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Article: Wal-Mart explores Ellsworth expansion Supercenter again being considered
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- January 14, 2004
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ELLSWORTH - Despite the presence of a Supercenter 25 miles away
and a previous attempt to build a new 210,000-square-foot store in
Ellsworth, Wal-Mart again is considering building a Supercenter in
the shire town of Hancock County.
The national discount retailer could end up building a new store
on Myrick Street, near the site where four years ago it first
proposed to construct a Supercenter in Ellsworth, according to a
state official.
Mia Masten, Wal-Mart's director of community affairs for New
England, said Monday Wal-Mart is evaluating its Ellsworth store to
see whether it should be expanded into a Supercenter. She said other
possible options include building a second regular store in the ...