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FARMINGTON Farmington diners will see a new entry into the local fast-food market later this year when a veteran New Mexico restaurant franchisee brings the Slim Chickens brand to the city.
Dennis Ekstrom, who owns 12 restaurants across the state, said he has plans to open a Slim Chickens franchise in the former Serious Texas Bar-B-Q restaurant location at 3475 E. Main St. in Farmington. Slim Chickens is an Arkansas-based chain that was launched in 2003 and now operates more than 100 restaurants in locations across the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom and Kuwait. It specializes in chicken tenders and wings, but also serves sandwiches, wraps, salads, sides and desserts.
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BLOOMFIELD You can think Alex Chambers is nuts all you want. But don’t try to talk him out of chasing his dream.
Chambers, a Kirtland native and member of the Navajo Nation who spent years in the Phoenix area consulting for various kinds of businesses, was so intent on becoming an entrepreneur that he moved back to the Farmington area and will open his own restaurant this week in Bloomfield.
Chambers is aware that most people are likely to question his sanity over making such an investment while the spread of COVID-19 remains a major concern. But he figures his new eatery will have so many unique things going for it that he isn’t worried about the less-than-ideal timing.
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FARMINGTON Downtown Farmington will lose one of its more prominent businesses later this spring as Wells Fargo officials have announced they plan on closing their branch on East Broadway Avenue.
Franchesca Pancham, a communications adviser for Wells Fargo New Mexico, said the company’s main Farmington branch at 100 E. Broadway Ave. will close at noon on Wednesday, June 2. She described the move as a consolidation in an email to The Daily Times.
“This is not an easy decision or one that we take lightly,” she wrote. “We continually evaluate our branch network, and make adjustments based on changing customer needs, market factors and economic trends. This process leads to both expansions and consolidations. While the branch continues to be important in serving our customers’ needs, we’re finding that customers increasingly use digital tools for transactions such as bank deposits. A
Third storm in series drops 4 to 6 inches of snow on San Juan County Mike Easterling, Farmington Daily Times
FARMINGTON The last storm in a series of three disturbances that moved through the Four Corners area over the past several days packed the biggest wallop, dumping 4 to 6 inches of snow in locations across San Juan County overnight.
Most residents of the county headed to bed on Feb. 15 having seen only a dusting or an inch or so of snow from the first two storm systems, which began on Feb. 12. But by the time they woke up on Feb. 16, things had changed considerably.