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Founded in St. Paul, in 1983, Kowalski’s
has won many awards that reflect its
excellence in the grocery industry and
its high ideals, including the Employer
of the Year St. Paul Rehabilitation
Award and the Governor’s Award
for Outstanding Community Spirit &
Participation. The company prides itself
on being civically responsible – making
a difference in its communities by
promoting quality of life. Barker says the collaboration with
Kowalski’s goes even further than staffing
their grocery stores. “As a good steward
of resources, Kowalski’s contracts with
Merrick to recycle its plastic waste. In
2003, Merrick added a work option for
its clients to recycle this waste. Merrick’s
crews pick up plastic from business
partners; then it is sorted and bundled
by Merrick clients and resold to be used
in per