Ribbon Cutting at 10 am for Readerlink with Expansion Grant Award and Grand Opening



Date/Time
5/16/2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central
Event Type(s)
Member Event
Chamber Event
Event Description
Readerlink is excited to celebrate the opening of their Marion Distribution Center at 1100 Glenn Clarida Drive on May 16th at 10am with a Special Expansion Grant Award Ceremony featuring the following civic leaders and welcome remarks by the 2022 Marion Chamber of Commerce Board Chair, Jared Garrison.
  • Dale Fowler - State Senator for the 59th District
  • Michael Absher – Mayor of the City of Marion
  • Alyson Grady – Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
  • John Bode – ReaderLink Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
The Ribbon Cutting will follow the main presentation.  Light refreshments and tours will be available afterwards to attendees.
Attendees can arrive at the building off of Meadowland Parkway.  Park in the lot north and south of the guard house and enter through the guard house to the area outside of the ReaderLink main entrance. 
 
Location
ReaderLink Marion Distribution Center
1100 Glenn Clarida Drive
Marion, IL 62959
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person
Karen Mullins
(phone: 16189976311)
Details
About ReaderLink:
 
ReaderLink is the largest full-service distributor of hardcover, trade and paperback books to non-trade channel booksellers in North America.
 
At ReaderLink, our mission is to delight readers all around the world with the best works from leading authors and publishers. Established in 2011, ReaderLink has acquired multiple distributors in the past decade to become the largest full-service book distributor in North America. ReaderLink has six U.S. distribution centers and supplies over 100,000 stores. ReaderLink reaches 99% of the U.S. population every week and sells one-third of all printed trade books.
 
ReaderLink’s publishing division, Printers Row Publishing Group, is a top 10 U.S. trade publisher and for more than 30 years has captivated readers with interactive children’s books, activity kits, adult reference books, and classic literature. With a portfolio of award-winning authors and talented designers and illustrators, Printers Row Publishing Group aims to keep the love of reading alive for readers of all ages with fresh, inspiring content produced across its six brands.
 
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