Business Digest: Tractor Supply makes Hometown Heroes donation
Published 5:37 am Monday, November 24, 2025
Tractor Supply makes Hometown Heroes donation
Tractor Supply in Longview celebrated National Hometown Heroes Day on Nov. 1 along with more than 2,300 stores nationwide.
Each store donated $500 to a local police, fire or veteran organization, totaling more than $1 million in a single day.
Longview Tractor Supply’s donation went to the Diana Volunteer Fire Department in honor of National Hometown Heroes Day on Nov. 1.
Spectrum provides Thanksgiving speed lift
Spectrum is providing a free weeklong lift to 1-gig for existing customers between through Dec. 1.
“The ‘Gig Week’ speed increase is perfect for faster holiday streaming, video calls, gaming and Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping,” Spectrum said.
Customers with qualifying Spectrum internet plans and compatible equipment can activate their complimentary speed lift in the My Spectrum App. The temporary speed increase will automatically revert Dec. 2.
“Thanksgiving means more people, more devices, and a lot more gaming, streaming and shopping,” said Sharon Peters, executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “’Gig Week’ is our way of saying thank you on one of the busiest online weeks of the year – by giving families the extra bandwidth to keep all their devices running smoothly.”
More information about “Gig Week” is available a spectrum.net/mkt/gig-week-2.
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