Home Depot in Joplin reopens eight months after tornado destroyed it
Home Depot - Aerial imagery courtesy of MJ Harden/GeoEye
Photographer: KSHB
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Posted: 01/11/2012
JOPLIN, Mo. - Nearly eight months after the Joplin tornado destroyed it, the Home Depot store is reopening at its same location.
Wednesday night, hundreds gathered in Joplin for a dedication ceremony to celebrate the re-opening of the store.
The Home Depot foundation presented a $500,000 dollar donation to go to the Joplin Recovery Fund.
Store associates will also dedicate a memorial to customers and workers who lost their lives during the May 22 tornado.
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