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Couldn't find a dedicated thread to the area.

Not huge news, but glad to see that they are replacing the Taco Bell near Lake Manawa. I think that was one of the first restaurants built in the shopping center and they haven't done any upgrades since.

New Taco Bell planned for Manawa center
“It’s one of their next prototypes,” said Chris Gibbons, a planner with the city’s Community Development Department.
“It’s a different design architecturally. It’s a new Taco Bell. They’re doing them nationwide.”
The new style will provide 2,700 square feet of restaurant space and will be built just to the north of the current restaurant that’s 2,000 square feet in size.

As part of the new development, a water quality feature will be provided along the west side of the site.”
Just prior to the opening, the existing restaurant will be closed so that at no time will both facilities be operational, Malinowsky said.
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Dickies BBQ is now open
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What is going in at the Walmart parking lot? NW corner, across from Aldi's.
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US Cellular.
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EastCB wrote:US Cellular.

That seems like a rather big building for a US Cellular location.
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In the CB Planning Commission's agenda for July,2015, it says Us Cellular.
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EastCB wrote:In the CB Planning Commission's agenda for July,2015, it says Us Cellular.

Not doubting that but when I saw the shell of the building I was surprised.
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I was doubting it myself, so I looked it up. :D
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EastCB wrote:I was doubting it myself, so I looked it up. :D
Have you seen the building size? AM I crazy to think it is big for this type of business? Note: I didn't just ask straight up if I am crazy.
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I haven't been that way for a while now. Will check it out when I go to Menard's this weekend.
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Has anyone heard what, if anything, is going into the empty Bank Of The West building? Wsa in the area at noon today and there was a roll off dumpster sitting by the main doors and there were a few vehicles in the lot that looked to be contractor type vehicles but none of them that I saw had any company names on them
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nebugeater wrote:Has anyone heard what, if anything, is going into the empty Bank Of The West building? Wsa in the area at noon today and there was a roll off dumpster sitting by the main doors and there were a few vehicles in the lot that looked to be contractor type vehicles but none of them that I saw had any company names on them

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Omaha_Gabe wrote:
nebugeater wrote:Has anyone heard what, if anything, is going into the empty Bank Of The West building? Wsa in the area at noon today and there was a roll off dumpster sitting by the main doors and there were a few vehicles in the lot that looked to be contractor type vehicles but none of them that I saw had any company names on them

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With that building they can have quit the drive through!
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The Council Bluffs Best Buy store will close Oct. 30.
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According to the Nonpareil, the Best Buy in CB is going to close on October 30. The store originally opened in 2004.
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rail road tracks are being removed along the expressway today - in front of the McDonald's/ red lobster
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Omaha_Gabe wrote:rail road tracks are being removed along the expressway today - in front of the McDonald's/ red lobster
Good that should help with traffic backups.
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Omaha_Gabe wrote:rail road tracks are being removed along the expressway today - in front of the McDonald's/ red lobster
They aren't wasting any time with these new railroad tracks all over Council Bluffs.
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I heard that Harbor Freight tools will be taking over the Best Buy location.
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Shopko is closing Thursday
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Shopko will close after the holidays....they have Christmas stuff in there now. The whole store is 10%-30% off as of now.
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Isn't Shopko in "The Marketplace" on S24th Street and not in the Lake Manawa Power Center???

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http://www.eomahaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5394
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Jason4225 wrote:I heard that Harbor Freight tools will be taking over the Best Buy location.
Harbor Freight did take over thee old Best Buy, looks like there working currently on it. Not sure how long that will take and the store opens but glad to see something go in after Best Buy left
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Turtle9160 wrote:
Jason4225 wrote:I heard that Harbor Freight tools will be taking over the Best Buy location.
Harbor Freight did take over thee old Best Buy, looks like there working currently on it. Not sure how long that will take and the store opens but glad to see something go in after Best Buy left

That is if you call Harbor Freight something. Can't stomach that place.
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Didn't want to muddy up the Mall of the Bluffs thread with talk of the old Menard's location, but feel free to move this over if you wish.

With the absence of Menards down there and it being a sizeable lot, I think a fleet farm would do well. It would certainly be a regional draw for those from Neola, Underwood, Harlan, etc.
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thenewguy wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:37 am Didn't want to muddy up the Mall of the Bluffs thread with talk of the old Menard's location, but feel free to move this over if you wish.

With the absence of Menards down there and it being a sizeable lot, I think a fleet farm would do well. It would certainly be a regional draw for those from Neola, Underwood, Harlan, etc.
That would be a great location....does it have enough space though?
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skinzfan23 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:07 pm
thenewguy wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:37 am Didn't want to muddy up the Mall of the Bluffs thread with talk of the old Menard's location, but feel free to move this over if you wish.

With the absence of Menards down there and it being a sizeable lot, I think a fleet farm would do well. It would certainly be a regional draw for those from Neola, Underwood, Harlan, etc.
That would be a great location....does it have enough space though?
Based on the one in Des Moines that is fairly new and the planned area for the one near Gretna that is not enough space. Looking at their web site when the Gretna one was being discussed, they have older stores that are much smaller. N

No idea if they would want to go into a smaller lot and renovate the building but if they were it may be a possibility then,
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for what it's worth, the fleet farm store in Waukee is 145k square feet, and the old Menard's is just shy of 170k square feet (the new one is 245k). With Menard's lumber yard in the back, there's a ton of space for them to convert the building to a fleet farm and figure out something else for the lumber yard area

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