Wegmans is not releasing much information yet about its future store on the south side of the N.C. 98 Bypass between the Corporate Chaplains of America and the town’s electric substation.
Valerie Fox, Wegmans’ media relations coordinator, said they “do not disclose the cost of building, and a timeline for construction and opening won’t be announced until necessary approvals are in place.” Since the public hearing is tentatively set for December, and given the fast pace we have seen for the Powerhouse Row building, it is likely construction can begin in mid-2019.
As for other questions, Fox said, “It’s too soon in the process to give a definitive answer about hiring counts, but I can tell you that for all our stores, the vast majority of full- and part-time jobs are hired locally.
“We work with more than 400 family farms near our stores across the company and source products near our stores from produce, meat, seafood, cheese, bakery, and more.”
Go to last week’s issue for the full article about the store that will be part of a planned unit development on 77 acres owned by the Esley Forbes heirs, an irregular rectangle that straddles the bypass and will be bisected by the extension of Ligon Mill Road. The PUD plans are for four quadrants in that rectangle, Wegmans being the first on the west side south of the bypass.
The grocery store plans show a second connection to the bypass, a new street sweeping west and north around the store with what will probably be a right-in, right-out connection. Ligon Mill is planned to continue north to Durham Road or beyond in the future.
Initial plans show quadrant two on the east side beside the grocery store as residential. It is next to the streets and houses in the Reynolds Mill subdivision. On the north side of the bypass, quadrant three would also be residential, and quadrant four toward the west would be commercial with perhaps a hotel. The plans for the last three quadrants are not final, but Wegmans has signed a purchase agreement for the land and submitted a request for approval of the grocery store to the Wake Forest Planning Department.
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This is simply amazing that big big companies are willing to invest in our Wake Forest NC.
The growth should not stop,and now that Sams Club have established themselves in Wake Forest,time for Costco to show their strength and open a store in Wake Forest.