UPDATE Aug 8, 2018: The preview! The new Red Robin in Benton has been serving customers during private training times, and MySaline got the opportunity to sample several dishes. It’s been over a year since we learned Red Robin was coming to The Shoppes of Benton at Interstate 30 near Alcoa Road. The restaurant opens […]
Developer Announces Completion of The Shoppes of Benton, Lists Tenants
According to GBT Realty Corporation of Brentwood, Tennessee, The Shoppes of Benton rounds out completion of more than a half-million square feet of retail across America’s heartland region. The Shoppes, along with developments in St. Louis, Missouri and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, are a combined 90% leased with stores, services & and restaurants. In their press release, […]
Want to Know When The Shoppes at Benton Will Open?
There’s news from The Shoppes at Benton, according to the Benton Proud blog, written by Jerry Coston for the City of Benton. We’ve been talking about this new shopping center since September 2015 and now it’s just a few months away from opening. Coston says the construction will go through the Spring and stores will begin opening […]
Yet Another New Restaurant Announcement for Benton
Well well, looky here. We told you last week that Red Robin has plans to come to the new mall, the Shoppes of Benton, and we new about Texas Roadhouse and All-Aboard too… But ShoTime Graphics just posted a picture of something MySaline hadn’t heard about yet. Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Sounds yummy! It […]
Texas Roadhouse to Bring Around 200 Jobs to Benton Area
Back in November 2016, MySaline told you that we’ll have a Texas Roadhouse restaurant coming to the Shoppes at Benton, in addition to many other businesses. Now Arkansas Business has done an indepth story on this new location of Texas Roadhouse, touting a new job count of about 200 people. That’s good news for Saline […]
Video: Benton Mayor Updates Civic Group on City News of Parks, Streets & Business
The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce held their Civics & Government Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Benton Municipal Complex. Mayor David Mattingly spoke candidly about several projects going on in the City right now, including: Riverside Park and Riverside Center opening on April 1st, 2017; The Shoppes of Benton opening in late Spring; Tacos […]
More Stores Announced for Shoppes at Benton
UPDATE NOV 4, 2016 540PM: More businesses have been announced as coming to the Shoppes at Benton. Avalon Nails, Maurices, Sally Beauty Supply, SportClips and Sprint are coming. It was previously announced that the following stores will come to the shopping center: Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Texas Roadhouse, PetSmart and Rack Room Shoes. — SEP 15, 2015: […]
Big Economic News on Several Fronts in the City of Benton
I just returned from a big press conference that Benton Mayor David Mattingly called at the Benton Event Center today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. I took streamed video from the MySaline Facebook page, and it’s now embedded below. Here’s the outline of what was announced: See more info on these 8 points in the video […]
“Citizens” Suing City of Benton Over Tax Money Going Toward New Shopping Center
A group of citizens is suing the City of Benton because they say certain tax revenue went the wrong place. Citizens Holding Officials Responsible Everyday (CHORE) – a political action committee – filed suit on Monday, December 7, 2015, in Saline County Circuit Court against the City of Benton alleging the municipality has improperly used […]
Will a new Kroger be here or there?
In checking up on the possibility of a retail development, Benton Town Center, at Exit 114, I came across this plan for a shopping center with Kroger as the anchor. The document appears to have been created in 2010. It shows a location near the McDonald’s on Alcoa. We discussed last week the possibility of a […]