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Hobby Lobby Ribbon Cutting
Hobby Lobby celebrated its much anticipated grand opening on October 12th. Hobby Lobby offers a variety of merchandise in the craft and home décor market. The 55,000 square foot Yuma store is the 15th location in Arizona and one of 650 stores across the nation. Hobby Lobby will be a great contributor to Yuma’s economy both in sales and the 50+ local residents it employees. For more information on Hobby Lobby stop in the store at 1074 S Castledome Ave in Las Palmillas Shopping Center, visit the website www.hobbylobby.com, or give them a call at (928) 329-6130.
WACOG Ribbon Cutting
Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG) celebrated their move to 1235 S. Redondo Center Drive (formerly the Social Security Administration building) on September 30th. Several offices for the Yuma division of WACOG were scattered throughout Yuma and now they are all under one roof. They added a 4,000 square-foot addition to the back of the existing building so this could happen. This building is the administrative headquarters for our aging programs, human services programs, and our Head Start program, and they provide direct services there for clients that need their services. For more information on WACOG either visit www.wacog.com or call them at (928) 782-1886
Dunkin' Donuts Ribbon Cutting
September 29th is commonly “National Coffee Day” and what is a better way to celebrate way to celebrate it than to have a ribbon cutting for the new Yuma Dunkin’ Donuts. This Dunkin’ Donuts located at 1651 S 4th Ave, Ste A-1 had actually opened a few weeks earlier however with a celebration of a different sort. The Yuma Police Department lined up several police vehicles creating quite the spectacle in the drive thru lane. Needless to say Yumans of all types, especially the police, are happy to have a Dunkin’ Donuts in town. For more information on Dunkin’ Donuts and this particular location you can visit www.DunkinDonuts.com or give them a call at (928) 783-5548.
The Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Gets its Own Radio Show, ?Chamber Chatter?
Please listen in every Wednesday from 8-9 am on KBLU 560AM for “Chamber Chatter.”
We will talk every week about all the good stuff going on in Yuma County and introduce new Chamber members. Presented by the Armijo Insurance Agency-State Farm, we will also give you updates on what’s going on in Yuma.
