Comings And Goings

Comings and Goings: Conn's Home Plus moving into Las Palmillas

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

A new retailer is going into Las Palmillas. Conn's Home Plus will occupy about 40,000 square feet where Dollar Tree is now located as well as the space vacated by Shoe Pavilion. The new business hopes to be open in November.Conn's Home Plus, based in... Full story

Comings and Goings: Dermatologist leaving Yuma

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Palm Canyon Dermatology is relocating to a community north of Tucson. June 28 is the last day that dermatologist Dr. Gregory Ertl and physician assistant Sandra Corbin will be seeing patients in the Yuma office at 350 W. Catalina Drive.The clinic wil... Full story

Comings & Goings: Law firm reviving old AEA office on Main

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

New life is coming to the Main Street building that for awhile housed a downtown branch of AEA Federal Credit. The building at 241 S. Main St. has been purchased by the law firm of Garcia, Hengl, Kensey and Villareal, which plans to move its office t... Full story

Comings and Goings: Firehouse Subs

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Firehouse Subs is coming to Yuma with plans to open a restaurant at 1630 S. Pacific Ave. in Yuma Plaza Shops A. The company anticipates opening in early fall.The sandwich shop was founded in 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla., by brothers Chris Sorensen and ... Full story

Comings and Goings: Cancer center moving to YRMC corporate building

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Effective Tuesday, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center will be located at the Yuma Regional Medical Center's Corporate Center at 32nd Street and 4th Avenue extension. Previously located at YRMC, the Cancer Resource Center moved due t... Full story

Comings and Goings: Curtain falls on Yuma Community Theater's tenure

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Turn out the lights, the party's over for Yuma Community Theater's tenure at 301 S. Main St., where it held rehearsals and stored props for close to a decade at the pleasure of property owner Norman Sanguinetti.“And so the chapter ends,” ... Full story

Comings and Goings: Mall ideas abound

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

As it turns out, Yumans do have some ideas on which retailers and restaurants they would like to see go into the new, improved Southgate Mall when it's redeveloped. And they appreciate being asked.Lots of people have already weighed in on their sugge... Full story

Comings and Goings: Chinese buffet opens

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Lin's Grand Buffet and Mongolian Grill at the corner of 16th Street and Pacific Avenue opens for business Monday, reported co-owner Frank Lam, who owns nine other restaurants in Texas and Phoenix.That's none too soon for people who have been stopping... Full story

Correction: Previous owners

An item in Sunday's Comings and Goings in the business section of the Yuma Sun incorrectly reported the previous owners who sold property on Fortuna Road to CVS Pharmacy.Former property owners included the profit-sharing plan of Yuma Pediatrics as we... Full story

AEA has new logo, Chipotle update, FOX-9 newscasts and more

Comings and Goings

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

Something new has come to AEA Federal Credit Union. In celebration of the financial institution's 70th year of serving Yuma and La Paz counties, it has unveiled a new logo that is now appearing on correspondence with members and on the branch offices... Full story

Occupancy certificate issued for surgical center

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

A certificate of occupancy has been issued for Tuscany Surgical Center, located at Tuscany Plaza, Suite 28. The surgical facility is privately owned by Dr. Ahmed Kemmou, a general surgeon in Yuma, who will use the state-of-the-art facility for outpat... Full story

New Fisher Chevrolet dealership open in time for Christmas

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

Joe Fisher Jr., owner of Fisher Chevrolet, hoped to be in his new dealership by Christmas. He made it with a couple of days to spare.The business moved into the new facility and was open for business bright and early the morning of Dec. 22. A grand o... Full story

What business do you wish Santa would bring to Yuma?

Have a favorite store or restaurant you would like to see come to Yuma? Once again Comings and Goings is compiling a “Wish List” of businesses Yumans are hoping Santa will bring to town.Send your suggestions by Dec. 19 to jlobeck@yumasun.... Full story

Bank hopes to acquire San Luis branch

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

1st Bank Yuma is seeking approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to acquire the National Bank of Arizona branch in San Luis, Ariz., at 645 N. 1st Ave.“We have entered into an agreement to purchase the San Luis branch, pending approval... Full story

No new business at old Target yet

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

People have observed activity at the old Target building on 32nd Street and want to know if it means an exciting new business is coming to the long-vacant property.Sorry, but the answer is no.What is happening is the owner, YumaLecCal LLCe, is having... Full story

New Yuma tavern to feature art, music

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

There's a new place in town to hang out, enjoy a cold one and perhaps catch someone strummin' on a guitar. The establishment is Strummer's Village Tavern at 3780 S. 4th Ave., Suite E (where the Closet Lounge previously was located).The tavern is the ... Full story

Laid-back restaurant selling apparel online

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

No Worry's with its intentional misspelling and unnecessary apostrophe is about lifestyle and attitude, says Yuma businessman Ron Martin. “After all,” he says, “if it was spelled correctly, it wouldn't be cool.”No Worry's is a... Full story

Expanded Das Bratwurst Haus opens Thursday

The doors for Das Bratwurst Haus may have been closed for the summer, but owners Barbara and William Bowles were busy.They've expanded and now have the sidewalk on the Madison Avenue side of the restaurant fenced so customers can enjoy sidewalk dinin... Full story

Yuma Visitors Bureau rolls out cloudy-day promotion

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

Yuma's sunshine is in the spotlight thanks to a new promotion that capitalizes on a historic offer in which local hotels boasted they would provide “free board every day the sun doesn't shine.”Now, in honor of Arizona's Centennial celebra... Full story

Esther’s Good Eats has new owners, soon to have new name

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

Frank Sharples had a dream of owning a coffee shop in downtown Yuma and now he does. He and wife Fran are the new owners of Esther's Good Eats at 133 S. Madison Ave. For now it's business as usual with the couple serving up the homemade sandwiches, s... Full story

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