G&K Services Invests to Continue Growth in North Dakota
October 17 2013 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK) today
announced its plans to expand the company’s operations in North
Dakota. G&K has reached an agreement with the City of Bismarck
to purchase a parcel of land and intends to break ground to begin
construction of a new facility by the spring of 2014.
G&K has a long history of serving customers in North Dakota.
The company began operations in the state in 1996, entering the
Fargo market. It later expanded into Grand Forks and in recent
years extended its service area to include Bismarck, Minot and the
Bakken region. The new facility in Bismarck will further improve
G&K’s ability to serve its rapidly growing customer base in the
state.
"G&K Services is excited to make this investment to grow
with North Dakota,” said Tim Curran, Senior Vice President, U.S.
Field. “Our company has been doing business in North Dakota for
many years. We look forward to continuing to grow our operations
and delivering G&K’s industry leading service to customers
across the state.”
G&K Services provides high quality work uniforms and
facility services that meet the needs of a wide-range of
businesses. The company has deep expertise in safety apparel such
as flame-resistant and high visibility uniforms that protect
employees and ensure compliance with safety standards. G&K is
known for delivering market leading customer service, which is
backed-up by the company’s Customer Promise. To learn more about
how G&K can help your business, please visit our website
www.gkservices.com.
About G&K Services, Inc.G&K Services, Inc. is a
service-focused market leader of branded uniform and facility
services programs in the United States, and is the largest such
provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
G&K Services has nearly 7,800 employees serving approximately
170,000 customers from 165 facilities in North America. G&K
Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol GK and is a component of the
Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more information
visit www.gkservices.com.
G&K Services, Inc.Jeff Huebschen,
952-912-5773Director, Investor
RelationsJeff.Huebschen@gkservices.com
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