TOOELE, Utah — The new Founders Pointe retail center has been open for only two months, but it's already seeing consistent business.

"I think overwhelming people are very excited,” said John Perez, the economic development director for Tooele City.

Perez said the center had nearly a million visitors within its first two months of opening.

“I think that’s what blew our mind,” he said. “Not only top five in the state of Utah, but if you compare it nationwide, it cracks the top 50 neighborhood retail centers in the entire nation.”

Perez says individual stores have seen remarkable success.

“The new Chili's had the busiest grand opening at a visitor count at any Chili's in the entire nation," he said. "The Ross location had the fifth-largest grand opening of any in the country."

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