Studio offers one-stop shopping for weddings

Circle The Date Events will be moving to a new planning studio as of June 1, where brides will be able to meet with some of Yuma's best wedding vendors under one roof, said Laurie S. Davis, owner of Circle the Date Events.

The new studio will be located at 291 S. Main St., Suite G3.

The vendors will come to the planning studio, where meetings, cake tastings and slideshows are held, so the bride doesn't have to go from place to place to choose which vendors she wants to use for her wedding.

To schedule a complimentary initial consultation, call Davis at 446-8025 or visit Circle The Date on the Web at www.circlethedate.org.

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Plans have been submitted to the city of Yuma for tenant improvements for a new medical office at the ProMed building, 2270 S. Ridgeview Drive, reported Alan Kircher, city assistant building official.

He said the 2,500-square-foot office on the third floor of the professional medical building is slated for the practice of Dr. Mary Ellen Luchetti.

The doctor, a dermatologist, recently moved to Yuma and currently has a practice in the same building of the second floor. She is accepting new patients and can be reached at 783-0169.

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In other city building activity, Kircher reported:

• Plans have been submitted for a new 2,000-square-foot building at Tuscany Plaza, Lot 7, for Del Sol Therapy.

• An addition is planned to Jam's Dance Studio, 845 S. 3rd Ave., for another studio.

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Segway Tours may be homeless for the summer with the seasonal closure of the downtown building where it had its headquarters, but will continue to offer tours.

Steve Cook, who started the business last fall with wife Kate, called to report he has purchased a trailer so the Segways can be taken to clients who want a tour.

The summer tours, to start at 8 a.m. when its cooler, will be by appointment only. For more information, call 342-1969.

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E Z Mail Packing and Shipping in San Luis, Ariz., has moved to a new location but still remains in the Plaza Riedel shopping center, announced business owner Bill Cordova.

Previously located at 1946 Juan Sanchez, Suite 1, the business is now at 1922 Juan Sanchez, Suite 2. It still has the same phone number of 627-2463.

E Z is an authorized shipping center for FedEx and UPS and an authorized partner with the U.S. Postal Service.

In addition, it provides mailbox rentals and mail delivery residents of the community. The company also offers a variety of services for the small business owner who does not have the time to wait for shipments

"We can receive their packages and keep in a secure place until they can come by and pick them up," Cordova said.

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Floribelle Resale and Recycled Design, 2855 S. 4th Ave., Suite 113, in the Thunderbird Plaza, has added to its offerings. The shop now carries 100 percent Pure Bath and Body products as well as Sweet Anthem natural perfume oils. Come by for free samples.

Opened six months ago by Sherri Levek and her mother, Linda, Floribelle also carries home goods, women's clothing, handbags, jewelry and books they "repurpose, spiff up and sometimes redesign."

The shop's current hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 581-6406.

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Yuma Office Equipment is responding to an ever-changing business through products and services it can provide the business community, said Craig Crossland, general manager.

"The future of the office equipment industry has become not only about copiers and fax machines, but about being able to copy, scan, fax and electronically file and retrieve a document in an easy, timely manner," Crossland said.

In response, his business now sells IBM Lotus Foundations servers with leading edge backup technology and the ability to run nearly any application, he said.

The company is now offering a free analysis of the savings in printing costs offices may realize by going to electronic storage and management of documents, Crossland said, adding that his staff received training in the applications at the annual trade show of the Business Technology Association

For more information, call 343-2298 or visit www.yumaoffice equipment.com.

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The financial services firm, Edward Jones, was named the No. 2 full-service brokerage company in the June issue of SmartMoney magazine. The magazine lauded Edward Jones for growing the number of financial advisers during a down market.

The firm has consistently been ranked highly in the SmartMoney survey as No. 2 in 2008 and No. 1 in 2007 and 2005.

The Yuma-area financial advisers include Jay L. Laughlin, Charles V. Cordery, Adrienne J. Egbers and Brian J. Butcher.

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STARS (Students/Teachers Achieving Success) Learning Center has moved and now is located at 2260 S. 4th Ave. in the Citrus Plaza. It has the same phone number of 373-9797.

STARS is a tutoring center that provides classes for all ages from kindergarten through adult, with instruction on a one-on-one basis.

Summer classes in small group settings will be offered June 15-July 9, with the focus on reading, math and grammar.

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Joyce Lobeck can be reached at jlobeck@yumasun.com or 539-6853.