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Show J. C. Penney Co. In Heavy-Construction Heavy-Construction Program New York City Special Coincident Coinci-dent with the announcement made by the J. C. Penney Co. of the assigning of store unit number 1400 for July 1st, comes the statement that a nationwide program of remodeling and construction is now under way. New stores, buildings acquired in the purchase of other chains and many of the older J. C. Penney Co. store buildings are being redone to conform to the latest building standards stand-ards of the organization. In Idaho, Utah and Montana, expenditures ex-penditures for reconstruction and remodeling will exceed $105,000 for the balance of the year, according to present work contracted for and under und-er way. Wherever it is practical and possible possi-ble to do so, all labor on the construction con-struction work done for the local J. C. Penney Co. stores is contracted for among local builders, it being the policy of the company to keep ex. penditures as closely within the states where the work is being done as is possible. Construction plans for the J. C. Penney Co. this year are larger than in any other year in the history of the company. More new stores are being opened and more chains being purchased than in any previous year. |