Alexander Toyota planning new service center

Plans have been submitted to the city by Alexander Toyota for construction of a new service center next to the former Plaza Auto Center, 1350 E. 32nd St., said Alan Kircher, city of Yuma assistant building official. The service center will be 10,118 square feet.

Plaza Auto Center and adjoining property had been purchased in late January by the Alexander Automotive Center to spread its cramped business across the street. Alexander plans to locate its Cadillac and Mazda operations to that location. However, to do so, the dealership needed to add a service center as the property only had a sales and business office building.

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In other city of Yuma building activity, Kircher reported:

-Plans have been approved for the National Bank of Arizona regional center to be built at the corner of 16th Street and Arizona Avenue where the longtime Braden building previously was located. The two-story, 16,000-square-foot building will permit consolidation of the bank's business associates under one roof. It also will be a branch bank.

-Plans also have been approved for the SME building to be constructed at the southeast corner of 1931 S. Arizona Ave. It will be 4,000 square feet.

-The face lift for Yuma's two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants is nearly completed.

-Plans have been approved for a 120-room Value Place Hotel to be constructed north of north of LZ Bar and Grill.

-Desert View Academy is adding another module classroom building to its campus at 1000 E. 24th St.

-Quality Development is building a 6,000-square-foot speculation building on 24th Street east of Avenue 2-1/2E.

-Crane School District plans to build a nearly 10,000-square-foot maintenance building at 910 S. Avenue C.

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"Treasures," Peggy Morley responded when asked what kinds of items she has in her new shop, Treasures, she's just opened. "A little bit of everything," she elaborated, things like furniture, games, dolls, glassware, quilts, Hawaiian items, Oriental vases, Mexican pottery, hats, jewelry, lots of books, even some things like belts for the men.
 
Check out her Treasures at 225 S. Main St. next to Lutes Casino (it's where Peg-tiques previously was located). Summer hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
 
For now Peggy can be reached at 246-3907. Come Aug. 1, the shop phone number will be 783-0211.

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Jeanie's Party and Costumes has penciled in early September as its moving date into its new home at 1335 S. Pacific Ave. in the little shopping center, Pacific Plaza, that Steve and Jeanie Linde are developing.
 
Meanwhile, the party supply store remains open for business at its longtime location at 601 E. 18th Place, said Jeanie, who took over the store from her mother, Jeanie Pace. To reduce the packing, she's featuring a moving sale of 10  to 50 percent off current inventory.
 
The building itself as well and other neighboring property owned by Jeanie Pace are for sale. If interested, call Karen Velasquez at A.T. Pancrazi Real Estate at 782-0000.
 
As for Pacific Plaza, several spaces remain available for lease. If interested, call 782-2138

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"We're spreading our wings a little," said David Limon of the car sales business, Two Guys Auto Center, that he and partner Miguel Aramburo are expanding to a second location.
 
They've leased the space in front of Sprague's Sports at 345 W. 32nd St. where property owner Richard Sprague was operating a park-and-sell lot for a while. Limon and Aramburo are in the process of setting up a second car lot there and hope to open it by mid-August.
 
In October 2006, the partners opened Two Guys Auto Center at 3773 S. Avenue 3E, where they sell used cars and trucks. The business can be reached at 344-2495.

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Pizza has arrived at last in Wellton with the recent opening of Desert Doug's Pizza at the Coyote Wash shopping center. Open from 11 a.m. to 8 a.m. daily, the restaurant serves up pizza, a variety of sandwiches and nachos and soon will have soft ice cream. The establishment also has a beer and wine license.
 
"It's been well received," said owner Doug Woodall, who has 18 years' experience in the pizza business.
 
To order ahead for take-out, call 785-9877.

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Lendy and Shay Crone are opening what will be Yuma's first camera specialty store in several years - and an annual item on The Sun's Wish List.
 
Backyard Photography will be located in Yuma's historic downtown at 316 S. Main St. and will carry camera supplies (digital and film), as well as cameras and printers.
 
The store will open Aug. 1 with summer operating hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 783-3728 or 246-3820.

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The Transitional Living Center and The Living Center (TLC) announce the opening of Inspirations Gift Emporium, a specialty store featuring hand-crafted items created by adults in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions.
 
Products for sale include scented candles, bath salts, homemade soap, necklaces, bracelets and other items. Inspirations Gift Emporium, 1446 S. 4th Ave. in Western Village Plaza, is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
 
TLC, created in 2001, has received national attention for its delivery of "hands on" interaction and support for people in recovery from addiction. TLC is located at 1444 S. 4th Ave. For more information, call 261-8668.

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Jaylianne Escobedo, a licensed hairstylist in Arizona for 12 years, recently left her position as manager at Regis Salon (at Yuma Palms Regional Center) to become an independent contractor.
 
She will be working under Jill Resendiz at Ambiance Salon, 2855 S. 4th Ave., providing haircuts, color and facial waxing. Clients can reach her at 314-0901.

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Teresa Moseley, an 11-year financial services veteran, is the new president for Wells Fargo's Community Banking in Yuma. She replaces Angel Gonzalez, who has taken a position with Wells Fargo's Texas Business Banking group.
 
As community banking president for Yuma, Moseley is responsible for six stores with $300 million in deposits and more than 90 team members.
 
Moseley began her financial services career in 1996 in Atlanta and held various positions in banking and insurance there and in El Paso. She joined Wells Fargo in 2005 as a business banking relationship manager for El Paso.
 
She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a master of business administration degree from Emory University in Atlanta. She served on the board of the El Paso Center for Children and participated in Leadership El Paso through the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce with Joyce Wilson, former Yuma city manager.
 
Moseley already has become active in the Yuma community, having joined the board of the Yuma Regional Medical Center Foundation. The foundation supports such services as the Yuma Regional Medical Center School Health Care Program, heart services, palliative care, diabetes education and scholarships.

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Now people can send a greeting card without a trip to the store to purchase one or to the post office to mail it, thanks to a company called greeting star.com.
  
The way it works is that people go online to the Web site, select the card they want (or create their own), customize it and have it sent, said Audra Alvarado, account manager in Yuma. They can even upload photographs to include. The card is then printed, tucked in an envelope, stamped and mailed out for next-day delivery.
 
The cost is $2 per card for individuals. Business rates and direct mailing products also are available. For more information, contact Alvarado at 246-7638 or audra. alvarado@greetingstar.com. When logging on to the Web site, use Alvarado's code: starala34.

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Two cell phone providers have plans to erect new wireless communication towers in the Yuma area.
 
T-Mobile intends to put an 80-foot tower in the vicinity of County 10th Street east of Avenue 3E. Currently, cellular equipment is located on top of an existing water tower that the property owner intends to demolish.
 
Verizon Wireless plans to install a 100-foot tower on agriculture land at the northeast corner of Avenue 3E and County 14th Street. Because it would be near Tierra Mesa Estates subdivision, the recommendation is that the tower be camouflaged as a palm tree, called a "monopalm."


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