Enter Here -The new entrance to Sam’s Club, now on the side of the building. Barriers still block areas under construction. A newly planted tree still bears it’s tag. Photo © Craig Barhorst

Paving the Way Ahead - The old parking lot in front of Sam’s has been removed, ready for a newly designed lot featuring medians and islands with trees. Photo © Craig Barhorst

The party is the beginning of three days of open houses, special activities, sales and prizes at various area merchants, Thursday November 12 through Saturday November 14. Businesses participating include Bruning’s Clock Shop, Home Accents Store & Wine Cellar, Cake Craft, Central Carpet and Interiors, MVP Video Creations, Piano Preparatory School, Pinnacle Home Care, Puzzles Plus, Travelplex and The UPS Store.

In conjunction with the open houses, merchants are hosting a “Basic Necessities” drive to benefit the United Way of Greene County. Each participating business is a drop off point and is collecting donated “shelter” items such as blankets, sheets, coats, hats, mittens and gloves. Additional drop-off points include Barney’s hardware and The Color Wheel.

The party and subsequent events are sponsored by the Retail Merchants of the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce.

Source: 2009 Holiday Kickoff Party, Open Houses… Buy Beavercreek Campaign and the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce.

Below: The flyer being distributed to advertise the 2009 Holiday Kickoff Party and Open Houses.

The old Huntington Bank building across the street from the Beavercreek Post Office on Dayton-Xenia Road had stood empty for years. But passers-by have noticed a welcome change to the once vacant property. The building is the new home to the St. Luke Parish Federal Credit Union.

The credit union purchased the 17,690 square foot building in August of 2008 for $399,000. This year the sign went up and renovations on the building were completed. The building passed final inspection September 1, 2009.

The credit union’s new building rests on .406 acres of land located at 3562 Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek and features two drive-up tellers and a drive-up ATM. The property is across from the Beavercreek Post Office and sits next to the Greene County Library. The building, built in 1973, has been home to a number of banks over the years including Gem Savings, First National and Huntington National Bank.

The new location is the fourth for the credit union that was formed in 1958 to serve the Parish of St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Beavercreek. Since that time the credit union has extended it’s service to 9 other churches in Montgomery and Greene Counties including St. Brigid Parish in Xenia, St. Augustine in Jamestown, St. Paul in Yellow Springs and Queen of Apostles in Beavercreek. The credit union also serves St. Anthony, Holy Angels, Corpus Christi, Queen of Martyrs, Our Lady of Mercy and Mary Queen of Peace School in Dayton.

Sources: New location… St. Luke Parish Credit Union, Property details…Greene County Property Records, Building Passes Inspection…Green County Inspector’s Report St. Luke Credit Union History…St. Luke Parish Credit Union.

Von Maur is a national department store featuring full lines of brand-name women’s, men’s and children’s fashions as well as shoes, accessories and gifts. Von Maur says that their stores are decorated with a high degree of sophistication including antique furniture and soft, fabric-covered walls. Customers shopping experience also includes entertainment from a grand piano.

North Fairfield El Toro Nearing Completion
The newest location for El Toro mexican restaurants gets painted and signed. A dumpster stands ready for final cleanup. Photo © Craig Barhorst

The new El Toro on North Fairfield will be the second location in Beavercreek, joining another El Toro opened last year on Indian Ripple Road in the shopping center across from The Greene.

The value of the seven-year tax credit is estimated at approximately $847,856 over the term. The company would be required to maintain operations at the project site for 14 years.

Cornerstone was founded in April 1997 to provide research and development services which combine creative science and engineering to discover, develop, and deliver innovative materials-based solutions for commercial and government markets.

The project in the City of Xenia includes the construction of a 90,000 square-foot research and development laboratory and manufacturing campus, which will grow to include office and meeting space.

Ohio was in competition with Indiana and Kentucky for the more than $16.8 million project, creating 130 new full-time jobs and retaining 75 existing full-time jobs within the first three years of the project’s initial operations.

Scene in Beavercreek: Work on New Wright-Patt Credit Union

Work on New Wright-Patt Credit Union Underway
Framing begins on the new Wright-Patt Credit Union being built on the corner of North Fairfield and Lantz Roads. Photo © Craig Barhorst

Scene in Beavercreek is a photo feature designed to give a glimpse of life in Beavercreek with a single photo or a few photos capturing a snapshot of an event or scene in Beavercreek. Look for more photos in this series in coming weeks and months exclusively from The Beavercreek Record.

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Scene in Beavercreek: ATK Expansion Begins

ATK Expansion Begins
Workers in bulldozers and earth-movers clear the 14.2 acre site which will house the new ATK research and industrial building. Photo © Craig Barhorst

Scene in Beavercreek is a photo feature designed to give a glimpse of life in Beavercreek with a single photo or a few photos capturing a snapshot of an event or scene in Beavercreek. Look for more photos in this series in coming weeks and months exclusively from The Beavercreek Record.

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