New businesses: Dunkin,' Bealls, Academy Sports, U-Haul and VA clinic coming to the area

Lauren Van Niel, Zanesville Times Recorder
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ZANESVILLE — New businesses are coming to Zanesville in the new year, bringing many more jobs to the area. Dunkin,' which is currently under construction, is just one of them. Others have completed the permit process to be build new or remodeling existing structures in the area. They will each bring between 10 to 50 jobs each to the area.

Dunkin' is currently under construction on Maple Avenue, between Aldi and Big Sandy. Before the company decided to come to Zanesville, its closest locations were in Coshocton and Heath.
Dunkin' is currently under construction on Maple Avenue, between Aldi and Big Sandy. Before the company decided to come to Zanesville, its closest locations were in Coshocton and Heath.

Construction for the new Dunkin,' formerly known as Dunkin' Donuts, began last month after the Long John Silver building was torn down in February. It is sitting in between Aldi and Big Sandy Superstore on Maple Avenue.

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Here are the new stores and number of job openings from Zanesville City Community Development director, Matt Schley.

  • Bealls: 20 potential jobs, in the Northpointe Center. Bealls is a department store based in Florida that offers clothes, bed, bath and home essentials and beauty brands.

  • Academy Sports + Outdoors:− 60 potential jobs, in the Northpointe Center. Academy Sports is one of the largest sporting goods and outdoor stores in the country. They offer a variety of hunting, camping gear, sports and leisure products, footwear and apparel.

  • U-Haul:10 potential jobs, 3742 Northpoint Drive. A moving company that also offers boxes, trucks, vans and other moving supplies for do-it-yourself movers.

  • VA Clinic: 50 potential jobs, off of Northpointe Drive on James Court. Provides primary care services and specialty health services for PTSD, nutrition and mental health for veterans.

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U-Haul has a capital investment of $4.5 million. The VA Clinic has a capital investment of $12 million, Academy Sports has a $2 million capital investment and Bealls has $1.5 million, according to the job creation and investment projections from Schley.

LVanNiel@gannett.com

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