Moving but keeping the shop at old location?

[vu]

I might have to move to another state. My shop is extremely busy and getting busier. As many of us here I am a working boss, I have a seamstress and temporary helpers when I need them or can use them. I do not think I should close it - it has a dynamite location, thousands of customers served, well known name. One problem - I need to find myself a replacement. I have looked around and I realized that there are not too many (none close by) qualified upholsterers who can take this job and mainly I think because they are running their own little show and would not want to work for someone else. I need an estimator and an upholsterer in one person which will pretty much make him CEO of my shop.
I see only 2 ways to have it this way-  to hire someone on my position or to fly back and forth closing the shop for the time I am absent(which would be too crazy and a huge waste of money)
Have anybody had such experience?
Where would you look for an upholsterer (I tried local ads with no success)?

[JuneC]

Can you promote your seamstress?  Give her the first task of replacing herself?