March 29, 2024

Creston Dollar Tree could open by July 2016

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Get your George Washingtons ready.

A new store is coming to Creston. Last week, workers broke ground on an 8,000-square-foot building for Dollar Tree Stores. This new store is being erected at 801 Laurel St. in Creston, directly north of Wal-Mart. Developers anticipate Dollar Tree to open in Creston in July 2016.

“Lots of retailers, including Dollar Tree, like to be near the traffic of Wal-Mart,” said Rick Johnson, one of two Wisconsin developers bringing this store to Creston.

Johnson’s development partner is Pat Flynn, who was a real estate manager for Menards for 25 years. Together, they previously developed property in Le Mars, Carroll, Spencer and several other cities in the Midwest.

“In Carroll, we built a Maurices and Great Clips together,” Johnson said.

These two specialize in smaller developments in small and medium size communities. The Creston Dollar Tree is expected to produce 12 to 15 jobs and have a property tax assessment of $817,000. Projected sales are $1 million annually.

Dollar Tree offers a broad mix of merchandise from national and regional brands. Products you might find at Dollar Tree include houseware, cleaning supplies, snacks, toys, books, seasonal decor and more. And, remember everything at Dollar Tree is $1 or less.

Johnson will be in Creston tonight to speak further with Creston City Council about this project.