Will Oklahoma finally get a Buc-ee's? Official confirms Sooner State in the running
Bucky the Beaver fans, rejoice. Oklahoma may be another step closer to getting that Buc-ee's store after all.
Buc-ee's General Counsel Jeff Nadalo confirmed that the chain of Texas-sized country stores has its sights set on Oklahoma for future locations, reports KHOU.
Here's what we know.
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Will Oklahoma get a Buc-ee's?
Maybe! But it will be a while.
Buc-ee's regularly announces plans for new locations, many of which are slated for completion in a few years.
Some of the newest Buc-ee's locations include Johnstown, Colorado; Hillsboro, Texas; Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
The company has listed a few target openings for locations that are on the way:
Amarillo, Texas: 2025
Brunswick, Georgia: 2025
Rockingham County, Virginia: 2026
Boerne, Texas: 2026
There have also been announcements for stores in development by local officials.
The city of Benton, Arkansas, will host the first Buc-ee's in the state.
Arizona will also see it's first Buc-ee's in Goodyear.
The Tar Heel state will see Beaver Nuggets for the first time in Mebane, North Carolina.
A store is coming to western Ohio.
Plans have been submitted for a location on the Treasure Coast.
An Anderson, South Carolina location slated to open in 2026 will require infrastructure improvements according to WHNS-TV.
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If Buc-ee's did come to Oklahoma, where would it be?
While we dream, The Oklahoman previously asked some experts where a Buc-ee's might eventually land around Oklahoma City.
David Hartnack, managing director, owner, and retail property specialist, for OKC's NAI Sullivan Group suggested that the chain would target rural areas between major population centers off the interstate.
"This makes me think of areas like Chickasha, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 81 and Interstate 44," he previously told The Oklahoman.
"Buc-ee's has also seemed to open stores on interstates on the outskirts of major metros. I could see a site in Purcell or Newcastle making a lot of sense for them, although personally I'd love to see a Buc-ee's in Stroud, half way between Tulsa and OKC," he said.
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Stuart Graham and Mark Inman, senior vice presidents and retail property specialists with CBRE Group said the chain might locate closer to OKC, perhaps off I-40 in Midwest City or Yukon. Due to Buc-ee's large site size requirement, potential sites may be selected at the edges of the market, such as on I-35 south of OKC.
"OKC residents, myself included, would like to see them closer into the OKC area for ease of access, but assembling land closer to the city is more difficult. Buc-ee's seems to be a bit of a travel stop, so an ideal location might be on the side of a highway that is inbound travel into a metro area."
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