Harbor Freight moving into former Cost-U-Less building
Sonora, CA – The vacant Cost-U-Less building in Sonora has a new tenant – Harbor Freight Tools.
The building, located in the Sonora Plaza Shopping Center on Mono Way, is between the new Wilco Farm Store, slated to open this spring, and the Be Wok restaurant. City officials tell Clarke Broadcasting that the retailer submitted its application on Dec. 14th.
Currently, the city hired, Interwest Consulting Group, is in the second round of the code compliance review, which looks at accessibility, building, and life safety. The first round brought about changes to the outside façade, including moving some windows to make the entry look different from Cost-U-Less, state city development officials. Also, required was a s
Updated Wilco Store in Sonora
Update at 7 p.m.: Wilco Store spokesperson Jake Wilson responded to Clarke Broadcasting for more details regarding the 35 new jobs that are available. Regarding the types of positions and pay range, he detailed, “We always pay above minimum wage, so roughly forty percent of the positions are full-time and then sixty percent are part-time. Some of the position types would be like our department heads.” He specified the pay range is minimum wage to over $45,000 salary jobs including department heads, clerks, stockers, and cashiers.
Wilson also noted that there may be more jobs available later, stating, “Thirty-five [jobs] is usually where we start a store and then as stores get busier over time we will typically add more. So, we h