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HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — The Excel lawn equipment factory is open for business for the first time since a gunman fatally shot three employees at the Hesston facility in February.
The first employees arrived back at work early Thursday morning.
Employees and their families were also invited for an open house to tour the facility Wednesday.
The company has been closed since the Feb. 25 shooting that left three dead and 14 injured. Police fatally shot the suspect, employee Cedric L. Ford.
The company set up a hotline offering to help employees after the incident.
Prior to Wednesday, the facility had only been reopened to allow employees to gather their belongings.