Hobby Lobby to open Sept. 21 in busy Cocoplum mall
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
Letters for the new Hobby Lobby store sign await placement Thursday at Cocoplum Village Shops. The store at 18559 Tamiami Trail, which is expected to have 65 employees, has a scheduled opening date of Sept. 21.
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
Matt Daley, left, and Mike Davis, of Scottie's Canvas and Marine Outfitters in North Fort Myers, work in tandem Thursday to put up the awnings for T.J. Maxx in the Cocoplum Village Shops plaza.
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
Chris Rieese of Pacesetter Services puts a finishing touch Thursday on the floor of Ross Dress for Less, 18139 Tamiami Trail. Ross is scheduled to open its doors to customers in October.
NORTH PORT — Scott Richard is a busy man these days.
The new manager of the Hobby Lobby store in the Cocoplum Village Shops can be seen multitasking at the hobby goods store — as he was on Thursday — answering questions for employee hopefuls or taking calls on the phone whose number remains a mystery to him.
