Ordner Construction of Duluth, Ga., is the general contractor for a 13,000-square-foot Petco on Shugart Road in Dalton, Ga. Bill Mitchell Contracting is preparing the site.• Name: The Westmoreland Commons
• Location: Shugart Road off Interstate 75 in Dalton, Ga.
• Status: Phase one of construction finished in September with the opening of Kohl’s. Construction is under way on the second half of the project with a 13,000-square-foot Petco and up to 20,000 square feet of adjoining storefronts.
• Economic effect: If development company RealtyLink is able to make a deal with the retailers it thinks fit in the development, construction will hit $40 million and the shopping center will create 150 to 300 jobs. Beyond that, the development will mean an influx of property and sales taxes for the city.
• Future development: Other than Petco and Kohl’s, no retailers have committed to the development. But Brian Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce, said commitments aren’t far off. “These guys, they typically run in packs,” he said. Anderson and RealtyLink expect to announce more retailers in the area by the end of February and expect the project to finish by the end of the year.