Governor Acts to Save Historic J.C. Penney
From Times Wire Reports
Gov. Kenny Guinn is joining Ely residents in an effort to save Nevada’s oldest J.C. Penney store. In a letter, Guinn has urged company Chairman and Chief Executive Allen Questrom to reconsider the decision to close the Ely store.
Opened in 1910, it’s the last department store in the struggling mining town of 4,000 located 320 miles east of Reno.
J.C. Penney spokesman Quinton Crenshaw said the company has extended the closing date from Oct. 25 to Jan. 10 in a concession to residents.
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