatery/bar.The portable building is a way to combat hurricanes, he said."If we're in harm's way with Mother Nature, all of these goodies have to be evacuated with us," Rudzki said. "We spend days packing this stuff up. With this portable building, we'll pick it up, put it on a flatbed truck and take it with us."The complex, which started as a boat rental service 18 years ago, sustained damage from Hurricanes Opal, Ivan and Dennis.Rudzki said the new building will be camouflaged to fit in with the island look of what's already there."We wouldn't want anything that didn't seem like it was part of the establishment," he said.
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Despite the concerns from Sderot residents, Dror tried to express that the government is working hard to provide protection for its citizens. "There is no way to put a price tag on the trauma caused by living with the ongoing threat from, and even more for people injured or even killed by Kassam attacks, God forbid," said Dror. "We are spending as much as we need to in order to develop the most effective system we can to protect residents of Sderot and the entire western Negev region." .
Penske Truck Leasing Debuts New Facility
READING, Pa. — Penske Truck Leasing opened a new facility recently in Portland, Ore. Officials indicated that the facility is 14,000 square feet and employs 27 associates. It supplies rental services for commercial and consumer interests, offers full-service truck leasing and contract maintenance. The company estimates 50 leasing customers use this facility, with more than 400 vehicles at the site. According to Penske, the new store has such advancements available as wireless technology involved with diagnostic and repair software and General Electric fluorescent light bulbs with electronic ballasts to conserve energy. Additionally, there are three service bays, a truck-washing bay and high-speed fuel pumps. Executives noted the new plant cost $7.6 million to build.
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