CHUMA A VIA UNSPLASH
The floor of a casino is pictured from above.
STATE COLLEGE The former Macy’s department store at the Nittany Mall will see second life soon.
The vacant Macy’s is the site for a new proposed mini-casino in Centre County.
This week, College Township officials received a local impact report, which is required by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The report identified the location for the category 4 casino.
In January, Bally’s Corporation announced that it had signed an agreement with investor and Penn State alumnus Ira Lubert to develop a planned $120 million mini-casino in Centre County.
From Staff Reports
BELLEFONTE The Centre County Board of Commissioners has approved the appointment of John C. Franek, Jr. as Deputy County Administrator effective March 22, 2021.
Franek brings extensive local government experience to this position. He serves currently as the Code Services Manager for the Centre Region Council of Governments and prior to his employment with the Centre Region COG, Mr. Franek worked for fourteen years with College Township in a variety of capacities including as their Management Analyst with responsibilities spanning across a wide variety of business functions and projects to promote the efficient and effective delivery of services to Township residents.
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Giant Food Stores on Friday confirmed the company plans to build a new supermarket on Benner Pike near Bellefonte.
The 50,000-square-foot store will be located in a new shopping center planned for a 15-acre tract along Benner Pike and Paradise Road in Benner Township.
According to a news release, construction is scheduled to begin in 2022, pending township approvals, with opening expected in 2023.
It will be the third Giant store in Centre County. The location at 2121 S. Atherton St. in College Township opened in June 2019 after relocating from the Nittany Commons Shopping Center. The Giant in Northland Center along North Atherton Street in Ferguson Township opened in 1989.
A proposed shopping center would bring a new supermarket and restaurants to Benner Pike near Bellefonte.
Preliminary land development plans for the 15-acre parcel along Benner Pike and Paradise Road in Benner Township were reviewed during Tuesday’s Centre County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The plans, prepared by PennTerra Engineering, include a 53,570-square-foot supermarket with a fuel area, two fast food restaurants of 4,300 and 3,600 square feet, a 2,200-square-foot coffee/fast food restaurant and a 7,200- square-foot medical/office building.
Christopher Schnure, county subdivision and land development planner, said the developers have not specifically said what commercial entities will occupy the buildings.