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A call from Springfield went foreign when O’Reilly Automotive Inc. O’Reilly Autopartes unveiled the O’Reilly Autopartes logo at its outlets in Mexico earlier this month.
O’Reilly has been a foreign company since late 2019, when it finalized the acquisition of Mexico-based Mayasa Auto Parts and its 21 ORMA-branded retail outlets. Since then, its presence in Mexico has expanded to more than 60 points of sale. which until now continued to operate under the name of ORMA. On Saturday, December 9, points of sale in the 8 Mexican states where O’Reilly operates unveiled their new names and held a grand opening ceremony.
“It’s fitting that we selected early December to officially announce the name change,” said Greg Johnson, O’Reilly’s executive director. “66 years ago this week, our first store opened in Springfield, Missouri. That’s when O’Reilly’s circle of family members laid the foundation for our cultural values of hard work, honesty, and the best visitor service. We need our consumers to delight in all of those things, whether they walk into an O’Reilly store in the U. S. or Mexico. »
O’Reilly opened a new distribution center in Guadalajara in July. As O’Reilly Auto Parts continues to grow, the company wants to have even more team members at its Springfield headquarters. Candidates can search for a wide variety of vacancies online on https:// orly. cc/3kUwgYT.
Celebrating its past and future for sustainable growth, Snyder Equipment, a division of New York Air Brake LLC, held a grand opening celebration Dec. 7 for its expanded, consolidated manufacturing center in Springfield. The facility, which began full production in September, is focused on the development, testing, manufacturing, and repair/remanufacturing of fueling systems, service track, and wayside equipment for efficient servicing of locomotives.
The 147,000-square-foot Springfield facility on West Junction Road is home to Snyder’s research, development, engineering, testing, manufacturing, repair/remanufacturing, and administrative teams. The company previously occupied what grew to be eight buildings split between two locations in Wheatland and Nixa.
Now on a single roof, Snyder’s team enjoys efficiencies through increased proximity, improved communication and collaboration, and increased safety by eliminating movement between buildings.
The Springfield Police Department graduated its most diverse police academy class ever, including 17 police recruits, from the 77th Police Academy on Friday.
The Springbox Police Academy includes 1,073 hours of intense, 27-week police education that this recruit class began in June. After graduation, recruits are assigned to an experienced education officer for the next 16 weeks to receive an additional 640 hours of on-the-job education. Once they complete the FTO program, new officers are assigned to lone patrol duties within the Office of Uniform Operations.
The graduates of the 77th academy include 14 men and three women with a variety of educational backgrounds and work experience, including the military, corrections, medical, and previous law enforcement.
The Springfield-Greene County Library Board of Trustees has decided that Jim Schmidt will serve as the library’s interim director, effective Dec. 30. Schmidt brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position, having worked in various capacities within the library. formula for many years. During this interim period, Schmidt will work intensively with staff to maintain the high service and scheduling criteria that netpaintings expect from the district. You will also need to lend a hand to the Board of Directors in the search. process.
“I look forward to running with the Board of Directors and library staff to create continuity and communication as the search for a new Executive Director progresses. The hope is to create stability so the council can locate the right candidate for the citizens of Greene County. ” Schmidt said.
Rachael Morrow, President of the Board of Trustees, added, “Jim has served the library well in many capacities over the years, and we are thankful for his leadership for this interim period. We know he will provide the necessary expertise to ensure a seamless continuity of service for all library patrons and a steady hand for our staff during this time of transition. The Board has begun its search, and it is good to know the library operations are in good hands until the right candidate can be hired to serve the citizens of Springfield and Greene County.”
This article originally published in Springfield News-Leader: Business in Brief: O’Reilly Automotive Unveils New Brand Image in Mexico