NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Debra Teufel with the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the opening of Atwoods at the old KMart just like everyone else, but she told Hutch Post, according to a conversation with the contractor this week, they aren't quite ready yet.
"They have hopes of being open in May, maybe even in early May," Teufel said. "He has plans with the inspection department to be out there the first part of May to do all of their final inspections and have the fire chief out, so they can get their certificate of occupancy. That is all dependent on them getting the AC units in and they still don't have a ship date for the units."
The original hope was that they would be in by the middle of April.
"They had hoped to have those in by last week," Teufel said. "They are still waiting. The front of the building looks great. You probably have driven by on 30th and seen they have the signage on the front of the building now. The exterior is starting to take shape, but now they are simply waiting on some of that equipment, so that they can do the final walk through and inspection before they can stock the store to get ready."
Atwoods just opened a store in Searcy, Arkansas last week.
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