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Volume 33 Issue 09 Goodyear, AZ
December 1, 2021
Business Briefcase BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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his week’s Business Briefcase takes a look at two West Valley businesses that add to the successful growth of their respective city’s economic development.
AutoNation USA store opens in Avondale
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In a robust market for preowned vehicles and the holiday shopping season underway, AutoNation USA opens its second Valley store. The Avondale store, which created 26 new jobs, is located at 10601 W. Papago Freeway. AutoNation has redefined the preowned car-buying experience with a focus on the customer, including easyto-use digital tools for searching preowned vehicle inventory online to find the car they are looking for at a guaranteed low price, according to Matt Brown, AutoNation market president. “We are excited about welcoming customers to our new, 12,000-squarefoot Avondale store and becoming a valued addition to the community,” Brown said. “Our company culture places great importance on serving the community through AutoNation’s Drive Pink initiative, which partners locally with Phoenix Children’s Hospital and has raised more than $28 million in the fight against cancer coast to coast.” AutoNation USA is known for its customer-focused “1 Price Pre-Owned” Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2021 West Valley View, Inc.
AutoNation USA Phoenix Avondale General Manager Tony Arcuri, center left, and AutoNation Market and President Matt Brown, center right, join associates to celebrate the opening of the AutoNation USA Phoenix Avondale store. (Photo courtesy of AutoNation)
experience, designed to make buying a pre-owned vehicle easy, with competitive, haggle-free pricing. Additionally, the company’s “We’ll Buy Your Car” program offers customers a competitive cash offer to sell their vehicles directly to AutoNation, with no purchase necessary, and get paid the same day. AutoNation USA Phoenix Avondale is the fourth AutoNation USA store to open this year, and AutoNation’s ninth in the country. The company, which plans to open one more store in 2021 (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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and 12 AutoNation USA stores in 2022, is on track to have over 130 AutoNation USA stores by the end of 2026. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The store can be reached at 602-794-1700 or online at AutoNationUSA.com.
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NASCAR brings revenue increases to Avondale hotels BY ANNA CAMPBELL
West Valley View Contributing Writer
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s NASCAR drivers started their engines at the Phoenix Raceway during the championship weekend, hotels along Avondale Boulevard were already several laps into their race for revenue. When NASCAR races come to the Phoenix Raceway, the city of Avondale almost doubles in population size, said Kenneth Chapa, the municipality’s economic development and tourism director. During race week, almost 180,000 people converge on the city. “This is a second year in a row that we (Avondale) hosted the championship. NASCAR is a big deal. I mean, that’s basically like us hosting a Super Bowl two years in a row,” Chapa said. Last year was not representative of the economic impacts of the event on tourism, though, Chapa said. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the raceway and NASCAR limited the number of in-person guests. This year was a different story. The grandstands were open and sold out. De’Markus Tate, assistant general manager at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix/ Avondale, said his facility on Avondale Boulevard sold out during the week of the race. Tate said the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix/Avondale’s usual prices sit around $269 to $369 a night. During race weeks, the hotel can raise the prices about 50% to 100%, and tourists will still pay. “We made a lot from the events because every hotel does that. They all depend mostly on these big events because they can make so much money. It kind of carries them throughout the year,” Tate said. Prices can be over $529 for a single room at the Hilton Garden Inn during race weeks, Tate said. The hotel has about 120 rooms and can accommodate around 250 guests. Brandy Washington, the general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott on Avondale Boulevard, said her
Kenneth Chapa is Avondale’s economic development and tourism director. (Photo courtesy
of the city of Avondale)
hotel’s prices can double or triple on race weekends. “Both (NASCAR) races throughout the year are our biggest events of the year that are special events. They bring just major impacting as far as revenue or even just to the whole area in general,” Washington said. Even beyond NASCAR events, hotels in Avondale have an advantage because of their proximity to big event venues in the Valley, Chapa said. Tate said the Hilton gets weekend business from the Ak-Chin Pavilion concert venue, Cardinals fans, Spring Training events and games from the nearby sports complex. On Mondays to Thursdays, business is primarily corporate. The city of Avondale is also undergoing significant commercial expansions that will bring in new sources of revenue, Chapa said. According to the Census Bureau,
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Avondale is one of the top 10 fastest-growing cities in Arizona by percentage growth. Avondale’s population increased by over 17% from 2010 to 2020. “The BLVD is probably going to be built out completely with multifamily and restaurants and retail, commercial (business) in the next few years. It’s going to look completely different on that plot of land,” Chapa said. The BLVD is designed to attract a wide variety of boutique retail and dining opportunities. The cost of living has gone up in response to the incoming businesses, but city officials say Avondale is still focused on creating a good experience for residents. “We really are committed to making sure that Avondale is what is good for our residents, not necessarily what somebody else wants us to be,” Chapa said. “What are our residents wanting to be?”
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ket full-service maintenance and repair providers two consecutive times, Christian Brothers Automotive opened a new shop in Goodyear. Parked at 16800 W. Yuma Road, Christian Brothers is open five days a week, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. Temporarily, it will service vehicles from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. With service bay doors now open for business, the shop offers a variety of professional auto care services, from simple upkeep and repairs to preventative maintenance. Under the ownership of local residents Mike and Lisa Hassenger, Christian Brothers Automotive aims to not only provide repair and maintenance services for drivers in Goodyear but to be a trusted source for vehicle care from skilled technicians who provide service centered on respect, transparency and integrity. “We are incredibly excited to open our second Christian Brothers Automotive shop in Goodyear,” he said.
“Through our Litchfield Park location, we have been able to do a great amount of work supporting special needs families in the community, and we are eager to extend our support to even more families in West Valley. We are proud to continue serving our neighbors as a locally owned business where guests can find honest, trustworthy and reputable services for all types of automotive care and that also gives back to the community.” Prior to opening Christian Brothers Automotive in Goodyear, Mike Hassenger served as a U.S. naval officer and a business professional with more than 15 years of supply chain experience. “Christian Brothers Automotive has assisted countless individuals and families with their auto service. Mike and Lisa Hassenger will offer drivers in Goodyear the chance to get back on the road as conveniently as possible,” said Donnie Carr, president and chief executive officer of Christian Brothers Automotive. “Our goal is to provide
guests with reliable transportation, and we have faith in each location to meet their guests with honest and dependable service.” Joining more than 240 Christian Brothers Automotive locations across the nation, the second Goodyear shop follows the guiding principle: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Built on the idea that having a car serviced should be easy, Christian Brothers Automotive offers free shuttle service, educational estimates and complimentary courtesy inspections for guests. For more information about Christian Brothers Automotive in Goodyear and its services, visit cbac.com/ goodyear or contact the location directly at 623-887-0729.
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