Shane was 15 when he started working with Winn Dixie some 20 years ago back in his hometown of Lineville, Ala. The very large, very old grocery store chain is famous for hiring kids, as well as adults, and providing them with career opportunities for life, including 401k plans for retirement and health care policies even for part time workers.

Winn Dixie, formed partially from the old Kwik Check stores, goes back more than 80 years. But the corporation went bankrupt in 2004. However, the company, led in an exceptional way by CEO Peter Lynch, according to Nelson, decided to remain in business and has today totally recovered, going back at it all over the Southeast and competing with the likes of Publix and other fine grocery stores.

"It's a family oriented business as much as a corporation," Nelson says. "They stress family values." He and other employees often wear elastic bracelets imprinted with the words "teamwork, integrity" and "passion" among others. "We believe in the Golden Rule," Nelson said.

Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville. E.L. Winn and W. R. Lovett started the company in 1920. Since them, the company has included and/or bought out Kwik Check, Winn-Lovett, Jitney Jungle and Dixie food stores. On NASDAQ Tuesday afternoon, WINN stock was up at $5.76 per share. Former Marianna store manager Jeremy Hudson, himself almost a cradle to grave WD man, now manages the store in Parker, no longer having to commute to Marianna from his home and family in Panama City. Nelson commutes daily from his residence in Dothan.