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Volume 28 Issue 34 Avondale, AZ
May 31, 2017
Community Business Briefcase Notes byShaneMcOwen
Abrazo conducts water drive for food bank
Abrazo West Campus and Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center are hosting a water drive through June 16. Donations will be given to All Faith Community Services Food Bank and Resource Center in Buckeye. Bottles and cases of water can be dropped off at Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, or at Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, 525 S. Watson Road, Buckeye. Monetary donations for the drive can be made at the Abrazo West Campus gift shop. For information, visit AbrazoHealth.com.
Healthy Over Hunger Cereal Drive begins
IN THE BIZ
Abrazo Community Health Network hospitals are hosting the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive Friday through June 9. The drive will benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, Maryvale Revitalization Corp. and the Agua Fria Food Bank. Cereal and monetary donations for perishable breakfast foods will be accepted. Financial donations made will be matched by Abrazo’s parent company, Tenet Healthcare, up to $100,000. Cereal donations can be made at Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, or at Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, 525 S. Watson Road, Buckeye. Monetary donations can be made at the Abrazo West Campus gift shop. Checks should be made out to Partners for Health. For information, visit AbrazoHealth.com.
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Welcome to the Business Briefcase, readers. If you’re anything like me, you’re usually late for a few things in life. But as the old saying goes, better late than never! I definitely took that to heart over the weekend, and accomplished a major spring-cleaning session. Technically, it’s still spring until June 20, no matter what the heat index says. It was a productive time, though. The amount of junk you find never ceases to amaze. I have a few more books than I realized, a lot more plastic cutlery, and a collection of camping gear that was twice as big as I once thought. I do recommend readers wait if they fell behind in their spring cleaning. Taking the trash out in the summer isn’t a big deal until you’re making your fifth trip with stuff that hasn’t seen the light of day in quite a while. I certainly hope many of you had a much better weekend. In any case, here are this week’s business items. The Briefcase has had a lot of inquiries on the construction happening at 6030 N. Litchfield Road, and your Briefcase host is happy to be able to share the news of what’s going in. The land, located in Glendale city limits, will turn into Ultimate Boat & RV Storage once construction is complete. The name of the company is pretty self-explanatory. People will be able to store their boats and recreational vehicles in a secure space for a monthly (or yearly) fee. Ultimate Boat & RV also helps prep the vehicles for long-term storage.
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The Business Briefcase will have more information once it gets closer to an opening date. A kind reader filled me in that Sunrise Donuts is now open at 725 N. Estrella Parkway in Goodyear. That’s at the northwest corner of Estrella Parkway and Goodyear Boulevard. The first hints of this location were announced in the Jan. 18 edition of the Business Briefcase. The doughnut shop’s hours are 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. For information, call 623-932-9010. In Avondale, Laura’s Burgers & More has closed for the summer, and will reopen in September, once the brunt of the summer heat has passed through. Since the burger shop’s building is not equipped with an air conditioning unit, the owners decided to stop operations during the summer months, and pick everything back up in the fall, when it’s bearable inside. With the heat coming from both the outside weather and the inside grills, I, for one, do not blame them. Patrons are welcome to call the restaurant as messages will be checked, and are encouraged by the owners to visit the restaurant’s Facebook page for the announcement of the reopening in September. For information, visit facebook.com/ laurasburgersandmore or call 623-9322016. That’s all, folks. Thanks for tuning in and reading. As always, the Business Briefcase can be contacted via email at smcowen@ westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ ShaneMcOwen. Until next time, be cool, have a great week, and happy June! Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Goodyear, AZ 85338.
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