FORD: provided a $3 million grant for the Ford Motor Co. Fund Education Center in Gettysburg, PA, which opened Friday as part of the grand opening of the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park. The education center comprises indoor and outdoor education spaces intended to complement the military park’s education programs. The Gettysburg battlefield is among the best preserved sites among the nation’s historic Civil War battlefields.
STAGES STORES: said Chairman and CEO Jim Scarborough will retire after more than eight years with the company, effective Nov. 3. Scarborough, 58, will continue as chairman of the board. Andrew Hall, president and COO, will assume the post of president and CEO on that date. Hall, 47, who joined the company in February 2006, will be responsible for developing and executing the firm’s long term growth plans, and will oversee all daily operational aspects of the business. He will also sit on the board of directors.
