west valley
Volume 31 Issue 33 Goodyear, AZ
July 1, 2020
Business Briefcase BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
IN THE BIZ
Readers want to know: What’s going over here—and there? Vickie Chelini has two questions. Vickie 1: “Verrado, on the corner next to the freeway off ramp. Large parcel being graded. Could you let us know what is going in there?” Edkey Inc., also known as Sequoia Charter Schools, paid $2.9 million for 9 acres in Buckeye Parkway Center, where it plans to open “a high-performing elementary school” this fall. Looks like it will be called Sequoia Pathfinder at Verrado (according to the Sequoia website). Things are racing ahead there, as a recent help wanted ad shows: “In preparation for a new school opening in 2020-2021, EdKey, Inc. is now hiring for teachers (various subjects) Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10 Buckeye. Required qualifications: State of Arizona teaching certificate or bachelor’s degree from accredited university. Highly qualified in the field of study applying. Fingerprint clearance card required.” For more information, visit sequoiaschools.org. Vickie 2: “The prime location corner of Yuma and Watson. Large building completed.” That would be what’s advertised as “new Buckeye development! Located less than 1 mile south of Interstate 10 full interchange. Tremendous housing Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2020 West Valley View, Inc.
growth in the immediate area. “Drive-thru pad available.” Tenants to be announced. Based on her recent letter to the editor, we know Vickie is rooting for a restaurant there. From Ed Jones: “What is being built in the southeast corner of Estrella Parkway and Roosevelt Street?” That area looks like a hotbed. The Philly Pretzel Factory at 650 North Estrella Parkway, Suite A5, had a grand reopening in May for that perfect marriage of carbs and salt: “Home of the Real Soft Pretzel.” Then there is Henry’s Hawaiian Grill at 560 North Estrella Parkway, Suite B13—which opened in midMarch just days before the COVID-19 shutdown! Perhaps Mr. Jones is looking at the future site of (drum roll) ... Aldi Estrella Commons, 845 N. Estrella Parkway. The 20,000-square-foot building on 3-plus acres is to open at the end of this year. Aldi is a discount grocery store that started in Germany. If you’re not familiar, picture the child of a romance between the Dollar Store and Trader Joe’s. • Welcome to the West Valley, PrideStaff employment and staffing agency. Rhae and Debbie Buckley, owners of the local PrideStaff, bring three decades of personnel experience with all sizes of businesses across multiple industries. (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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