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Opening date set for 2nd Wawa in Greater Cincinnati
Ohio's second Wawa opens this month in a Cincinnati suburb. Wawa's new store at 3501 Tylersville Road in Fairfield opens June 26, according to a company press release. The Fairfield location is the second of eight to 10 Wawas slated to open in Greater Cincinnati this year. The first Wawa in Ohio opened in Liberty Township in April. 'With each new store, we bring our unique combination of fresh food and beverage, convenience and service to local communities, and we extend our commitment to being a good neighbor through community partnerships," Wawa President Brian Schaller said in the release. The Pennsylvania-based company will also provide free food and drinks at the Breakthrough T1D Walk at Kings Island on June 7, which raises money for diabetes research and treatment. Wawa proposed two other store locations in Fairfield. The company withdrew its request to rezone an area for a fourth store after residents pushed back. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio's 2nd Wawa opens soon in this Cincinnati suburb
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26-02-2025
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First Ohio Wawa to open in Greater Cincinnati. Here's when and where
Ohio's first Wawa will soon open in Greater Cincinnati. The gas station chain known for its hoagies will open at 7198 Cincinnati Dayton Road in Liberty Township on April 16, according to a press release from the company. The opening marks the launch of the Pennsylvania-based company's expansion into Ohio. The Liberty Township gas station and convenience store is the first of eight to 10 Wawas expected to open in the state this year. Wawa announced plans to open 60 stores in Ohio – a $7.5 million investment – and expects to build and open six to 10 stores per year for the next five to eight years. Each store will employ around 35 associates, creating 2,100 new long-term jobs in Ohio. Wawa is almost 39% employee-owned through its employee stock ownership plan, the company said in its press release. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: First Ohio Wawa gets opening date
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14-02-2025
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Curious about all that construction on North Davis Highway? Here's what's coming.
If you've driven past HCA Florida West Hospital in recent months, you've likely noticed an ongoing construction project across the street from the hospital. That construction site on North Davis Highway will be the future home of a Wawa, the popular gas-and-convenience chain that made its entrance into the Pensacola region at the end of last year. The project's site plans show that developers intend for this Wawa store, located at 8530 N. Davis Highway, to have approximately 5,915 square feet with 71 parking spaces on a previously-undeveloped parcel that's approximately 3.44 acres. Once construction is done, motorists will be able to access this Wawa using either East Johnson Avenue or North Davis Highway. Pensacola's first Wawa opened up on Boesch Lane in late December and the chain's already been approved to build more stores across Escambia County. Wawa filed three projects with Santa Rosa County to develop new store stores last year that are planned for Pace, Milton and Navarre respectively. 8530 N. Davis Highway - Pensacola 6658 Pensacola Boulevard - Pensacola 5888 W. Nine Mile Road - Pensacola 9262 W. U.S. Highway 98 - Pensacola 7212 U.S. Highway 90 - East Milton Navarre location proposed next to Sailfish Coastal Bonsai Nursery on Navarre Parkway and Southshore Lane Pace location proposed on the northwest corner of Berry Hill Road and King George Parkway The popular convenience store and gas station chain, renowned for its hoagies, customization choices and 24/7 availability, began in 1964 in Pennsylvania and has branched out from the state in a rapid fashion. Wawa has opened nearly 300 stores in Florida and employs about 10,000 associates across the state. Wawa's existing Florida stores are mostly in the southwest, across Central Florida and up and down the east coast, but they plan to open up to 20 new stores across the Panhandle over the next three to five years as part of their expansion efforts. Florida isn't the only Southern state whose markets are being tapped into by Wawa; Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina each have their first Wawa store planned to open soon. The chain now has almost 1,100 stores operating in the U.S. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a Wawa offers all the things you'd expect from a convenience store − snacks, lottery tickets, drinks, tobacco, gas (at most locations), etc. − but they also offer a larger variety of fresh food than most fast-food restaurants such as their made-to-order, fan-favorite hoagies and the hot breakfast "Sizzli" sandwiches. Wawas also are famous for customer service, scrupulously clean bathrooms, decent gas prices, free air for your tires and no-charge ATMs. In 2022 Forbes ranked them #12 in their Halo 100 list of brands that consumers love. This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: New Wawa Pensacola store is coming soon to Ferry Pass
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29-01-2025
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Wawa projects progressing in Dickson City, Carbondale Twp.
