New Burlington Coat Factory to bring jobs, more retail in Hanford

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- Coming soon signs enactment the sidewalk connected 11th Avenue successful Hanford.

It's wherever Burlington is preparing to unfastened its doors this outpouring and locals accidental they're looking guardant to the caller addition.

"I deliberation the maturation Hanford and the surrounding areas are making is for the best, it brings much towards the community, truthful you don't person to question precise far," says Hanford nonmigratory Albert Soto.

The caller store replaces the erstwhile 99-cent store that closed successful the outpouring of 2024.

Now, aft years of planning, Hanford residents volition person different spot to shop, adding to the city's already expanding retail.

"If you haven't been to Hanford successful a while, you volition spot immoderate caller homes, caller developments, and caller restaurants," says Hanford Community Relations Manager Brian Johnson.

City leaders accidental Hanford is increasing rapidly and was precocious named 1 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing cities.

The caller store volition besides make much jobs and make further taxation revenue, which officials accidental volition assistance amended the section prime of life.

But astir importantly, the metropolis says residents asked for this store successful a caller survey.

"Burlington was successful the apical 5 of astir a twelve retailers," said Johnson. "I deliberation it got much than 800 votes, truthful it was wide adjacent a mates of years agone erstwhile we did those surveys that radical of Hanford wanted to spot Burlington here, and I deliberation it's time."

The store is acceptable to unfastened successful the coming months.

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