Carmax Grand Opening in Puyallup

Puyallup Mayor John Hopkins, Shelly Schlumpf, CEO Puyallup Sumner
Chamber of Commerce, Chasidy Murphy, GM Carmax Puyallup and
Tom Pierson, CEO Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce

Local and regional Chambers of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of the Puyallup CarMax last week.  Located on the corner of Valley Avenue and Meridian, many of our local business members enjoyed coffee and breakfast as they heard from Chasidy Murphy about the CarMax business model.  Opening with more than 80 new employees, they plan on hiring up to 300 employees in the next two to three years.

CarMax also announced that the CarMax Foundation will be providing $25,000 in grants and donations to local organizations, including Junior Achievement of Washington and Communities in Schools of Puyallup.  After visiting our Chamber office last year to become a member, General Manager, Chasidy Murphy, explained that CarMax is very interested in supporting local community organizations and inquired if we could recommend a few local non-profits that support youth and education.  We provided the names and introductions for several local organizations, including Communities in Schools of Puyallup, and were pleased to hear the announcement of their generous local donation at the grand opening.

Mayor John Hopkins presented Ms. Murphy with a photo of the original farm once located on the CarMax site which included a large tree growing out of the roof.  

Tom Pierson, President and CEO of the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce commented on the local economic impact the new CarMax facility will have in Puyallup and Pierce County.

Congratulations to Chasity Murphy and her entire CarMax team on a spectacular event and a shout out to Chamber member, Brooke Bourn, GM of the Fairfield Inn & Suites, for hosting the CarMax management team operations for over three months as they hired more than 80 employees.