Biz Buzz

Photo provided by Walter Eagleton
Customers waiting for the grand opening of Plato's Closet at 7:30 in the morning

Photo by Karina Ramírez
Owner Melody Watson tries to walk around the busy crowd behind the register

Photo by Karina Ramírez
Customers wait in line to pay for their items

Photo by Karina Ramírez
Melody's husband, Britt, greets customers as they wait to get inside the dressing room

It was quite busy at Plato's Closet today. Shoppers started lining up outside the teen inspired new store around 7:30 in the morning, about three hours before its grand opening.

Plato's Closet is a retail store for teens and twenty somethings who want to buy and sell their latest looks in gently used clothing and accessories according to owner Melody Watson.

"I was a full time mom before I started this," said the mother of three who about five weeks ago did not have any inventory in the store.

Inside the store shoppers can find some of the famous brand of clothing like Abercrombie & Fitch, J Crew and Old Navy.

One mom taking advantage of the grand opening was Ilah Blackett, a resident of Aubrey, who waited to take her four teenagers shopping.

"We did not even do any tax income, tax free shopping because we knew we were going to come here," Blackett said.

"We expected the crowd of a few up front. But then before we opened the line was behind the building," Watson said.

Plato's Closet is located next to Catherine's across from SuperTarget on Loop 288.

Listen to the audio: platos_closet.mp3

Plato's Closet
Grand Opening - Today
1719 S Loop 288 Suite 150
940-566-6096
platosclosetdenton.com

Photo provided by DATCU

DATCU recently opened a new branch in Aubrey and held a ribbon cutting last Monday, August 11 to celebrate its eight location. The event was sponsored by the Aubrey Chamber of Commerce.

The new branch is located at 919 Hwy 377 South and it is a full service facility which includes a drive through teller service, real estate loans, insurance, an ATM and a variety of additional services and products.

To learn more about DATCU Credit Union, visit www.datcu.org or you may call 866-387-8585.

Keeping you informed,
Karina Ramírez
940-566-6878
kramirez@dentonrc.com

Photo courtesy of Becci Hendrix
Aiyana, a new store at 209 W. Hickory St., celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting Thursday. Pictured above (left to right) are Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs, Vish Prasad, Owner Charu Prasad, University of North Texas President Gretchen Bataille, and David Layton of Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.

The Denton Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) will host a brown bag educational session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims adjusters, case managers and employee organizations on Friday, August 22, 2008.

The topic is the Designated Doctor: What They Do and What Is New. This free session will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Denton Field Office, 625 Dallas Drive, Suite 475. Following a presentation the session is an open forum in which participants can ask questions.

Due to limited space, registration is required. To register, participants must e-mail their name and telephone number to June Mitchell, Denton Field Office Manager at June.Mitchell@tdi.state.tx.us or to Bobby.Gonzalez@tdi.state.tx.us

For more information, contact the TDI Public Information Office or June Mitchell via e-mail or by calling 940-380-1400 extension 500.

Keeping you informed,
Karina Ramirez
940-566-6878
kramirez@dentonrc.com