Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

137 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 JOHNSTOWN, COLORADO continues to be the largest retailer in Northern Colorado with a 250,000 square foot store that features an indoor Ferris Wheel. With such notoriety, Johnstown continues to have success attracting one-of-a-kind retailers to their community. Crosthwaite cited the successful attraction of Buc-ee’s Travel Center, a Texas- based chain that has a cult following and is known for their extensive footprint of branded merchandise and food. She continues, “being able to attract Buc-ee’s, not only to Colorado but to our community has been a catalyst for the other retailers that are now interested in Johnstown”. Crosthwaite also notes, “they will be building a 74,000 square foot store that will have bragging rights as the first location in the west and the largest location so far”. LeCerf adds, “Buc-ee’s is a destination retailer that will attract visitors from all over the State and Western region”. “We seem to have a pattern Photo: Susanne Arens, Crystal Peak Design