Grand Opening Day!

New Walmart opens in Cornelius

Great Oregonian Article. Once again by Casey Parks. :)
Cornelius get its long-awaited Walmart

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/cornelius_walmart_grand_openin.html




Now, we'll have to see what's next for this site...I'm considering Migrating over to another, and repurposing it for Generic Cornelius Blogging... :)

The community response has been fantastic! A steady stream of customers and cars are a sign that people really want to check out this Walmart. I still think this is a great add from our small community! More business to come...I hope.

Jose

"Movers and Shakers" Event and Forest Grove NewsTimes Article

Forest Grove NewsTimes Article

Bracing for Rollback, by Christian Gaston

http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128210807485922200

Suggested Route(s) for Opening Day

Forest Grove, Gaston, and Banks (Eastbound on Hwy 8):
FYI: There is a electronic traffic sign installed just beyond the Ace Hardware Store. It flashes "Left Lane WALMART Traffic" & "Right Lane THRU Traffic".

I suggest you take 19th Ave (Forest Grove) -> Mountain View Lane -> Heather St -> 4th Ave -> Walmart

Hillsboro, North Plains (Westbound on Hwy 8):
FYI: There is another electronic traffic sign installed just beyond Murphy's Furniture. It flashes "Right Lane WALMART Traffic" & "Left Lane THRU Traffic".

I suggest you take 20th Ave (Cornelius) -> Davis St -> 10th Ave -> Holladay St. -> 4th Ave -> Walmart

GOOD LUCK Everyone. Hope you all make it safe. Try not to lose your temper with all the traffic! :)

Related News Article here:

Cornelius officials ready for store opening with traffic plan, The Hillsboro Argus

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/128206922488890.xml&coll=6

Signs are Installed...Looking good...

Last of the News Articles Before Opening

No news to report here. Just the annoucement published in local newspapers. ;)

Enjoy.

It's Official Now! 7:30AM August 18th -- OPEN for Business, 7AM Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening Celebration!

Click on Image above to View Official Press Release from Walmart Corporate.

Key points:

• Grand Opening Celebration - the morning of Wednesday August 18th.
• 7AM - Ribbon Cutting - Cornelius Mayor and Cornelius Walmart Store Manager
• 7:30 - Store Officially opens to Public

$24,000 in Grants to be Presented to a number of Community Organizations

• $5,000 - Friends of the Cornelius Library
• $5,000 - Oregon Food Bank

• $2,000 - CAST for Kids

• $1,000 - Forest Grove School District
• $1,000 - Cornelius Elementary
• $1,000 - Community Action
• $1,000 - Cornelius National Night Out
• $1,000 - Cornelius Boosters Foundation
• $1,000 - Education Foundation of Forest Grove
• $1,000 - SOLV
• $1,000 - Hillsboro Senior Center

• $500 - Cornelius Fire Department
• $500 - Cornelius Police Department
• $500 - Hillsboro High School Cheer
• $500 - Tualatin Valley Harmony Masters
• $500 - Chelsea Hicks Foundation
• $500 - B.E.A.T. Riding Center
• $500 - Girl Scouts of America Troop # 40260
• $500 - Boy Scouts Troop # 873

Hillsboro Argus article on Cornelius Walmart

By: Kathy Fuller, "Walmart preparing for Cornelius debut", Friday - August 6th, 2010.

A nice little article, checking in on the final developments of our Walmart. Interviews with the Store's Manager on the store design & features and the Cornelius Police Chief on planning for traffic mitigation. All in all, not much new here...

My excerpt of interest :

"Cornelius' new store incorporates many sustainability features, both inside and
outside the store. Outside, there is a jogging path around the store that will
eventually connect to other paths around the city. The landscaping is native
plants, and drip irrigation is installed, lowering water use. Irrigation is
controlled by a sensor that will adjust watering based on weather conditions.
Inside, the store has many skylights to let in natural light. In addition, light
sensors will adjust the lighting in the store based on the amount of available
natural light. Refrigerator and freezer cases have LED lights instead of the
traditional fluorescent tubes. The heat produced from refrigeration equipment
will be reclaimed and used to heat water for the majority of the store's hot
water needs. "

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1281118827257450.xml&coll=6