MLGW, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Memphis Public Library & Information Center will host Get EnergySmart @ Your Library workshops through the month of April.

Get EnergySmart @ Your Library is a two-hour workshop that will offer practical tips and hands-on instructions on better ways to conserve energy. Attendees will leave Get EnergySmart sessions with a tote valued at $50 that includes gadgets and tools to complete simple do-it-yourself projects that will help save money and energy.

Get EnergySmart workshops are free.

Shelby County Head Start is sponsoring a free Community Health Fair on Monday January 16, 9:00-1:00 pm, at the Hollywood Community Center located at 1560 North Hollywood.

Families are invited to meet representatives of several social service agencies which include the medical field, law enforcement agencies and the military.  Students from the Soulsville Charter School will provide entertainment.  Several area barbers will give free haircuts and free food will be provided by area vendors.

For further information, contact Tonja Lewis of Shelby County Head Start at (901) 922-0730.

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Electrolux today named WG Yates & Sons Construction as its general contractor for the construction of its new North American Cooking Products manufacturing center in Memphis.  Yates will be responsible for the management of the $80 million construction project.

In addition, the company announced that more than 50 percent of the $80 million construction spend would go to Memphis-area firms, with a minimum of 15 percent going to minority and women-owned area businesses.  Electrolux originally committed to spend $30 million with local firms, and this represents a 50 percent increase in local spending.  The company has already spent $5 million with 10 other local firms.