New drug and furniture store looking to locate in EGF

The East Grand Forks retail landscape is about to grow with the addition of two new businesses coming to town.

Walgreens is looking to build a drug store on the site of the former Glitz Glam and Tan salon.  The city has approved a demolition permit for the building at 1402 Central Avenue NW.  The demo work is expected to get underway soon.  Plans and specs on a new 2,500 square foot store have also been filed with planning officials.

Meanwhile….Economic Development Authority board members are being asked to approve a $150,000 dollar loan to assist in the purchase and fit-up of the former Shopko for use as a furniture store.  The E-D-A will review the loan request from St. Michel LLC at a June 22nd meeting.  The furniture store would occupy 30,000 square feet of space in the building with the remaining 10,000 set aside a secondary tenant.  The total project cost is pegged at around $2.3 million dollars.