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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-27 Euless Articles------ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF / MAYOR CITYCNCL CITY A TTNY SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTMcDONALD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL J)ATEDISTRIBUTED__9...::/,--~~'-..::.../_(_(_ DATEOFARTICLE VIS / ( I NEWSPAPER__-L.F~W..!::!:s''-!.T Star-Telegram FitFuture KidsFest is Saturday in Euless Posted Thursday, Sep. 15. 2011 BY TERRY EVANS leva ns@star-telegram.com EULESS -FitFulure KidsFest, a festival focused on fun ways to get kids to eat healthier and stay active, will be Saturday in Euless. The free festival will also have mixed martial arts demonstrations, gymnastics performances, jazzercise and cooking demonstrations, said Keisha Leatherman, a Tarrant County Public Health spokeswoman. KidsFest isn't a health fair, Leatherman said. "There are no screenings," she said. "It's an opportunity for people to have fun and learn about fun ways to eat healthy and stay active. Our primary focus is physical weUness. But il can indude mental weUness with yoga and tal chi and social wellness with the Boy Scouts of America and the Christian Martial Arts Academy." Leatherman said the emphasis will be on preventing childhood obesity, type II diabetes and heart disease, so parents should attend also. "If we can incorporate healthy food choices and regular physical activity early on and include the parents as well, we can help prevent future chronic diseases," she said. About 30 agencies are expected to have booths promoting their services with activities related to nutrition and physical activity, Leatherman said. Terry Evans, 817-390-7620 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE,--I_OF~DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR CITYCNCL CITYATTNY SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELLMcDONALD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL DATE DISTRIBUTED_---'9'--/<--~'___7__J../_'_f_ DATE OF ARTICLE 9 / eX 0 /1/ NEWSPAPER!'l? Nt:"13 ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations of Euless, Texas, Celebrates Groundbreaking For New OfficelWarehouse Complex On Thursday, September 1, 2011, ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations ofEuless, Texas, broke groundfor a new 20,000 square foot facility. The company has continued to grow over its first 10 years ofoperation and this building expansion helps it as it preparesfor the next 10 years. Euless, TX (PRWEB) September 20,2011 --On Thursday, September 1,2011, ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations located in Euless, Texas, had a groundbreaking ceremony for their new corporate headquarters with the support of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, local dignitaries, builder Keith Alexander of KBA Construction, and Jack Wharton and Chris Hamilton of PJainsCapital Bank. Owners Amy and Dan Fry, and Max Kuntz, are pleased to announce that the new facility should be completed during the first quarter of 2012. ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations initially opened their business on September 11,2001. The company has continued to grow to the point that a new facility became imperative. This locally owned and operated company is a part of the Disaster Restoration division of ServiceMaster C lean, a successful international company that has become well-known as a leader and First Responder addressing various local and national disasters. ServiceMaster Clean was responsible for the clean-up of the Pentagon after the tragedy in Washington, DC on September II, 2001. ServiceMaster Clean is also the parent company to various brands including Terminix, Tru-Green Chemlawn, Furniture Medic, Merry Maids, Amerispec, American Homeshield, and more. ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations has 25 full time employees and serves north Texas with responsibility primarily for Tarrant and Johnson counties. They have received a RAM (Regional Area Manager) designation from ServiceMaster Clean. With this designation, ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations is responsible for coordinating local and national ServiceMaster First Responder teams in the event that a large scale disaster would affect the northern Texas area. Their mitigation services have been provided in other regions of the country in support of other ServiceMaster franchisees over the years during hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and other disasters. They also own a Furniture Medic franchise. This division will also operate out of the new location in Euless, Texas. The new facility is being built at 1608 W. Euless Blvd. and will feature 15,000 square feet of warehouse space and 5,000 square feet of office/business space. This building witl include a large state of the art training facility which will help the franchise to continue to provide training to insurance professionals including agents, adjusters and insurance company staff. Last year over 900 persons attended this continuing education program. Moving from its current location in the Texas Star complex will enable ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations to further expand and continue its excellent service to insurance companies and property owners in the entire DFW area. "Though we have participated in numerous disaster events over the years throughout the country, our main focus is assisting our local market in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. When anyone in this area has a water, fire and or smoke damage event we are capable and ready to help day or night," states Amy Fry. ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations continues to build on its strong history of excellent residential services and is aggressively increasing its work in the commercial market. Helping to establish and maintain this company's preferred vendor status with all the top insurance carriers are Terry Sutton and Kristy Richardson, one of the best marketing staffs in the industry. ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations' Director of Business Development, Terry Sutton, adds, "As a former adjuster who is constantly moving in both residential and commercial restoration circles in north Texas, I know the industry. I believe in what we do and how we do it. It is a joy to market a company as successful, ethically sound and customer oriented as our company, ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations."