west valley
Volume 30 Issue 01 Goodyear, AZ
October 10, 2018
Business Briefcase
By Connor Dziawura
IN THE BIZ
Hello, readers! It looks like this week should be a good one, as I have several developments in Buckeye, the first of which should create quite a few new jobs. But beyond the large-scale news items, local, family-owned shops and other small businesses are booming, too. Among those is a recently rebranded hardware store in Buckeye, a new realty office in Litchfield Park, and a bakery coming to Goodyear. And that’s just a start. Keep on reading for more briefs and details. Here’s the news! First, APS plans to develop a substation and service center on an 83-acre parcel at SR-85 and MC-85, according to a statement the utility provider offered to the West Valley View. Plans and timelines have yet to be determined. The number of employees that will be hired has not yet been estimated. The company hopes to have more information by the year’s end, according to the statement. Then, Williams-based aircraft maintenance, avionics and aircraft management company Performance Air Group expanded to Buckeye Airport, 3000 S. Palo Verde Road, in September. The company received its first turbine-powered customer, Southwest Specialty Foods King Air 90, at the tail end of the month. Though it is open, more plans are in store, including Jet A fuel service, a pilot lounge, a flight school, helicopter maintenance and air-
craft sales. “Buckeye is the perfect place for our business,” said Valerie Thomas, who co-owns the company with her husband Chad. “We feel with the amount of growth Buckeye and the West Valley are currently experiencing, the Buckeye Airport will provide us with the opportunity to become a full-service fixed-based operator.” For more information on the company, visit performanceairgroup.com. For more information on the airport, visit buckeyeaz.gov/airport. For a full-length story about Performance Air Group’s expansion to Buckeye, stay tuned to the West Valley View. Still on the subject of Buckeye, Hometown Williams-based Performance Air Group recently expanded to Goodyear Airport. (Photo courtesy city of Buckeye) True Value Hardware rebranded as Hometown Ace Hardware in August. Though the their grand reopening Friday, Octorebranding did not bring an ownership ber 5. Among those in attendance was change, the store’s interior was remod- Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck. For more eled and products and other offerings information, visit acehardware.com or expanded. The shop, which has been facebook.com/buckeyeshometownacein Buckeye for 12 years, is located at hardware. Stay tuned for a full-length 1511 E. MC-85. Its owners celebrated
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