{"id":16803,"date":"2022-02-10T13:08:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=16803"},"modified":"2022-02-24T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:54:01","slug":"warehouse-4-to-open-feb-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2022\/02\/10\/warehouse-4-to-open-feb-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Warehouse 4 to open Feb. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Caroline Birdwell and Tiane Davis <\/em>| Photo by Julianne Baker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warehouse 4 will host their grand opening Feb. 21, with soft openings on Feb. 17 and 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cafe \u2014 based in Dayton, Ohio \u2014 has been under construction since spring 2021 and has changed grand opening dates several times; however, there have been several soft openings to preview their baked goods and lattes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner Ben Neely said when he purchased Warehouse 4 in Ohio in 2015, his original vision was to expand to have several shops in Ohio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough at the time, a shop in Arkansas was not part of the plan, we are so excited to be able to bring what we have created in Ohio to Arkansas to serve the Harding and Searcy communities,\u201d Neely said. \u201cWe are very blessed to be able to have this opportunity and work with Harding on it, and we can\u2019t wait to give back to Harding as we strive to grow the business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week\u2019s winter weather sent Harding students searching for things to do, so Warehouse 4 decided to have their second soft opening on Feb. 4. They announced through an Instagram post that there would be baked goods, lattes and drip coffee for all to enjoy from 9 a.m. to noon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe snow day opening was something we didn\u2019t even consider until 9 p.m. the previous night,\u201d Warehouse 4 manager Makayla Jones said. \u201cIt was a last minute decision we had made after hearing about the multiple closed businesses due to the snow storm. We not only wanted to get our name out, but we wanted to be present for the students of Harding during all of those closes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Bailey Moore is currently training to work at Warehouse 4 and was able to work during the snow day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a total spur-of-the-moment decision, but it was really worth it,\u201d Moore said. \u201cIt was fun to get to work as a big crew, and it was even more fun to have customers inside for the first time [in a while].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Gabriella Fields went to the Warehouse 4 preview on Feb. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy friends and I met for brunch on the snow day, and it was amazing,\u201d Fields said. \u201cThe bacon, egg and cheese biscuits were great. I\u2019m glad that we now have a breakfast option on campus with a variety of pastries and alternatives to coffee. I can\u2019t wait for it to open for normal hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Meleri York is also training to work at Warehouse 4 and said the cafe has a lot to offer customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCustomers can expect a variety of great drinks, pastries [and more] and a drive-thru, which is very exciting,\u201d York said. \u201cIt looks [kind of] bare in there right now, but it also has a unique look to it, which I love. It is very open and looks like it fosters community to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones said opening the new location in Searcy has brought a few challenges, especially with staff traveling between Arkansas and Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur district manager and operations manager have been traveling back and forth from Dayton to Searcy to train our staff,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI actually moved to Searcy at the beginning of the year to get this place up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moore said she is looking forward to the grand opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to finally open up and start having steady customers,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI really think Harding, and Searcy as a whole, is going to love Warehouse 4, and I think they\u2019re bringing some really fun stuff to town.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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