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Gretna is one step closer to a new shopping center.Gretna Crossing Shopping Center will be at Highway 370 and 192nd Street.Officials broke ground on that 500,000-square-foot space Friday.Once it’s finished, it’s expected to bring in $50 million in combined sales and property tax revenue for the city over the next 10 years.Officials said it should also create about 1,400 new permanent jobs.”We don’t want the growth just to be bigger. We want it to be better and to really fit our town. So that’s what makes me happy is not that we’re growing, but that we’re getting projects that our community really wants,” Gretna Mayor Mike Evans said.Gretna Crossing is expected to feature retail shops and restaurants. City officials said its convenient location makes sense for the growing city.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Gretna is one step closer to a new shopping center.
Gretna Crossing Shopping Center will be at Highway 370 and 192nd Street.
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Officials broke ground on that 500,000-square-foot space Friday.
Once it’s finished, it’s expected to bring in $50 million in combined sales and property tax revenue for the city over the next 10 years.
Officials said it should also create about 1,400 new permanent jobs.
“We don’t want the growth just to be bigger. We want it to be better and to really fit our town. So that’s what makes me happy is not that we’re growing, but that we’re getting projects that our community really wants,” Gretna Mayor Mike Evans said.
Gretna Crossing is expected to feature retail shops and restaurants. City officials said its convenient location makes sense for the growing city.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |



