Mike Cook sat in the new office for MPS Motors and looked up at a clock on the wall. The time read 12:17.
It was one of the few items to survive the May 25, 2011 tornado that all but destroyed the office at the business’s former location at 4013 S. Limit Ave. When the property’s owner, Dale Todd, decided to rebuild a new store front for NAPA Auto Parts when he rebuilt after the storm, Cook went looking for a new location.
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