GRAMBLING, LA – The Mayor of the City of Grambling has a vision and plan to bring the city new jobs. Mayor Edward Jones says “In 2011, the council voted and approved for the city to purchase more than 9 acres of land near Interstate-20 for the purpose of start Commercial business for city”.

Phase one of this project is slated to begin in 3-weeks. It is estimated to cost 10-million dollars some of which was able to be secured through federal funding to support this project. One of the businesses that plan to be in this location is Sullivan’s Grocery out of Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Mayor Jones says “It has been 45 years since Grambling has had a grocery storing in the city. We knew that people would eat every day and weknew it would be a vibrant business.”

The Mayor also plans to bring in a retail stores on this strip.

“There will be a Hibbett Sports, Dollar Tree, and a Pizza Hut. These are the businesses that have committed to this project thus far. But we hope to have more businesses as time goes one”, says Major Jones.

Mayor Joes believes its time for the residents of the city of Grambling get the most out of our city. He wants to make sure the city is able to offer the basic goods and services that a city needs to offer its residents. With new businesses coming to town, so will jobs.

Jones says, “We will offer approximately 140-new jobs.”

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