Raising Canes opens doors at Eastwood Mall Complex

Posted on January 30, 2024 | by Joe Bell

Raising Cane’s opens doors to Eastwood Mall Complex, Niles customers

BY KELCEY NORRIS MAHONING MATTERS JANUARY 30, 2024 1:56 PM

The new Raising Cane’s restaurant will be open from 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Raising Cane’s

The new Raising Cane’s in Niles held a grand opening today for customers frequenting the Eastwood Mall Complex area.

During the grand opening, franchise owners donated $1,000 to Inspiring Minds in Warren, which offers free after-school and summer enrichment programs for grades 3-12. “We’re excited to open another restaurant and continue to grow in the Youngstown/Warren area,” said Justin Pesicek, area leader of restaurants. “This marks our 55th restaurant in Ohio, and we’re thrilled to serve this community.” The new restaurant will bring more than 100 jobs to the Niles area; the dining room is also decorated with decor and graphics representing the Niles community. Visit Raising Cane’s at 1954 Niles Cortland Road SE in Niles.

The new restaurant will be open from 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. During the grand opening, there was a DJ playing music from 7 a.m. to noon, a ribbon cutting at 9:15 a.m. and giveaways for the first 100 customers. The new restaurant will bring more than 100 jobs to the Niles area; the dining room is also decorated with decor and graphics representing the Niles community. Raising Cane’s READ NEXT

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Bass Pro Shops Grand Opening

Posted on November 17, 2023 | by Joe Bell

Shoppers hooked on Bass Pro Shops

New store reels in lovers of the great outdoors

LOCAL NEW

NOV 16, 2023

MASON COLE

Reporter

mcole@tribtoday.com

Staff photo / R. Michael Semple Jim Gintner of Howland, along with Vivi, 4, and Brennan, 6, try on some Bass Pro Shops hats Wednesday during the grand opening of the new store in Niles.

NILES — Bass Pro Shops officially opened its doors at the Eastwood Mall Complex after a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by hundreds of customers Wednesday.

The grand opening gave lovers of the outdoors a chance to take advantage of deals on merchandise, with early Black Friday bargains and giveaways.

The ceremony, titled the “Evening for Conservation,” culminated with a percentage of proceeds on sales going toward local conservation efforts.

“This evening for conservation is a big deal,” Jimmy Houston, hall of fame angler and television host, said. “It’s a tremendous thing because the money raised here tonight will stay right here in this area.”

While initial plans were for 10% of every dollar spent during the evening to go toward local conservation efforts, Houston announced that Bass Pro officials were raising the donation to 20%.

Johnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, said he hoped the store would be embraced by residents of the Mahoning Valley.

“When you go into the shop, we hope you’re very proud,” Morris said.

“I walked in here a couple of weeks ago, I’m so proud. I just want to say thank you to every craftsman and woman, every artist, every talented person who worked on this. They worked hard to make this store your store, and it’s very unique to this region.”

According to a news release, Bass Pro Shops has a history of conservation support throughout Ohio, including work with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.

The release said that in the past three years alone the company has granted over $100,000 to local organizations and conservation projects through the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund.

The Niles location is the seventh in Ohio, and the only location within 150 miles of the Mahoning Valley.

Bruce Miller, general manager of the Niles location, said he is thrilled to see Bass Pro’s entry into Trumbull County.

Miller said the store will provide outdoorsmen with all of the products and equipment that they might need.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me,” he said. “I was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and to bring this legendary brand back here and just to represent Johnny Morris and everything that he has built with this brand is absolutely incredible. We’ve got hunting, fishing, camping, clothing, anything that you can imagine to get you to the outdoors and enjoying the natural resources that we have in this area.”

The 93,000-square-foot store features a 5,000-gallon trough aquarium with 70 native fish. The store is filled with antique artifacts displayed along the walls, next to hand-painted murals celebrating Ohio farmlands and local hunting and fishing scenery, according to the news release. There also are several North American big game mounts and taxidermized wildlife dioramas lining the walls.

Anthony Cafaro Jr., co-president of the Cafaro Company, said the store will draw shoppers from across the state to the Eastwood complex.

“We’re thrilled to have Bass Pro Shops here at the Eastwood Mall complex,” he said. “This is the jewel of the Mahoning Valley, just having a destination retailer that is not just going to pull people from the local community, but from the region, it’s just outstanding.”

Product giveaways will be available over the five-day grand opening event. The store will be open for regular business hours the rest of the week.

New Meijer store opens at Eastwood Mall Complex

Posted on May 16, 2023 | by Joe Bell

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Shianna Gibbons THE BUSINESS JOURNAL

New Meijer Store Opens at Eastwood Mall Complex

HOWLAND TOWNSHIP, Ohio – After nine years of back-and-forth negotiations, Meijer finally opened its doors in the Howland Commons Plaza section of the Eastwood Mall Complex.

The grand opening comes two years after the Boardman location opened. The 159,000-square-foot supercenter comes packed with an extensive grocery selection, clothing apparel, necessities, a pharmacy, a garden center and a Meijer Express Gas Station.

Doors opened for customers at 6 a.m. Tuesday, followed later by an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

According to Patrick Hughes, the store director, this new Meijer is providing 350 jobs, with a mix of part-time and full-time positions.

Hughes said the community and his team members have been eagerly waiting for the grand opening.

“The community has been waiting for us to open. So for everyone to come and just see what the hype was about, it’s just been so exciting and special,” Hughes said. “We are about convenience and making an impact on everyone’s lives every day.”

Meijer officials and workers cut the ribbon on the retailer’s new location in the Howland Commons Plaza.

Hughes said Meijer’s originality and values drive the community’s excitement for more Meijer locations.

“We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are out there to give the best experience that people can get when they come in,” Hughes said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a customer or an employee, we treat everyone with that same respect – it’s very important to the Meijer family.”

Nicholas Morgione, vice president of development and strategy for Cafaro Co., said Meijer’s history was a big motivator to get the supercenter to the Eastwood Mall Complex.

“They are a family-owned business, and that always works really well with us. Boscov’s is family-owned, and that worked really well. [Meijer is] also the originals – Walmart, Super Kmart and all the others copied them,” Morgione said.

Joe Bell, director of corporate communications for Cafaro Co., said the opening has been a long time coming.

“We originally started talks about nine years ago, and at some point we had a contract, and then it was terminated, and we restarted negotiations,” Bell said. “Then it was back-and-forth with the building and construction, but it really looks great, and we’re happy to finally have the doors open.”

Meijer on Tuesday opened its new location at the Eastwood Mall Complex.

Along with the grand opening, Meijer has also given back to the community, according to Hughes.

“Meijer really focuses on enriching the communities that we serve in. To kick it off, we were able to donate $25,000 to local charities,” Hughes said. “Fifteen thousand of that went to Inspiring Minds, which is an organization located in Warren.”