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Center Of Attention Opens at New Address
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Center Of Attention has relocated to 3383 Canfield Road and will host a grand opening from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Included are tours of the retail outlet, hot dogs and refreshments and an opportunity to network with other business owners. The event is held in conjunction with the Mahoning Valley Main Street Chamber, of which the store has been a member since the chamber was formed, said Marye Kay Erickson, owner with Jim Erickson. Marye Kay's daughter, Peggy Collantone, is manager of the store.
During the grand opening, a 10% discount will be offered on all retail items and participants can register to win a 32-inch TV set.
The business started after Marye Kay Erickson's more than 30 years of baking wedding cakes and making silk floral bouquets as a hobby. One of her daughters convinced her to start a business, so Erickson quit her full-time job as a travel agent and, in 2004, opened the business in her home.
This year, the Ericksons found the Canfield Road site that allows for expansion and a showroom. Today, the shop also offers wedding accessories, specialty gifts for all occasions and specializes in rental of centerpieces, ceremony and reception decor, chair covers and specialty linens and more.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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