New Dollar General opens in Port Carbon
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A new Dollar General is seen on Pottsville Street in Port Carbon on Oct. 16, 2023.
PORT CARBON – There’s another new Dollar General in Schuylkill County.
The Tennessee-based company announced Monday the opening of its new store at 145 Pottsville Street in Port Carbon, on the way out of town towards Mechanicsville.
About six to 10 people are expected to be employed at the store, which offers household essentials, food, cleaning supplies, and more.
Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 145 Pottsville St in Port Carbon is now open!
“At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Port Carbon store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We look forward to welcoming customers to our new store and hope they will enjoy shopping at our new location.”
The company says it strives to be a good neighbor and is committed to the communities it proudly calls home, evidenced by unwavering support of literacy and education initiatives through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
The addition of the Port Carbon store opens the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants.
Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $238 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 19.6 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
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