So this has nothing to do with real estate, community events, things to do or even Puyallup - this is just something that interests me.
I've been running back and forth to Lacey for a client I have a listing with. On the way there, you can see a new, large building on the north side of I-5 that is being constructed. I know what it is now, and I'm kind of excited about it. It's a Cabela's.
Among several outdoor activities, I love fly fishing, and I like Cabela's gear. Even if I didn't, I'd still be excited. Cabels's is like Toys-R-Us for outdoor-loving men.
Kelly Kearsley at The Biz Buzz tipped me off.
This from JIM SZYMANSKI at The Olympian:
Cabela’s announced today that it would open its 185,000-square-foot outdoors store in the Hawks Prairie area of Lacey on Nov. 16.
Among the store’s features will be a walk-through aquarium with freshwater fish native to the state, a two-story mountain with waterfalls, a restaurant and gift shop and exhibits that depict animals in their natural habitats. Company officials have touted the Lacey store as a tourist attraction that could draw up to 4 million visitors a year from throughout the Northwest.
The store currently under construction is a key anchor in a much larger Lacey Gateway retail, office and residential development envisioned by Olympia developer Tri Vo. The development site is at the northwest corner of Marvin Road and Interstate 5.
Cabela’s, a Nebraska-based chain of 21 stores named after founders Jim and Dick Cabela, is in the process of hiring 350 employees in Lacey. The Lacey store that will cater to fishing and hunting enthusiasts will be the company’s first in the state.
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