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Volume 29 Issue 28 Goodyear, AZ
April 11, 2018
Business Briefcase ByConnorDziawura
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Hello, everyone. Business is booming in the West Valley, and with that boom comes plenty of updates for me to send your way. This week I have a jam-packed lineup of news. I’ve been receiving quite a few inquiries regarding upcoming Goodwill locations and a Fry’s Marketplace that I reported on last fall, so I’m giving you answers. But beyond those updates, CarMax’s West Valley location is hiring, while Leadership West has quite a few interesting happenings coming up, and Pathways delayed the ribbon-cutting event I mentioned a few weeks back. Here are the details! First, I’ll start with a pair of updates relating to Goodwill. In February, I reported on a Goodwill set to open at the northwest corner of Litchfield Road and Van Buren Street in March. It was, however, slightly postponed. It is now slated for May 11, according to a company spokesperson. A bit further out, the popular thrift store is planning another location. This one, which will be located at Yuma Road and Sarival Avenue, near Fry’s, is anticipated to arrive later this year, the spokesperson confirmed. No further information is available. Moving along, I also mentioned Pathways Assisted Living and
Memory Care’s previously planned ribbon-cutting ceremony several weeks back. It was ultimately canceled then rescheduled after West Valley View went to print. The event is set for noon Friday, April 20. Pathways is an assisted living and memory care complex featuring nine 10-bedroom homes. Pathways boasts living rooms, kitchens and studies, as well as the essential round-the-clock care staff, fun activities and dining opportunities. Pathways is located at 4211 N. Pebble Creek Parkway, Goodyear. For more information on Pathways, visit pathwaysaz.com or call 602-633-2300. For more information on this event, contact the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce at info@ southwestvalleychamber.org or 623932-2260. The next item on the agenda is Leadership West. The West Valley organization is currently accepting nominations for leaders who have made a specific positive impact on their organization and community. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Thursday, April 26. The four categories in which individuals can be nominated are Civic Leader of the Year, Business Leader of the Year, Nonprofit Leader of the Year and Alumnus of the Year. Individuals are not required to be Leadership West (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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alumni to be nominated for the former three categories. For more information about Leadership West’s criteria, visit bit.ly/2018LWawards. Finalists will be recognized at the annual Leadership West Awards Banquet, held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Wigwam Resort, 300 E. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park. Tickets are marked as $45 for Leadership West Alumni Association members (though it varies based on membership level) or $65 for nonmembers. The event is open to the public, but the registration deadline is Thursday, May 31. Business or cocktail attire is specified. Tickets can be purchased at leadershipwest.org. For more information or to register by phone, call 623-498-0828. CarMax is hiring in the West Valley. The company is looking to fill 18 positions. Interested applicants can apply at jobs.carmax.com. Positions include business office associates, sales consultants, part-time reconditioning associates and more. Most positions do not require automotive industry experience. This comes on the heels of CarMax being recognized for its 14th consecutive year as one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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Java Trolley in full swing at Out West General Store ByConnorDziawura Bill and Leslie Chester have owned Out West General Store in Waddell for over a decade. But as the years have passed, the community’s needs from the old-fashioned general store have changed. In response, the Chesters have come up with innovative ways to grow. Purchased by the Chesters in February, The Java Trolley previously operated as a mobile unit called Java Stop Trolley under different ownership. It’s now a permanent fixture in front of Out West General Store. As a café-style unit, the Java Trolley serves frappes, cappuccinos, brewed coffee, cold brew coffee, Italian sodas, infused teas, or “all that good stuff,” as Leslie put it. According to her, though, the biggest draw for customers is the historic look of “the trolley itself.” “It’s a beautiful trolley,” she said. “It really is quite beautiful. They (previous owners) did an amazing job renovating it. They made