By American-Statesman Staff | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 05:07 PM

H-E-B said Wednesday it will open a store in Dripping Springs sometime next year

Construction is slated to begin this fall on the 68,000 square-foot store. It will be on the southeast corner of Highway 290 and Rob Shelton Boulevard.

"This hopefully will keep a lot residents shopping in their own community,"H-E-B spokeswoman Leslie Lockett said.

The H-E-B will have a gas station and car wash, a sushi bar and a bakery. It also will offer many items from the grocery chain's Central Market brand.

The store will be staffed by 300 employees, the company said.

The supermarket is part of Dripping Springs' largest retail initiative: a 55-acre development project that includes Home Depot, Chase Bank and Broadway Bank. Two sites are still available.

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