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(jV HAMBER f^OTES Hot fun in the summertime By Monica Parker, Exec Director These past few days,people can talk about scarce little else but the heat wave. Na- tional news highlights triple digits in Boston,and Hyannis is topping 95 degrees in the shade. Local businesses are luring costumers in by an- nouncing "air conditioning inside" and ice cream seems like more of a necessity than a luxury. Tolook at the front page of some local papers,you would think Cape Cod is about to experience the Second Coming: hurricanes , ticks, West Nile virus (oh my!). But the lure of Cape Cod has a mighty tug and it continues to pull people over the bridge in droves. Veteran seasonal visitors know it's 10 degrees cooler on Cape Cod and that we are surrounded by cool New England waters. You could do a lot worse than getting stuck here dur- ing a heat wave. Summer on Cape Cod is a r» spite for millions of visitors, and-Hyannis , the hub of the Cape Cod universe ,is often a bellwether for how Cape Cod businesses are faring during trie peak tourism season. That question invariably comes to us as the Chamber for the Hyannis Area. We have now officially closed the books on July and the summer (for many, not all) is half over. So, how's our summer going? We were curious, too, so we've been talking to many of our long- term businesses to find out if our sense of activity and vibrancy is real or just wish- ful thinking. The good newsisthat many businesses are doing well. Anecdotally, most hoteliers, retailers and restaurateurs will say that although not a banner year, they are doing better than expected. Gas prices have not affected our drive-market visitors, but they may have turned fli- ers into drivers as families choose a drive to the Cape over spiking airline prices. And then there is the good weather after a sluggish , stubborn spring when it seemed impossible that it could rain more -just before it rained again. Conventional thinking among business owners is that unbearably hot weather (ring a bell?) drives people into stores, restaurants and museums. There is nothing quite like air conditioning to put people in a better mood - customers and retail- ers. The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum has seen record numbers , as have other establishments in the Hyannis Area. July revenues at the museum were the highest for any month in the museum's history. And with half the summer revenues yet to be made, the late summer outlook is very strong. Is your business still look- ingfor that summerlift? Here are some ideas from busi- nesses that are experiencing a good summer season. Location location location on the World Wide Web Simply having a Web site isn't enough for more com- petitive markets likelodging. The internet is how people travel these days. Seek out Web optimization opportu- nities and linking across the CONTINUED ON PAGE A:10 Change in traffic pattern cited as a cause of store closure Aubuchon leaves Barnstable Road By Paul Gauvin pgauvin@barnstablepatnot.com PAUL GAUVIN PHOIO BIZ BARRIER - Cars whiz by the defunct Aubuchon Hardware Store on Barnstable Road, Hyannis. The barrier separating travel lanes deprived the business of left-turn access and egress. Aubuchon Hardware officials reached at company headquar ters in Westminster this week were reluctant to com- ment on why their outlet on Barnstable Road in Hyannis closed without notice a few weeks ago. Danny Aubuchon , vice president of personnel, blamed a "general lack of business in part caused by a change in traffic pattern s," then referred the caller to Greg Moran, vice president of real estate, who declined comment. This was after learning from several secretaries and a receptionist that Mike Madsen , who usually handles public information , was on vacation. Stephen Dager, manager of Bradford' s Ace Hard- ware at Main and Pleasant streets in Hyannis, one of Aubuchon 's nearby com- petitors, agreed with Danny Aubuchon 's assessment that a change in traffic patterns - installation of the divider CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 Bank of CC plans post-Labor Day opening Second start-up gains state banking certificate By David Still II dstill@bamstablepatriot.com PAUL GAUVIN PHOTO HOT SPOT - Workers sans air conditioning keep up the pace on the roof of the new Bank of Cape Cod drive-up area in the former candle store on Main Street, Hyannis as temperatures Wednesday hovered around 100 degrees. The Bank of Cape Cod hopes to take the "in forma- tion" off its name around Labor Day. "Things are very real now," President and CEO Tim Telman said Wednes- day. With the capital campaign to raise the initial money needed to open now closed , officials at the start-up hope to have a final charter ap- proval Aug. 15. As a state-chartered bank, a minimum of $8 million in initial capital was needed , but the goal was to raise at least $12 million. That target was reached and ex- ceeded , nearing $13 million, all through the sale of stock. Telman said the bank's main office , the former Colo- nial Candle Co. retail store on Main Street in Hyannis, is nearing completion and the final round of hiring is under way. Telman expects to have a staff of 17 to 20 when the doors open. Work is also progressing on securing an Osterville location for the second branch. The Labor Day opening date is about two months off the anticipated July open- ing, but Telman isn't disap - pointed in with the delay, and seemed grateful for the time. "The tasks to get a bank open are monumental," Tel- man said. The additional two months also brings the Cape out of its busy season, which Telman sees as a benefit for the start-up operation. He said that when the bank opens its doors to the general public it will be fully operational , offering the full line of services outlined in its charter, including Inter- net banking options. Bank of Cape Cod was formed to be a locally owned and operated commercial bank serving business cus- tomers on Cape Cod. New England Savings Bank Advances Plans for a New England Savings Bank to open in Hyannis in December are CONTINUED ON PAGE A 10 fmlk . . . # Lar9est >r> t'L tv» L Selection of dPvalltlf fumtP Picture Frames frarwinff.fcwdij Iw on CaPe Cod PWS, Not MfcefcC • Ration at LOW Frioetl Materials Used BReaR&way WE SELL GRILLS Come visit our 2nd location ^rtJHjjfe •" Trinity Place ^WJN*^ Route 28, Mash pee ^ ^ ^ ^ g ^ ^ Next to Boston Interiors -jH SHH .tyfca^^^^'^H v ^ Mi 1 Capewide Delivery v J ^ G& M VJBKfv' * ¦ Removal of your old grill 1 9 \&AjBSr cSJB 12 ft Flexible Natuial Ga H YT ^' vVlLV