Have you been by the new Buc-ee's location in Amarillo? If it's been a while you may be amazed how fast it is moving along. I saw a picture or two floating around social media recently so I had to go ahead and drive by.

I am not usually out near the airport unless I am picking up or dropping someone off. Heck, there is a time or two I may actually be going out of town and then I am out near the airport. I feel that a lot of people here in Amarillo who may not be out that way a lot will be changing that. Once Buc-ee's gets open there will be a lot of traffic in that area.

When word first got out about Buc-ee's we were excited. As we get closer to this being a reality the excitement has not slowed down at all. In fact there are Facebook groups out there dedicated to the fact that Amarillo is getting a Buc-ee's.

Our Buc-ee's on Airport Boulevard is supposed to open in February of next year. There are a lot of people who believe that is going to happen sooner than that. There will not be any broken hearts over that.

credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
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If you have made the drive out near Airport Boulevard recently you may notice the structure is there. It is moving along at a very fast pace. The store itself has been hiring for management.

credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
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We are still waiting for word on the other positions.  We are ready for when they start hiring. There is a lot of excitement about that. Just seeing how fast the building went up we really are getting excited. Looking forward to the fact that Buc-ee's really could open up this year.

If you haven't been by our Buc-ee's you may want to make the trip out to check it out. I mean we only have a short time where the traffic out in that area isn't going to be a nightmare. Maybe take advantage of that now.

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