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State to Merge Archive Facilities

WEKU | By Kevin Wheatley, State Journal

Published January 15, 2013 at 1:13 PM EST

With three storage centers throughout Frankfort, tracking down state records can be a hassle. But a consolidated facility should make archives easier to sort through, a state official says. The construction schedule hasn’t been set, but the new records center will take about seven months to complete, Finance and Administration Cabinet spokeswoman Pamela Trautner said.

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