JACKSON TWP. Changes are underway to businesses at the corner of Wales Avenue NW and Portage Street NW.
A plaza is being remodeled on the northwest corner of the intersection. Across Portage Street, on the southwest corner, a Circle K convenience store is being replaced and gasoline pumps will be added.
The Stark County Regional Planning Commission gave conditional approval earlier this month to changes being made at the shopping plaza. Elite Development Tallmadge Twelve will build two additions to the plaza, one 4,080 square feet and a second 2,400 square feet.
Developers had to demolish parts of the existing building and rebuild to ensure structural safety, Keith Calvert, a representative for the owner, told the commission.