Projects to build Wawas in Dickson City and Carbondale Twp. are navigating the planning process this month, with construction potentially starting this year in at least one location. As the popular Southern Pennsylvania-based gas station and convenience store chain looks to establish itself in Northeast Pennsylvania, representatives for the Midvalley and Upvalley projects attended planning commission meetings this month in Dickson City and Carbondale Twp. Wawa is currently looking to open at least three locations in Lackawanna County: at Meredith and Main streets in Carbondale Twp., across the street from an existing Sheetz; off Cold Spring Road on Bell Mountain in Dickson City; and at Moosic Street and Meadow Avenue in South Scranton. Outside of Lackawanna County, Wawa also opened a location in December on Route 309 in Wilkes-Barre Twp., with other Luzerne County locations planned for Route 309 in Dallas Twp. and Route 315 in Plains Twp., which is also across the street from a rival Sheetz. Last week, officials from 2024 Meredith Carbondale LLC, which is developing a Wawa in Carbondale Twp., attended the township's planning commission meeting to discuss their project, said township engineer and planning Chairman Louis Norella. On Tuesday, Wawa representatives attended Dickson City's planning commission meeting, said Vice Chairman Robert Hall, who is also the council vice president. An engineer with 2024 Meredith Carbondale gave planning commission members and township supervisors an overview of the project during last week's meeting, which was the first time the township met with the firm since they submitted their plans, Norella said. The developer asked for several waivers from the township's subdivision and land development ordinance, Norella said, explaining the waivers are for minor procedural items like the scale of a map in their plans. The planning commission recommended that township supervisors approve the waivers, he said. The plans for the Wawa mirror the Sheetz on the opposite side of Meredith Street and will include the addition of a traffic signal around the intersection of Main and Orchard streets, Norella said. The site of a proposed Wawa is seen at the bottom of Meredith Street at the Scranton Carbondale Highway adjacent to a Sheetz gas station in Carbondale Twp. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE) Throughout the next month, Norella expects to work with the developer regarding comments from the township on the submission to ensure it meets the township's requirements, like asking to view floor plans to ensure there is enough parking for the just over 6,000-square-foot facility. The goal is to resolve all of the comments in the next month, and if not, within the next two months in order to recommend the project to the board of supervisors for approval, Norella said. The developer is also working to obtain permits from the state, including a highway occupancy permit from the Department of Transportation and a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, or NPDES permit, from the Department of Environmental Protection, he said. He estimates they will receive the necessary permits by the fall. 'Permits just take time,' Norella said. The township does not have a timeline for construction, though Norella does not expect them to 'get it approved and let it sit there.' 'I think when they get their permits in place, they're going to move,' he said. 'It didn't sound like there were any other hurdles.' In Dickson City, the planning commission discussed plans to subdivide land along Cold Spring Road into three parcels, one of which will be the Wawa, Hall said. Construction equipment is seen on the site where a Walmart store once stood on Cold Spring Road in Dickson City near Wegman's on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE) The goal is to complete the subdivision by March, he said. Once that's complete, the land development process will begin, which is when Dickson City will review the complete plans for the Wawa, including its utilities and infrastructure, Hall said. Although it depends on the developer, the process takes three months on average, he said. When that's done, 'it's all on them,' he said. Wawa wants to break ground this year, Hall said. 'We're excited to have (Wawa),' Hall said. 'It increases our tax base and is just another option for our residents.'
