From Texas to the World: The Rise of Local Amarillo Businesses

Amarillo is known for certain things, they are home to The Big Texan and Cadillac Ranch.  We are known as Bomb City and the Yellow City, but Amarillo is also known for big businesses that started in this great city.

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Amarillo National Bank

Amarillo National Bank was founded in 1892.   They have been serving Amarillo and the surrounding areas for 132 years.   However, they haven't stopped at Amarillo or even the Texas Panhandle.

They currently have 8 locations in Lubbock.  This acquisition took place in 2019 when they acquired Lubbock National Bank.   This acquisition also included the Commerce National Bank branches in Austin and Bryan/College Station.

However, they didn't stop there, in 2021, Amarillo National Bank opened the Camp Bowie Branch in Fort Worth.  In 2022, the Oak Park Branch was opened in San Antonio.

Give them time and they will be everywhere in Texas and maybe the entire country.

Toot n Totum

Toot N Totum is an Amarillo convenience store that opened in 1950 when Lefty and Novie Mitchell opened their first store at 15th and Washington.

Soon the Mitchells were opening up Toot n Totums all over Amarillo. By 1988, TnT had 50 stores open in the city, and they seem to be on every corner in Amarillo.  Soon Toot N Totums were opening up all over the Texas Panhandle.   They also moved into New Mexico with a location in Clayton.   They have a store in Boise City, OK, and two in Kansas, Hugoton and Kansas.

They were finally able to open up their first store in Canyon in 2019.   They didn't stop moving south.  They have a store in Plainview and finally ventured into Lubbock.

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Currently, they have 10 stores in Lubbock.  But they are not stopping there, their goal is to open 18-20 stores in Lubbock.   They even have a store in Lamesa, Texas.