Walmart plans to build a nearly 600,000-square-foot distribution center next to another that, combined, will exceed one million square feet. The plans call for the construction of a second warehouse building that would be 599,006 square feet and would be built in front of, to the west and right of, the existing Walmart distribution center, which is 460,000 square feet, at 2837 Sen. Ralph Scott Parkway.

The first facility, which opened in 2016, was planned for perishable goods, such as frozen foods and produce. That phase of development was estimated to cost $100 million and generate about 450 new jobs.

The second phase called for construction of a distribution center for dry goods, which was also estimated to generate another 450 jobs. The Alamance News reports that the company is scheduled to break ground on the second distribution center in June and that 80 percent of the operations will be automated.

In most towns, siting a gas station is a pretty ho-hum matter. But in the North Carolina town of Mebane, if that gas station is to be a Buc-ee’s, it’s a pretty big deal. Nearly 100 people were on hand to witness the vote, unanimously approved by the town council. Texas-based Buc-ee’s plans to build its Texas-sized travel center (gas station) on a 32-acre site where I-40 and I-85 meet.

Plans call for a 74,000-square-foot building, 120 fueling positions, approximately 650 parking stalls, 24 electric vehicle positions, and bus or RV parking. A store of the planned size will have 225 full-time workers, though with part-timers needed to fill shifts, the entire roster would be more than 400.

CSMS Management, doing business on behalf of Buc-ee’s, closed on the site, now mostly a vacant field, in October in a purchase valued at about $12 million. The seller was associated with Crow Holdings, which owns a nearby industrial project.