Love's Opens in Buena Vista, Colorado

Love's to donate $2,000 to local nonprofit

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 17, 2016 -- Customers in central Colorado have a new place to purchase fuel, snacks and more, as Love’s opened in Buena Vista, Colorado, along U.S. Highway 24.

"We are excited to open a country store in Buena Vista to serve residents and travelers," said Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love’s Travel Stops. "With the amount of tourism this location experiences year round, we are well positioned to serve residents and travelers. We look forward to offering a unique convenience store experience with the 'Clean Places, Friendly Faces' Love’s is known for."

The 24-hour, 4,000-square-foot facility adds approximately 20 jobs to Chaffee County. Customers can enjoy Chester’s and Godfather’s Pizza restaurants, gourmet coffee, fresh fruit, gift merchandise and two roller grills that offer hot dogs, tamales and more.

Love’s will donate $2,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County as a part of the grand opening festivities. A ribbon cutting will be held in the coming weeks at the new location.

About Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Founded in 1964, Love's has more than 370 locations in 40 states. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, travel items, electronics, snacks and more, as well as a selection of restaurant offerings. On-site Love's Truck Tire Care centers offer roadside assistance, tire care and light mechanical services for professional truck drivers. Showers, CAT scales and other services for professional truck drivers are also available. Love's, which remains family-owned and operated, employs more than 15,000 people and is currently ranked No. 14 on Forbes Magazine's annual listing of America's Largest Private Companies. To learn more, visit www.loves.com.