Exhibit 99
For
Immediate Release
ANCHOR
TENANT LINE-UP FOR MUCH ANTICIPATED LAKE HAVASU, ARIZONA LIFESTYLE PROJECT
ANNOUNCED
Chattanooga,
Tennessee - February 5, 2007 - Wolford Development, Inc. officially announced
the anchors for its new lifestyle development scheduled to open March 5, 2008.
Dubbed The Shops at Lake Havasu, Wolford Development, Inc. will bring
approximately 740,000 square feet of fashion, food and fun to its 105 acre
site
on the north end of town. The Shops at Lake Havasu will offer customers a unique
shopping environment. The shopping complex will have a warm, inviting open-air
environment with landscaping and a variety of eye-catching architectural
elements. In addition to the lifestyle center, the 105 acre site will provide
seven (7) out parcels for development by individual businesses as well as an
eighteen (18) acre site for future development.
New
to
the market will be a Dillard’s fashion department store measuring approximately
100,000 square feet.
“We
are
excited to be entering the Lake Havasu market with a new store as part of this
development. Lake Havasu gives us an excellent opportunity to expand our
presence in the state of Arizona and offer area residents more quality shopping
choices. Through past experience, we have confidence in Bucky Wolford and know
this will be a first class center and a real asset to the entire community
and
surrounding trade area” stated William Dillard, II, chairman of the board and
chief executive officer of Dillard’s.
Dillard’s
Inc. ranks among the nation’s largest fashion apparel and home furnishings
retailers with annual revenues exceeding $7.7 billion. The company focuses
on
delivering maximum fashion and value to it’s shoppers by offering compelling
apparel and home selections complemented by exceptional customer care. Dillard’s
stores offer a broad selection of merchandise and feature products from both
national and exclusive brand sources. The tone of the Lake Havasu store, both
in
building design and merchandise assortment, will reflect Dillard’s renewed focus
on upscale and contemporary fashion. Customers will especially enjoy Dillard’s
latest advances in store design and shopping convenience in the shoes, intimate
apparel and accessories areas. Based out of Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard’s
operates 330 stores in 29 states. Dillard’s currently has 21 stores in the
Arizona/Las Vegas/California area.
Also
joining the project will be JCPenney, which is relocating to the Shops at Lake
Havasu and tripling the size of its current store in the market. The new store,
at more than 102,000 square feet, will incorporate JCPenney’s latest format and
design features to create an easy and exciting place for customers to experience
the store’s outstanding selection of high-quality, fashion-right merchandise at
smart prices.
Four
Squares Business Center • 1200 Mountain Creek Road, Suite 102 • Chattanooga,
Tennessee 37405
423.874.0811
• FAX: 423.874.0748
J.
C.
Penney Company, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest department store, catalog
and e-commerce retailers with more than 1,000 department stores throughout
the
U.S. and Puerto Rico. As part of its strategic growth plan, JCPenney plans
to
open 50 stores per year from 2007 through 2009, most in the single-level,
off-mall format. There are currently 22 JCPenney stores in Arizona.
“Our
plan
to open a larger store in Lake Havasu City indicates our strong commitment
to
this market, as well as customers’ outstanding response to our merchandise and
services,” said Paul Freddo, JCPenney vice president and director of real
estate. “Wolford Development is creating a prime shopping destination for the
area at The Shops at Lake Havasu that will provide an excellent platform for
growing our presence in the community.”
The
final
anchor position will be filled by a new 201,821 square foot Wal-Mart
Supercenter, which will enhance Wal-Mart’s current service to the community.
Customers at the new Supercenter will notice the latest aesthetic features
such
as wider aisles, stained concrete flooring throughout most of the store, faux
wood flooring in the apparel areas, neutral colors and skylights as well as
the
expanded merchandise selection. As a one-stop shopping experience, the
Supercenter offers 36 general merchandise departments as well as a full line
of
groceries including a bakery, a delicatessen, a frozen food section and meat,
dairy and fresh produce sections.
Bucky
Wolford, President and CEO, said he is extremely excited about beginning
construction on the project. “The Lake Havasu - Kingman market is extremely
under served and we’re pleased to finally be bringing this project to this
retail parched market. There is not another project of this magnitude and with
this type of regional drawing power within 150 miles. The
commitment of our
anchors
alone proves out the pent-up demand and untapped retail sales which are now
migrating outside the area”,
says
Wolford.
When
completed, The Shops at Lake Havasu will contain over 70 retailers and
restaurants in a “Main Street” town-center setting which will redefine the
shopping pattern of Arizona’s “west coast.” Roughly a 2 ½ - 3 hour drive between
Las Vegas and Phoenix, The Shops at Lake Havasu will be the only regional center
in the area.
Wolford
Development, Inc. is a privately owned development company headquartered in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company was founded in March of 1999 by James L.
“Bucky” Wolford.
Since
its
inception, Wolford Development, Inc. has developed, opened and managed in excess
of 1,200,000 square feet of retail projects in Chattanooga, TN; Cleveland,
TN;
and Gadsden, Alabama representing a total development cost of
$116,000,000.
New
projects currently in the development pipeline in addition to Lake Havasu,
AZ
are Ames, IA, Jackson, TN and Kalispell, MT. These projects encompass 3
Million square feet representing over $350 Million in construction
cost.
Wolford’s
team for the Lake Havasu project consist of Morgan Construction of Chattanooga,
Tennessee, as the General Contractor, Architecture+ of Monroe, Louisiana as
the
Architect and Miller-McCoy of Chattanooga, Tennessee as the Civil Engineer.
For
leasing information, contact either Patrick Kellner or Jeff Davenport at Wolford
Development corporate offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee at (423)
874-0811.