Morning Buzz: September 3

BUTIT NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING THEMAYORS GRAND RIVERCLEANUP IS LOOKING FORVOLUNTEERS.

IN ORDER TO GIVEPEOPLE FLXIEBILITY AND WITHHEALTHAND SAFETY IN MIND, THIS YEAR'SEVENT WILL TAKE PLACE OVER AONE-WEEK PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER11TH THROUGH THE 18TH.VOLUNTEERS CAN SIGN UP A SANINDIVIDUAL OR IN GROUPS TO CLEANUP STREETS, STORM DRAINS ANDSTREAMS, ALONG WITH THE GRANDRIVER ITSELF.

THERE ARE ALSOSEVERAL AREAS SET TO BE CLEANEDUP THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES OFGRAND RAPIDS, WYOMING,GRANDVILLE, WALKER, KENTWOOD ANDEAST GRAND RAPIDS.

WEST MICHIGANENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COUNCILWILL PROVIDE GLOVES AND BAGS.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TOREGISTER FOR THE CLEANUP, GOTO WMEAC DOT ORG.IT'S BENE YEARS IN THEMAKING... ANDNOW, THE NEW GRANDAP RIDS HOMEFOR VETERANS ISCOMPLETE.... THEY OPENED THEDOORS YESTERDAY, GIVING THEGOVERNOR AND VETS A SPECIAL TOUR.

THE FACILITY WILLPROVIDE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERMCARE LIKE REHAB AND THERAPY .OFFICIALS SAY ITWAS ALSO SPECIFICALLY DESIGNEDTO MEET VETERANS MENTALAND EMOTIONAL NEEDS.

SOME HAVEALREADY MOVED IN.AND THE OTHERS WILL BE COMINGLATER THIS MONTH.THE FLAVORS OF FALL ARE COMINGEARLIER THIS YEAR...JUST ASSTARBUCKS BROUGHT BACK THEPUMPKIN SPICE LATTE, KRISPYKREME WILL SOON BE OFFERIG NASELECTION OF PUMPKIN SPICEDOUGHNUTS.

STARTING MONDAY,KRISPY KREME WILL BE SELLING ANRAARY OF PUMPKIN SPICEDOUGHNUTS,INCLUDING ORIGINAL GLAZED.

THEN,THERE'S THE EVEN MOREDECADENT OPTION OF AN ORIGINALGLAZED PUMPKIN SPICE FILLED WITHCHESEECAKE.

AND LAST, BUT NOTLEAST, AN OLD- FASHIONEDPUMPKIN SPICE CAKE DOUGHNUT.

THESPECIAL PUMPKIN SPICEVARIETIES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FORNEXT WEEK AND WILL BEFOLLOWED BY ANOTHER CLASSIC FALLFLAVOR--APPLE CIDER -- AND THENMAPLE AZGLE.PURCHASE LIMITS ARE BACK ATAMERICA'S LARGESTG ROCERYWAREHOUSE CHAIN OCSTCOREINSTATING PURCHASE LIMITS ONPOPULAR GROCERY ITE MSATSOME OF ITS STORES... THEANNOUNCEMENTCOMES AS COVID-19 CASE SCONTINUETO SURGE... AND ASCUSTOMERS STOCK UP ON BACK T OSCHOOL ITEMS AND HOUSEHOLDESSENTIALS... IN AN ALERTPOSTED ON ITS WEBSITE, THERETAILER DID NOT SPECIFY WHICHITEMS COULD BE AFFECTED.HOWEVER ON SOCIAL MEDIA,SHOPPERS HAVE REPORTED OFSEEING PRODUCT SHORTAGES OFITOLET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS,AND WATER IN SHORT SUPPLY ATSOME COSTCO LOCATIONS.I'VE SEEN SOME PEOPLE SAY TEHYHAVE STARTED THEIR CHRITSMASSHOPPING!

THAT MEANS... THELARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE COUNRTYJOINS THE RANKS OF BIGCOMPANIES LOOKING TO ADD TOTHEIR WORKFORCE.

WALMARTANNOUNCING THEY PLAN TO HIRE 20THOUSAND WORKERS TOPREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAY RUSH...THE INCREASE IN FACILITIES LIKEDISTRIBUTION AND FULFILLMENTCENTRSE WILL HELP MITIGATE ANYSUPPLY CHAIN PAINS... AND DELTAAIRLINES ISPREPARING FOR THE NEXT TRAVELSEASON.

THE COMPANY SAYSTHEY'RE DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OFROLES THEY WERE ALREADY LOOKINGTO FILL... FROM BEFORE THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED GLOBALLOCKDOWNS.

NOW THEY'RE PREPARINGTO BRING 30-THOUASND NEW EMPLOYEES ON-BOARD....SAYING THEY ARE WORKING