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New Allsup's location coming to Claude [1]

['Drew Powell', 'Http']

Date: 2025-05

Sitting vacant for a number of years, the land where Dairy Queen once stood in Claude off of Highway 287 is coming back to life. The city and Armstrong County are hoping to benefit from new economic development.

“Armstrong County is one of seven counties in the state of Texas that’s never had an operating gas or oil well,” said Joe Minkley, mayor of Claude.

In a county where the school is the largest employer any new business that can help attract other businesses is a welcomed sight. A 5,300 square foot Allsup’s will help improve the tax base.

“Will be able to do a lot of things in a small community like this that will help all of our citizens,” said Minkley. “This will bring industry to Claude and help the city provide other services for our citizenry.”

The number of vehicles traveling north or south on coming through Claude on Highway 287 averages around 13,000. On the weekends and holidays, the traffic picks up.

“We do see a lot of commercial traffic out on the road and so the new Allsup’s going in will be one of their larger stores,” said Hoard Heath, city administrator. A family that’s going on a ski trip those are all sales tax dollars that go back into the tax base to help us remain viable at the city of Claude."

Convenience stores are often characterized by their late hours which comes in handy even in a small city. Once you establish a store you become a destination business for customers to frequent. A quick need is met by being open 24 hours.

“Highway 287 goes all the way from Denver to Dallas Fort Worth and they bring a lot of customers,” said Minkley. “This business will be great. It won’t hurt the CEFCO’s business, there’s a lot of business here.”

According to Yesway, which acquired Allsup’s in the fall of 2019, the plan is to open by the Fourth of July holiday.

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[1] Url: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/new-allsups-location-coming-to-claude

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