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David Sherman<\/p>\n
Pomodoro Restaurant in Great Falls<\/p>\n
WHAT: Big Sky Bungee<\/p>\n
WHERE: 1020 Central Avenue<\/p>\n
WHEN: Fall 2025<\/p>\n
Big Sky Bungee describes itself as a Gym\/Physical Fitness Center and Pilates Studio. Click here<\/a> to visit the Facebook page.<\/p>\n WHAT: Coffee Republic <\/p>\n WHERE: 1000 Central Avenue West<\/p>\n OPENING: To be announced<\/p>\n Coffee Republic is doing a remodel on the building for their third location. Coffee Republic<\/a> opened its first store in Great Falls in 2022 at 3615 10th Avenue South, and then opened a location in the Fox Farm Neighborhood. <\/p>\n WHAT: Sweet Junes Freeze Dried Candy & More<\/p>\n WHERE: Times Square Building (525 Central Avenue)<\/p>\n WHEN: September 2025<\/p>\n Click here to visit<\/a> the Facebook page.<\/p>\n WHAT: Three Moons Body Shop<\/p>\n WHERE: 118 Central Avenue (Suite 2)<\/p>\n WHEN: August 27<\/p>\n The piercing studio\/tattoo shop will open in its new location downtown on August 27, and will host a grand opening event starting at 5pm. Click here<\/a> to visit the website.<\/p>\n WHAT: Panera Bread<\/p>\n WHERE: 1322 10th Avenue South<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n FORMERLY: JB’s Restaurant<\/p>\n Panera Bread is a counter-serve bakery\/cafe chain serving sandwiches, salads, and more.<\/p>\n Panera Bread being built (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: Texas Roadhouse<\/p>\n WHERE: 1216 10th Avenue South<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Fiesta En Jalisco; Applemill Grill<\/p>\n Texas Roadhouse is a 664-unit steakhouse chain; there are locations in Billings, Bozeman, and Missoula.<\/p>\n Texas Roadhouse being built (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: Pizza Ranch<\/p>\n WHERE: 2515 10th Avenue South<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Joann Fabrics<\/p>\n OPENING: Likely within several weeks<\/p>\n The Old West-themed buffet restaurant will have an “arcade zone” of more than 5,000 square feet. They have been hosting interviews for employees in recent days; click here<\/a> to follow progress on their Facebook page.<\/p>\n Pizza Ranch (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: Spirit Halloween<\/p>\n WHERE: Holiday Village Mall<\/p>\n OPENING: Currently open<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Bed Bath & Beyond<\/p>\n The seasonal Halloween store was formerly located in the old Shopko building on the Northwest Bypass.<\/p>\n Spirit Halloween (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: Homegrown Dental<\/p>\n WHERE: Ninth Street South<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n Homegrown Dental (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: Car wash<\/p>\n WHERE: 833 Smelter Avenue NE<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Ryan’s Cash & Carry<\/p>\n Car wash being built (MTN News photo)<\/p>\n WHAT: WinCo Foods<\/p>\n WHERE: 301 Northwest Bypass<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n WinCo Foods is now registered as the owner of the building that formerly was Shopko, but no details of development have been released at this point. WinCo operates grocery stores in several Montana communities, including Helena, Bozeman, and Billings. <\/p>\n WHAT: Clearwater Credit Union<\/p>\n WHERE: First Avenue North\/Park Drive<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Hardee’s restaurant<\/p>\n WHAT: Halle Properties<\/p>\n WHERE: 2400 10th Avenue South<\/p>\n OPENING: Not yet announced<\/p>\n FORMERLY: Loading Zone\/Playground<\/p>\n The site was formerly occupied by the Loading Zone bar, which closed in 2022<\/a>. The site is now owned by Halle Properties, which manages real estate for the retailer Discount Tire.<\/p>\n OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS<\/p>\n BEST WOK: After being closed for several months, Best Wok re-opened on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 1800 10th Avenue South in Great Falls.<\/p>\n CHICK-FIL_A: The City of Great Falls confirmed that Chick-fil-A has submitted a preliminary traffic impact study to the city, which is an assessment of potential impacts a proposed development project might have on surrounding roads. The location is 711 10th Avenue South. The study will be reviewed by the City and the Montana Department of Transportation for a potential restaurant location at 711 10th Avenue South. The city provided the following statement on the situation: “Chick-fil-A hasn\u2019t yet filed any paperwork with the City for demolition of the former paint building remaining on that block, nor has it filed any paperwork for the construction of a new restaurant. The traffic study submittal is a good sign the project is moving forward, however.” The popular fast-food restaurant specializes in chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, and has more than 3,000 locations across the country, including several in Montana.<\/p>\n ASIAN MIX: Located in Holiday Village Mall, Asian Mix opened in April 2025. The menu features<\/a> Chinese, Thai, and Myanmar food, along with sushi, and notes that all items are available on a “spicy level” of 1 to 5.<\/p>\n HOWARD’S PIZZA: The iconic Howard’s Pizza delivery trucks in Great Falls will soon be a thing of the past. The popular pizzeria announced this week that effective August 18, all delivery orders must be made online and will be delivered via DoorDash. The company said: “Recently, we made the hard decision to shift our delivery operations to DoorDash, a move driven by several economic factors that have made this transition necessary.” Howard’s Pizza cited rising delivery costs and cost-efficiency as factors in the change. We contacted Howard’s Pizza to get more information; they declined to be interviewed. Click here to read more<\/a>. Howard’s Pizza has four locations in Great Falls.<\/p>\n THE COLLECTIVE – VINTAGE EMPORIUM: Opened this month at 522 Central Avenue, selling antiques, collectibles, and vintage items. Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Click here to visit<\/a> the Facebook page.<\/p>\n WINDY CITY LIQUIDATIONS: Opened in June at 624 Central Avenue. They say they specialize in liquidation buyouts and operate as a bin store, and will offer a variety of items, including home goods, electronics, gardening, and more. Click here<\/a> to visit the Facebook page.<\/p>\n SODA STATION: Opened in April in the Holiday Village Mall parking lot in the space formerly occupied by Starbucks. The Montana-based company has six locations in Billings and one in Laurel. The shop offers soda customizations, with endless flavors, cream, boba, fruit puree, and energy drinks. They are drive-through only, and also serve hot drinks. <\/p>\n SWING & MEAT: Opened in late May at 1210 Ninth Street South (former Goodwill building). The new businesses plans to bring a new level of entertainment to the community, including golf simulators, cornhole simulators, and VR games and experiences. The owners noted: \u201cHeads up: The \u2018meat\u201d part is still in the works \u2014 a food and snack experience is coming soon, and trust us, it\u2019s going to be worth the wait!\u201d Click here<\/a> to visit the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GREAT FALLS \u2014 Restaurants, shops, and businesses throughout Great Falls are hiring, and job experts say now is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[28,134],"class_list":["post-119171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jobs","tag-business","tag-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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