west valley
Volume 31 Issue 37 Goodyear, AZ
July 29, 2020
Business Briefcase Five Below is expanding to Buckeye. (Photo courtesy Five Below)
BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
IN THE BIZ
One of the fastest-growing cities in the country has no problems attracting new residents. But employers? Many times over the last few years, the city of Buckeye has smiled—while gritting teeth—in congratulations as Goodyear lands one big employer after another (Microsoft, Amazon, UPS, etc.). Finally, Buckeye has landed a big one: Five Below, a chain of specialty discount stores headquartered in Philadelphia. The national retail company plans to begin construction on an 850,000-square-foot distribution center at the southwest corner of Miller and Durango roads. The company will invest more than $75 million in land, building and equipment and initially create around 150 jobs—with plans to nearly double to 290 Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2020 West Valley View, Inc.
jobs over five years, according to Annie DeChance, a Buckeye spokeswoman. “We are really excited to continue our expansion out west and to build out our distribution network,” said Joel Anderson, CEO and president of Five Below. He noted the distribution center will initially service stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado, “with capacity to expand as we enter new western states over the coming years, as well as to support future eCommerce operations.” Five Below has 950 stores, including nine in Arizona. It plans to more than double its stores in the next few years. Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck, who likes his discounts, said, “Five Below and Buckeye are a perfect fit for each other. “Despite the recent challenges of COVID-19, the city continues to move forward with significant new projects,” (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Meck added. • In this time of pandemic, sanitation is one of the fastest-growing industries. So a new business called Pressure Perfect AZ has a great chance of making it big. “We specialize in professional COVID-19 sanitization services of the interior and exterior of any home or business,” a company press release said. The family-owned Litchfield Park company also does “pet sanitation of any artificial turf and/or any heavily soiled areas.” For more information, call 602-9808917 or visit pressureperfectaz.com.
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