Officials from Costco Wholesale Corp. are in early talks with city officials about opening a big-box warehouse store at the former Carrollton Shopping Center property across from Xavier University. If the plan comes to fruition, it will replace an expanse of weeded and cracked parking lots with a 145,000-square foot Sam's Club-style membership-only warehouse store selling both general merchandise and food.
City Councilwoman Susan Guidry, whose district includes the Carrollton Avenue site, said Wednesday that she has met twice with Costco representatives, the first time on July 26 and again on Aug. 23.
Guidry said the company plans to invest as much as $13 million in the new store, which would employ as many as 300 workers, about half of them full time. The store would sit alone on the property with about 700 parking spaces.
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