Proposed Publix grocery store in ChattanoogaDevelopers plan to bring a grocery store — expected to be a Publix — to Chattanooga’s North Shore by the end of 2013.
Atlanta development firm ARS Ventures plans to build a 45,000-square-foot grocery store in the mostly vacant block at 420 N. Market St. The group filed for city approval on July 10 and hopes to break ground on the 10-month project next spring.
“It makes sense to have this business in the community,” said Tom Austin, a local developer representing ARS. “It’s going to fit in well. We’re going to make sure it makes sense aesthetically to the community.”
A store opening typically creates between 100 and 125 jobs, said Brenda Reid, a Publix spokeswoman.
Publix entered the Chattanooga market five years ago with an East Brainerd location. It soon followed with a Hixson store, which represented a $10 million investment, in October 2008 and an Ooltewah store that December.