{"id":168697,"date":"2023-08-08T03:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T08:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=168697"},"modified":"2023-08-08T03:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T08:40:06","slug":"first-van-wert-forward-lease-is-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/08\/08\/first-van-wert-forward-lease-is-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"First Van Wert Forward lease is signed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Forward has announced the first commercial tenant to sign a lease in the ongoing downtown revitalization project \u2013 Winans Coffee &amp; Chocolate. The regional coffee and chocolate company\u2019s 20th location will open at 107 E. Main St. this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Max and Dick Winans established the coffee shop in Piqua in 1961, and the Winans family has owned and operated it since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Winans-Coffee-8-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168707\"\/><figcaption>107 E. Main St. in downtown Van Wert will be transformed into Winans Coffee &amp; Chocolate. <em>Scott Truxell.\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Winans is a company deeply rooted in small-town values that we hold dear,\u201d said CEO Max Reiser, the grandson of Max Winans. \u201cHaving been early participants in the revitalization of various downtown areas, including Piqua, Troy, Springfield, Dayton, and Wapakoneta, we understand the power of coffee and bustling downtowns in fostering connections that enhance community spirit and overall quality of life. Throughout our evaluation of Van Wert as a potential location, it has become evident that this community is robust, tightly knit, and forward-thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe prospect of joining the Van Wert community fills Winans with excitement and honor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWinans marks a significant milestone in our downtown revitalization project and will undoubtedly contribute to the vibrancy of Van Wert,\u201d said Van Wert County Foundation CEO, Seth Baker. \u201cSince the onset of the project we wanted to focus on bringing local and regional businesses into the fold. Winans allows us to work with an incredible brand with small-town charm baked in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Forward\u2019s vision is to transform the quality of place in the community by planning, developing, and sustaining downtown Van Wert\u2019s commercial and residential environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Van Wert Forward has announced the first commercial tenant to sign a lease in the ongoing downtown revitalization project \u2013 Winans Coffee &amp; Chocolate. The regional coffee and chocolate company\u2019s 20th location will open at 107 E. Main St. this fall. Max and Dick Winans established the coffee shop in Piqua [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 00:37:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168708,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168697\/revisions\/168708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}