it as original as they possibly could; in fact, they left the steering wheel in it.” The previous owners purchased the 1992 Los Angeles electric trolley at a Glendale antique yard, Leslie said. By the time the Chesters acquired the trolley, it was restored and renovated for barista service. With Out West General Store’s oldtime feel, Java Trolley is the venture the Chesters were looking for. “When we saw the trolley and knew that they were interested in not doing that anymore, we thought it was a perfect fit,” Leslie said. Though still a new addition, Leslie said other plans are in the works. “It’s kind of a work in progress,” she said. “I mean it’s beautiful as it stands, but our hope is to create an outside Italian café feel. We’re going to put an awning on it. We’re going to put trees and lighting. That’s our plan over the next six months.” Adding the Java Trolley is just one part of continued expansion for the
Out West General Store co-owner Leslie Chester, left, and barista Liz Devirro give an inside peek of the Waddell business's new Java Trolley. (West Valley View photo by Melissa Fossum)
general store, though. “Last year our expansion was the deli,” Leslie said. “We’ve had the deli for several years, but we really expanded it and put in a grill and a fryer and everything last May. We named it Cowboy Café because it really is more of a café than it is a deli.” The Cowboy Café serves food ranging from burritos and tacos to breakfast items, sub sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, wings and Thrifty Ice Cream, though other options are plentiful. The café also takes phone orders at 623-535-3813. The Out West General Store opened in August 2005. Bill Chester is a thirdgeneration Arizonan. “His lifelong dream was to build and own an old-fashioned general store like his great-grandparents had in Wyoming,” Leslie said. The shop sells feed, tack, hardware, groceries, beer and more, though Bill was selling feed and tack several years prior to opening the brick and mortar location, Leslie explained. She noted the deli/café renovations and addition of the Java Trolley as
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necessary additions within a changing community. She has seen older, longtime residents move away while newcomers move in. Reduced horse ownership and a subsequent slight decline in the need for feed caused them to consider expansion through means such as these. “We’ve kind of had to morph with it, which is part of the reason for the café and deli expansion,” she said. “That’s when we realized we have to be able to be flexible and change with what the needs of the community are.” Java Trolley is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Out West General Store is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit outwestgeneralstore.com or find it on Facebook, or visit Java Trolley on Instagram. Out West General Store 17121 W. Glendale Avenue Waddell 623-535-3813 outwestgeneralstore.com
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Briefcase...continued from page 1 CarMax’s West Valley location is at 1041 N. 99th Avenue, Tolleson. Additionally, several readers have inquired about the future Fry’s Marketplace at Indian School Road and Jackrabbit Trail in Buckeye’s Verrado community. I previously reported on this in October, but due to reader interest, I checked in again with the city regarding the progress. As previously reported, the situation is the same. Because it had been delayed by parent company Kroger to evaluate the changing grocery business, it
GENERAL Public Notice STATE OF MAINE PENOBSCOT, ss. CITIMORTGAGE, INC. PLANTIFF V JOWANA J. ROBINSON DEFENDENT DISTRICT COURT LOCATION: Bangor DOCKET NO. RE-17-102 ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TITLE TO REAL ESTATE IS INVOLVED Before the Court is the Motion of Plaintiff’s attorney, Loraine L. Hite, Esq., of the law firm of Bendett & McHugh, PC, 270 Farmington Ave., Suite 151, Farmington, CT 06032 for an Order allowing Service by Alternate Means on the Defendant Jowana J. Robinson, named in a Summons and Complaint, Title to Real Estate Involved, now pending before this Honorable Court. M.R. Civ. P. 4 (g) (1). Plaintiff moves for service to be made on the Defendant Jowana J. Robinson, by publishing a copy of this Order once a week for three (3) successive weeks in the Bangor Daily News which is a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Bangor and County of Penobscot, Maine and in the West Valley View which is a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Chandler and County of Maricopa, Arizona. Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. This is an action for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property and may affect real property of the Defendant’s located at 341 Birch Street, Bangor, ME 04401, and described in such Mortgage
