NEW STORE MORE CONVENIENT FOR MANY

SIOUX CITY---EVER SINCE FAREWAY CLOSED ALONG NEBRASKA STREET IN SIOUX CITY, MANY RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TO TRAVEL A WAYS TO PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS.

THAT PROBLEM WAS SOLVED THURSDAY WITH THE GRAND OPENING OF SELECT FOOD MARKET AT 1730 NEBRASKA STREET.

FORMER COUNCILMAN JIM RIXNER SAYS NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WERE ANXIOUS TO UTILIZE THE FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORE WITHIN THEIR WALKING DISTANCE.

CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEARLY 20-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING BEGAN LAST FALL WITH FOOD WHOLESALER NASH FINCH PROVIDING MANY SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH THE NEW MIDTOWN INVESTMENT.

COUNCILMAN TOM PADGETT SAYS THE $2-MILLION PROJECT INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS TO THE BUILDING INCLUDING NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, COOLERS AND FREEZERS, ALONG WITH NEW LANDSCAPING.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARTY DOUGHERTY SAYS THE ADDITION TO THE PIERCE STREET CORRIDOR WILL ENHANCE THE AREA'S VITALITY AND CONTINUE TO SPUR NEW COMMERICAL GROWTH.