DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – Before the sun was up on Thursday, employees at Duluth’s new Chick-fil-A opened their doors for their grand opening.
“We saw a really good turn out this morning,” Duluth Chick-fil-A owner-operator Jon Farr said. “People were waiting in line in both the front of the store and the drive thru.”
The new Chick-fil-A is located next to Miller Hill Mall.
Farr said he was thrilled with the turnout of the opening morning.
However, opening the doors to the first Chick-fil-A in Duluth wasn’t the only thing he was excited about. He said it’s an opportunity to raise his family in Duluth.
Farr was raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He said he was ready to get closer to the outdoors, just like where he grew up.
“I share a lot of values with the local community here. I like hiking, biking, fishing,” he said. “I really enjoyed growing up in Alaska and wanted to give my family the same experience.“
According to the president of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, the outdoor experience in Duluth could help entice more businesses to move to the area.
“I think in addition to being a great place to bring a business, if you’re a proprietor of a business, it can be a great place to have your family come along with you,” said Matt Baumgartner, the president of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce.
Although the outdoor offerings might not be what brings in all businesses to the area, he said that he’s seen a trend in the right direction.
“Just recently in this last few months of the fall, we’ve had at latest 16 to 20 new businesses open and they’re in a variety of sectors,” he said.
He said that the timing isn’t random, but about weather.
“I think any time you can get your business open in a time when the weather is still palatable, I think that’s really beneficial.”
For Farr, he believes that the timing is going to be beneficial for business.
“We’ve got Black Friday coming up and I think we’re just expecting the best.”
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