SWM to stay after repairs
Officials with the SWM/Blauer Co. say the uniform manufacturing plant will return to Oxford once their storm-ravaged factory is rebuilt after straight-line winds blew off its roof and tore down walls. (May 4, 2011, Page 1)
Ability Works helps the disabled become able
When the tornado destroyed the Ability Works building in 2007, the damage threatened to cripple the company’s ability to help its clients become self-sufficient despite their disabilities.
With the same fortitude and motivation of their clients, the staff at Ability Works continued to work even after they were relocated in a temporary home at the old Walmart building — donated by the University of Mississippi — while a new building was constructed.
A year later, Ability Works was back up and fully functional in its new home.
Last week, Ability Works offered tours of its new facility to the community. (October 11, 2010, Page 6A)
