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Grocer Plans $5M-Plus Downtown Expansion

GETTYSBURG, PA-As part of an initiative to serve urban residents, the state provides Kennie's Markets with $750,000 to expand from 18,000 sf to 33,000 sf.

By Marita Thomas | Updated on January 17, 2007

GETTYSBURG, PA-At a projected cost of $5.3 million Kennie’s Markets is replacing its 18,000-sf store at W. Middle and S. Franklin streets with a 33,000-sf unit. The state is providing a $750,000 funding package, which includes a $250,000 grant from Gov. Ed Rendell’s Fresh Food Financing initiative, for the project.

Fresh Food Financing was launched in 2004 to increase the number of food retailers in underserved communities and specifically targeted at urban areas that grocers are abandoning in order to build larger units in the suburbs. “The scarcity of grocery stores in downtown areas can create a real hardship for residents,” says Dennis Yablonsky, secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development. “As the only market in Gettysburg’s central business district, this project will help ensure that downtown residents will have convenient access to nutritious food.”

The project calls for demolition of the existing market to make way for construction of the larger one, which will also include parking for 75 customers and 24 employees, new landscaping and sidewalks. The project is expected to reach completion in October.

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