Dollar General coming to Suring

SURING — The parking lot is paved, and lines have been painted. The slab is laid, and all that’s left is for crews to build the new Dollar General store in downtown Suring.

Construction is underway at 611 E. Main St., across the street from the Suring Municipal Building and public library.

“At this time, a grand opening is slated for late winter 2020, but understand that construction progress may alter this date,” said Mary Kathryn Colbert, of Dollar General public relations. “The store will be approximately 9,000 square feet, with approximately 7,200 sales floor square footage.”

Dollar General recently opened its 16,00oth store in Panama City, Florida, and announced plans to open stores in Washington and Wyoming next year, bringing the chain of discount stores to its 45th and 46th states.

Colbert says the company aims to meet customers’ needs when choosing store locations.

“The company looks for places where we can offer customers an easy and convenient shopping choice, as we generally serve customers within a three- to five-mile radius, or 10-minute drive,” she said. “We also take competitive factors, traffic patterns and community concerns into consideration.”

The store will employ approximately six to 10 employees, depending on the individual needs of the store. Anyone interested may apply for available positions online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers.

The company is also talking with the village of Lena, according to Paul Ehrfurth, executive director of the Oconto County Economic Development Corp., in his monthly report to the County Board.

“Lena did it right. They acquired two residential properties on County Road A, and the Dollar General site will be built there,” Ehrfurth said.

Although the Village Board and its planning committee have been meeting regularly to discuss Dollar General’s plans, the company is still working on the details, Colbert said.

“We are reviewing the opportunity to add a new store in that area, but we have not committed to doing so just yet,” she said. “Based on our current timeline, we anticipate having a final decision on this by summer 2020.”