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Ricker's was a chain of convenience stores operating in Anderson, Indiana.Founded by Jay and Nancy Ricker in 1979, the chain grew to 56 stores across Indiana. [8]On September 27, 2018, Giant Eagle announced it would purchase the 56-store Ricker's convenience store chain in Indiana, marking the largest acquisition for GetGo since the chain's launch.
Gas City was first known as Harrisburg when settled on May 25, 1867, by Noah Harris. It became a boom town when natural gas was found in the area in 1887 as part of the Indiana gas boom . The Gas City Land Company was founded on March 21, 1892, and the town of about 150 people changed its name to Gas City a few days later. [ 5 ]
Area codes were assigned based on the volume of traffic and the speed of dialing the code on a rotary electromechanical dial phone, so that the higher the volume of traffic, the less time it took to dial the area code. Area code 212 was the quickest, followed by 213 (Los Angeles) and 312 (Chicago), etc., all the way to 919 (North Carolina).
The Garfield Heights Chamber of Commerce was established in the 1960s and includes over 250 business members from the area. Chart Industries, a gas tank manufacturer, has its world headquarters located in Garfield Heights. The Ohio Catholic Federal Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in Ohio, is based in Garfield Heights.
Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪr ə k j uː z, ˈ s ɛr-,-k j uː s / SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -kewss) [3] [4] [5] is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States.With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, [6] it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York.
Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place, consisting of the South Post and North Post and excluding Davison Army Airfield, the North Area, and the Southwest Area. Neighboring CDPs are Mount Vernon to the east, Woodlawn and Groveton to the northeast, Hayfield and Kingstowne to the north, and Franconia and Newington to the northwest.
Area code 202 was one of the original North American area codes established in October 1947 by AT&T. After the State of New Jersey with area code 201, the District of Columbia was the second numbering plan area (NPA). Area code 771 was added as a second area code to the numbering plan area in April 2021 to create an all-services overlay complex.
Area code 301 was the first area code for all of Maryland, from 1947, when the area code system was created, until 1991, when everything from Baltimore eastward split off as area code 410. In 1997, area code 240 was added as an overlay area code for the 301 territory. On June 14, 2023, a third overlay code, 227, was added to provide more ...