is still slated for completion in late 2019. I will keep on it in case Kroger changes plans for the location. For a different type of information, and to round this week’s column out, Navajo Express hired former CFI President Tim Staroba as its executive vice president. Navajo Express is a nationwide shipping and trucking company, and although it is based in Denver, Colorado, it has a terminal in Tolleson. Staroba has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation and trucking industry. He began his
Deed as recorded in Book 11635 at Page 279 in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds, Bangor, Maine. After due diligence, Plaintiff CitiMortgage, Inc., has been un-able to make personal service of Plaintiff’s Summons and Complaint, Title to Estate Involved, on Defendant Jowana J. Robin-son. Plaintiff has met the requirements of Rule 4(g)(1) (A)-(C). M.R.Civ.P. 4(g)(1)(A)-(C); 4(g)(2). IT IS ORDERED that service be made upon the Defend-ant Jowana J. Robinson by publishing a copy of this Order once a week for three (3) successive weeks in the Bangor Daily News, a newspaper of general circulation in Penobscot County Bangor Daily News which is a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Bangor and County of Penobscot, Maine and in the West Valley View which is a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Chandler and County of Maricopa, Arizona; and by mailing a copy of this Order as published to the Defendant at 2180 E. Bellerive Place, Chandler, AZ 85249, the last known ad-dress of Defendant Jowana J. Robinson. This method and manner of service is reasonably calculated to provide actual notice of the pendency of the action to defendant Jowana J. Robinson. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant Jowana J. Robinson, being served by publication, appear and serve an Answer to the Motion or Complaint on counsel for Plaintiff, Loraine L. Hite, Bendett & McHugh, PC, 270 Farmington Avenue, Suite 151, Farmington, CT 06032. The Answer must be filed with the Court by mailing to the following address: Clerk of Court, Bangor District Court, 78 Exchange Street, Bangor, Maine 04401, within forty-one (41) days
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work with Con-way Inc., which was eventually acquired by XPO Logistics. “This is the perfect opportunity for me to continue my career in the growing industry of trucking while really being able to develop as a professional,” Staroba said. “I am thrilled to be working alongside such a forward-thinking and dedicated team.” Those are all the briefs for this week! Thanks for reading! Have an item for Business Briefcase? Email Connor Dziawura at cdziawura@timespublications.com.
after the first publication of this Order. IMPORTANT NOTICE IF YOU FAIL TO SERVE AN ANSWER WITHIN THE TIME STATED ABOVE, OR IF, AFTER YOU ANSWER, YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT ANY TIME THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE FOR THE MONEY DAM-AGES OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. IF THIS OCCURS, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE ORDERED TO PAY PART OF YOUR WAGES TO THE PLAINTIFF OR YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING BANK ACCOUNTS AND YOUR REAL ESTATE, MAY BE TAKEN TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT. IF YOU INTEND TO OPPOSE THIS LAW-SUITE, DO NOT FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. If you believe the Plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint or if you believe you have a claim of your own against Plaintiff, you should talk to a lawyer. If you feel you cannot afford to pay a fee to a lawyer, you may ask the Clerk of Court, Bangor District Court, for information as to places where you may seek legal assistance. The clerk shall enter the following on the docket: The ORDER dated March 13 2018, is incorporated in the docket by reference. This entry is made in accordance with M.R. Civ. P. 79 (a) at the specific direction of the Court. Date: March 13, 2018 Judge/Justice Print Name: John B. Lucy PUBLISHED: West Valley View / Business April 4, 11, 18, 2018 / 12075
HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: RMP TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS, LLC L-2265242-4 II. The address of the known place of business is: 3597 E Flower Street, Gilbert AZ 85298. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Ravi Mark Purohit, 3597 E Flower Street, Gilbert AZ 85298. A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and ad-dresses of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty per-cent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Ravi Mark Purohit, 3597 E Flower Street, Gilbert AZ 85298 (member) Published in the West Valley View and Business on April 4, 11, 18, 2018 / 11845
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