Cellular Advantage cuts ribbon on Perry store makeover

October 25, 2017

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cellular advantage — Cutting the ribbon on the Perry's Cellular Advantage store Wednesday were Store Manager Matt Fish, with big scissors, and ribbon spanners Macinzie McFarland of the Dallas County Hospital, left, and Shawn Kenney of KDLS. Backing up the ceremonies were, from left, Matt Crooks of the Dallas County Hospital, Emily Leslie of Backward Properties, Zack Cregeen of Remax Torres Team, Cellular Advantage COO Todd Lawton, Cellular Advantage President and CEO Doug Ecklund, Cellular Advantage Sales Representative Nick Villotti, Cellular Advantage Sales Staffer Jeff Lamb, Lee Coons of the Raccoon River Valley Bicycle Co., Cellular Advantage Sales Staffer Andrea Gomez, Julie Scheib of the Perry Chamber of Commerce, Cellular Advantage Sales Staffer Maritza Galdamez and Marcus Carris of the Carris Family Funeral Home.

Matt Fish of Perry, manager of the Cellular Advantage store in Perry, welcomed members of the Perry Chamber of Commerce to the recently refurbished store Wednesday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Cellular Advantage, the Perry agent of U.S. Cellular at 526 First Ave., welcomed the Perry Chamber of Commerce to its recently refurbished sales floor Wednesday afternoon for a ribbon cutting celebration.

Welcoming the guests from the commercial community were Cellular Advantage Store Director Matt Fish, a 1993 graduate of Perry High School, Cellular Advantage President and CEO Doug Ecklund, COO Todd Lawton, Sales Representative Nick Villotti and Perry sales staff members Maritza Galdamez, Andrea Gomez and Jeff Lamb.

“This has been a dream of mine,” said Fish, who has been commuting from Perry to Cellular Advantage stores in the Des Moines metro for 17 years. “When Doug called and said we were opening a store in my hometown and asked if I wanted to run it, there was no hesitation.”

Fish also manages the Cellular Advantage store in Boone at 428 Story St. His father, Les Fish of Perry, was the longtime engineer at the KDLS radio station.

“Matt is the perfect fit for the Perry store,” Ecklund told the gathered Chamber members. “He has the heart for it.”

Ecklund founded the company in 1993, and Fish joined the team in 2000, with yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 24, marking his 17th anniversary with the wireless phone company.