ARTS AND CRAFTS CHAIN WILL BUILD A.V. WAREHOUSE; MICHAELS TO DELIVER 130 JOBS.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Michaels Stores Incorporated, the arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. store chain, will build a $16 million to $19 million distribution warehouse in Lancaster and bring 130 jobs, officials announced Wednesday. After two years of negotiations, city officials and representatives of Michaels announced plans for 432,000-square-foot distribution center to be built at Avenue H and 35th Street West. The warehouse will support about 250 Michaels stores throughout the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . ``Obviously, its presence will attract - be a catalyst in a sense - other businesses to the Fox Field Corridor,'' said Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
Plans call for Michaels to break ground on the project in September and be ready for operations in May, officials said. To attract the company, Lancaster is providing Michaels with 40 acres. The land is part of 221 acres the city acquired early this year for the warehouse operation and to accommodate a new fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . The city also will pick up the tab for approximately $1.6 million in development impact fees, city officials said. Located near the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. , the project is expected to spur development of the Fox Field Corridor - an area of about 8,000 acres between avenues E and H and between 70th Street West and the freeway. A city plan for the area envisions a landscaped campus for industrial and high-technology businesses, as well as a central location for professional and administrative offices. Development of the Fox Field Corridor, as envisioned by city officials, would include parks, greenbelts and golf courses. The mix of green areas and businesses would provide a buffer for Fox Field, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County airport, from encroachment from residential housing. Michaels operates 453 Michaels stores and 72 Aaron Brothers stores in 45 states and in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Canada. The company has $1.4 billion in annual sales. An outlet is under construction in the Valencia Marketplace and is scheduled to open early next year. |
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