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Published June 19, 2009 10:59 am - CATOOSA – Catoosans welcomed Walgreens as the new location opened its doors for the first time Thursday at 8 a.m. Putting Catoosa on the map Walgreens opens; additional projects in the works By Joy Hampton CLAREMORE DAILY PROGRESS June 19, 2009 — CATOOSA – Catoosans welcomed Walgreens as the new location opened its doors for the first time Thursday at 8 a.m.
For store manager Danny Warma, it was a chance to come home again. Warma graduated from Catoosa High School in 1999. For a time he moved away from his home town. For the past ten years Warma has worked for Walgreens at other locations. Now he’s back, and he’s the man in charge. His customers were ready and waiting. Bob White has lived in Catoosa for 15 years. He’s been watching the store, waiting for it to open. He and fellow Catoosa resident Vernon Watts read the sign announcing that the doors would open June 18. They were among the first day’s customers. “I’m going to change all my prescriptions here,” said White. Steady traffic filled the store on its first morning. Among the traditional drug store offerings were specialty items such as green Catoosa Indians T-shirts promoting the high school. Other memorabilia conveys the local flavor of the store as well. Route 66 souvenirs and Catoosa Casino T-shirts can be purchased by tourists or locals wanting to show pride in their town and region. “It’s the happiest day in our lives for many reasons,” said local developer Cindy Robson. Robson and partner Pam Brewer of InvestCom Inc. are developing the corner of Cherokee Street and North 193rd East Avenue across from the Cherokee casino complex. In addition to Walgreens, there will be a Hampton Inn and Suites and a retail shopping center, The Shops at the Gathering. A Taco Bueno Mexican Grill, an upscale version of the popular chain, sits next to Walgreens. Robson owns the franchise with husband Lloyd Robson. The restaurant serves the same menu as the normal outlets with additional offerings and an improved interior. These businesses are expected to be good sales tax generators for the city. While other municipalities have suffered revenue setbacks from declining sales tax collections, Catoosa joins Owasso in continued growth. Location, they say, is everything. 
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