Notes From All Over -- The Slim Chickens Edition -- Part 3 -- September 22, 2021

UK calamity: two UK power companies have collapsed; government braces for more casualties. Avro Energy and Green supplied 835,000 customers between them. No link; google it.

Williston: a building boom:

Bakken economy: Slim Chickens broke ground -- newest location in Williston Square. Williston Herald. 

Williston Square welcomed its first resident on Tuesday with the official groundbreaking ceremony for Slim Chickens. 

Slim Chickens was announced to be one of the first businesses to enter the Square in October of 2020. The restaurant, owned and operated by Preferred Restaurant Group Inc. of Minot, will feature 3,430 square foot building for dining in, along with space for parking and a dual drive-through.

Preferred Restaurant Group owns four Slim Chickens and 14 Taco John's restaurants, including the one in Williston, which President and CEO Mike Sartwell said is the franchises' most successful. That success, he said, will hopefully translate to this newest restaurant offering.

With construction on the building already underway, Sartwell said he's excited to be one the first businesses to set up shop in the 800-acre development. Economic Development Director Shawn Wenko commented that Slim Chickens' location in the Square will feature several restaurant and retail options, with Slim Chickens being the first business to go vertical. Construction is expected to continue through December, with the hope that the restaurant will open its doors to the public in January 2022.

Williston Square? See this link.

Dozens of new businesses have come into Williston this year, and 2020 is expected to be even busier due to redevelopment of the 800-acre Sloulin Field International Airport site, now known as the Williston Square.

Plans for the area include a civic center, casual and fast food restaurants, more apartment buildings or single-family homes, and big-box retailers. Williston Economic Development says due to the old airport’s ideal location within town, interest from developers and investors is high, and moving a lot faster than anticipated.

The Williston Square redevelopment project has been in the planning stages for five years, and within the next two weeks, the layout of roads and infrastructure will be unveiled.

Williston Square: website here.