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The large increase in the Hispanic population of Clark County has helped propel the region into one of the fastest growing areas in the country By some estimates, 400,000 Hispanics currently live in the valley
As fast as the population grows, Hispanic grocery stores seem to keep pace. While West Las Vegas has had trouble luring stores to its neighborhood, the residents directly on the east side of I-15 have many options from which to choose.
Soon the area, which contains a large portion of the North Las Vegas redevelopment area and is 85 percent Hispanic, will add two more locally owned grocery stores that cater to the Hispanic market.
On a hot, breezy July morning, North Las Vegas city officials broke ground on what Mayor Michael Montandon described as the first large-scale project in the city's redevelopment zone. Covering 9.3 undeveloped acres on Cheyenne Avenue east of I-15, Cheyenne Pointe retail center is an $18 million project that will be anchored by Las Vegas-based Mariana's Supermarkets.
Attended by owner and founder Hipolito Anaya, along with son and director of operations, Ruben Anaya, the groundbreaking was also catered by the grocery store chain.
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Scheduled to open the first quarter of 2007, the 30,000square-foot grocery store will mark the fourth location...