| Under the headline "kum&go bust," a Joplin resident submitted the following as a press release:
"Hello my name is marqie lowery i worked for codys store 36 in joplin MO on stones corner i have worked for the company since may 20 2008 all the codys got bought out by kum n go store we all just thought it would change hands but that was not the case at all. we all had to apply for kum n go and if u got to keep your job u would not get a letter. but if u lost ur job u would get a letter that states, to whom it may concern, all applying associates are expected to meet a list of criteria for emplayment unfortunateky you did not meet our hiring criteria, so we are unable to extend an offer of emplayment to you at this time you may apply at a later date if you feel you would better meet our hiring criteria thank you kum& go recruitment team so on the morning of march 27 2009 i get a phone call saying they have a letter for me and i say so what does that mean iam fired and they say yes thats what it means almost all the people at my store was fired that day just thought some one should know what happen on march 27 2009 alot of people lost there jobs cause we did [not] meet kum&gos requiremenr
thank you"
Editor's note: Kum & Go, L.C., a West Des Moines, IA-based family-owned business, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, signed an agreement last month to purchase the chain of 37 Cody's stores operating throughout Southwest Missouri.
Meggan Kring, Kum & Go director of communications confirmed that the more than 300 employees of Cody's had to meet her company's employee requirements, hiring criteria universally used in Kum & Go stores in a dozen states.
According to Kyle Krause, Kum & Go president and CEO,"We look forward to building upon the excellent relationship the Jared family has developed with Springfield, Joplin and surrounding communities."
The purchase has made Kum & Go the largest convenience store operator in Southwest Missouri and the fifth largest in the US. Go Back | 
