Hobby Lobby coming to Loyalsock Township
Loyalsock Township is getting a Hobby Lobby.
“At this time, we can confirm that we do have a signed lease,” an email from the craft supply retailer said. “The store will be in the former Kmart and the current estimated opening date is May 2021.”
The Oklahoma City-based company has more than 900 stores, employing more than 43,000 people in 47 states, according to the company’s website. As of now, the retailer’s closest stores are in Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg.
In September, the chain announced it was increasing its starting full-time wage to $17.
“We have always worked hard to be a retail leader when it comes to taking care of our people,” Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green told a reporter for ABC News in mid-September. âFrom closing our stores on Sundays and at 8 p.m. the rest of the week, to providing some of the best pay and benefits in the retail industry, we are thankful that we are able to share our success with our valued employees.”
