HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new store is trying to make fresh food more accessible to a community and bring life back to an area hit by the Memorial Day tornadoes.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11, DG Market is set to open in Harrison Township in the fall.
Lakeia Northridge looks forward to seeing new life inside the old Rite Aid building.
She said she drives across town to get fresh food for her daughters.
“More grocery stores closer over here,” Northridge said.
The store will focus on offering fresh produce and meat.
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Harrison Township said it is excited to welcome the fourth DG Market to the Miami Valley.
“On this side of the township, we have been struggling with grocery options,” Nathan Edwards, economic development manager for the township, said.
Edwards said the township is committed to the stretch of East Dixie Drive after what a tornado did to it six years ago.
“We’re trying to find new developments here. We’re hoping to reestablish this area as a retail hub for the township. And we’re working with both owners on each side of this property to redevelop this entire area. So stay tuned, lots of developments coming in the next year or two,” he said.
Down the road from the store on Salem Avenue, there are plans to build a new gas station.
We will continue to follow this story.
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