Construction will soon be getting underway on the first Wegmans location in the Pittsburgh area.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Wegmans officially purchased the land<\/a> for its store the company has been planning to build along Cool Springs Drive in Cranberry Township near the Penguins’ practice facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n A media representative for Wegmans confirmed to KDKA’s news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/a> that plans are in the works fo construction to begin this month.<\/p>\n “We plan to begin foundations on the building in July,” Marcie Rivera said to the Post-Gazette.<\/p>\n Late last month, Cranberry Township’s board of supervisors approved a revised version<\/a> of the final land development plan for the 115,000 square foot store<\/a> that’s expected to open sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n The new store in Cranberry Township<\/a> is expected to employ up to 500 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products, and offer a selection of wine and beer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wegmans currently operates 19 stores in Pennsylvania, with the closest to Pittsburgh being in Erie and State College.\u00a0<\/p>\n A changing grocery landscape in western Pennsylvania<\/p>\n As Wegmans is preparing to open its first Pittsburgh-area store, the grocery store landscape in western Pennsylvania continues to evolve.<\/p>\n Michigan-based grocer Meijer<\/a> is also planning to open a location in Cranberry and have acquired properties throughout the region and just last week, Kroger announced plans to purchase Giant Eagle<\/a> for $1.65 billion.<\/p>\n