BUTTE, Mont. --Town Pump Inc., Butte, Montana's fourth-largest employer, plans to nearly double the size of its corporate office building. The project, expected to take 10 months to complete, will begin this spring, reported The Montana Standard.
Town Pump operates 95 corporate convenience stores and gas stations known as Town Pump Food Stores, as well as 29 truckstops, some branded Pilot Flying J. The company also owns hotels, casinos and car washes.
"We're excited to announce this investment in our company and in Butte," Town Pump spokesperson Maureen Kenneally said in a statement obtained by the newspaper.
The project involves the construction of a 24,000-square-feet, four-story building, just to the east of the current office. Breezeways will connect the two structures, and an elevator will serve the entire complex. A small warehouse currently occupying the space is scheduled for demolition to make room for the construction.
Company officials declined to say how much the project will cost.
The exterior of the addition will match the current exterior, created in the company's last corporate office expansion finished in 2005, said the report.
"The expansion serves a twofold purpose," said Kenneally. "First, it provides more room for our current employees, and second, it provides space for the future hiring of employees needed to support future expansion and growth of the Town Pump family of businesses."
The expansion project for the corporate office reflects the continued growth of the company, founded in 1953 by Tom and Mary Ann Kenneally.
In 2005, Town Pump employed about 2,200 people. Today, the company employs almost 3,000, representing 36% growth in 10 years, said the report Corporate office employees, numbering 120 in 2005, have grown to 160 today, an increase of about 33%.
"Town Pump's roots are firmly planted in Butte, and our growth continues to reflect our strong belief in the people in our company and Butte," Kenneally said. "In spite of suggestions to move our headquarters to larger communities, we wouldn't consider relocating our corporate operations to another Montana community or even a different neighborhood in Butte. We like Butte, we live in Butte, we started in Butte and we plan to stay in Butte."
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