Leesport, PA is a small town with a population of around 2,000. Within those 2,000, the majority were born and raised in the united states and you can see that through your surroundings. There's a pizza place, a diner, and three different gas stations if you want something to eat. Globalization hit Leesport in a different way, two large companies building giant facilities in the middle of town. One only just opened, but Ashley's furniture has been there a while, and has brought jobs and lots of trucks into the neighborhood.
As someone who works part time at one of the forementioned gas stations, Rutter's, Ashley's drivers are constantly coming in to get gas. Rutter's caters to truckers, so many other truckers come in from all over the country, Canada, and Mexico, which brings many different people from different parts of the world to our town, even if just for an hour. While both me and others don't particularly like having our schools being boxed in by two giant warehouses, I hope eventually this might cause more people to be interested in Leesport and bring lots of cultures to the town.
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I can definitely relate to the facilities part. There's been a lot of turnover in my hometown with different businesses, at least in the last few years around my area. We have a decent amount of trucks come through as well, contributing to the staggering number of gas stations, largely from people traveling Route 30 towards Philadelphia.
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