{"id":22028,"date":"2013-09-09T10:13:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=22028"},"modified":"2013-09-09T10:13:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T15:13:54","slug":"formo-motors-building-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2013\/09\/09\/formo-motors-building-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Formo Motors &#8211; Building for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSCF8358\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-22029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8358.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ValleyBiz Story |<\/p>\n<p>Formo Motors held a sod turning ceremony on Thursday, September 5, 2013 to mark the start of their new construction project.  <\/p>\n<p>The customer focused expansion is part of Ford of Canada&#8217;s Millennium Facility Program.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click any picture for a larger version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343-228x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSCF8343\" width=\"228\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8343.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/br>Formo Motors first opened their doors in Preeceville, SK in 1964 with the Swan River location opened in 1977.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been here almost 50 years,&#8221; said Don Formo, &#8220;and we are building for the next 50.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>The new facility will feature a mezzanine showroom floor, expanded service area, redesigned parts store and modernized exterior finishes.  Part of Ford of Canada&#8217;s branding initiative, the changes will reflect several design elements to ensure that all dealerships reflect a consistent image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348-475x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSCF8348\" width=\"475\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-22032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348-475x253.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348-228x121.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF8348.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to be completed by June 2014.  Sales and Service will continue to be provided during the construction with the Parts Department door on the West side of the building becoming the temporary main entrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ValleyBiz Story | Formo Motors held a sod turning ceremony on Thursday, September 5, 2013 to mark the start of their new construction project. The customer focused expansion is part of Ford of Canada&#8217;s Millennium Facility Program. Click any picture for a larger version. Formo Motors first opened their doors in Preeceville, SK in 1964 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-22028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22028\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}