Chamber of Commerce celebrates opening of Advanced Auto Parts
(Talk of the Town photo by Michelle Culbertson) The Columbia City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for the community’s newest auto parts retailer, Advance Auto Parts last week.
By Michelle Culbertson
Advance Auto Parts hosted a Ribbon Cutting for its new store located at 508 N. Main on just its second day of business in Columbia City. Ambassadors from the Columbia City Area Chamber of Commerce showed up to help with the official ribbon cutting and to check out the brand new facility.
The store will host a grand opening sometime in March, but they are already serving customers Monday – Saturday 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m..
Manager Mary Schelling held the ribbon while Executive Director Pat Hatcher did the honors surrounded by Advance Auto employees Brandon Smith, Derek Kohut, Doug Hensley, and Damon Mirate as well as Division Manager Jason Hand and Commercial Account Manager Rob Downing.
Columbia City Chamber Ambassadors attending the ceremony were Lee Aumsbaugh of Aumsbaugh Flooring; June Keiser of J&J Insurance Solutions; Jo Robertson of Midwest America Federal Credit Union; Greg Fahl of Orizon Real Estate; Randy Holler of Crossroads Bank; Sue Roman of Miller’s Merry Manor; and Jennifer Zartman Romano of Talk of the Town, as well as future Ambassador Mahri Romano.