34 | Spring 2021
FA C T C H E C K
TARGET, OR COSTCO, OR WINCO? OH MY!
Rumors Busted — An Inside Look at Business Changes in Cache Valley KATE NEELEY
contributing writer
You’ve totally done it. You’re out on a Saturday driving down Logan Main Street and your friend in the passenger seat says, “Did you hear they’re gonna put a Target in Logan!?” And you’re like, “No way! I would LOVE a Target in Logan!” Or maybe you’re scrolling Facebook and someone posts news that a Trader Joe’s is going to be moving into the vacant Shopko building and the comments are rolling in like nobody’s
business — and that’s the thing. A lot of these types of rumors are made up and passed around and the truth is, every business move in and move out is SOMEBODY’S business, but if you want to get your facts straight, don’t just believe every hearsay that blows your way. First up, ask yourself this question: Who are “they” anyway? Who REALLY
knows what businesses are coming and going in Logan? Kirk Jensen, economic development director for Logan, spends his days working with people and business plans to help keep the community growing and thriving. So, he’s in the know — for the most part. Even with his constant vigilance over what comes and goes in Cache Valley, there are some answers he simply doesn’t have yet. These sorts of
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