"Volo is experiencing and explosion of new residentialdevelopment that is projected to double the population in fouryears, but there are no retail centers yet to serve the increasingdemand," said Greg Orput, director of development for his company,said in a statement.

The project, which will have approximately 475,000 of inline andout-lot spaces in addition to major anchors. The first phase of thedevelopment will have more than 400,000 sf. Construction will beginnext spring with completion of the first phase expected in 2009. A"major discount department store" is currently in leasenegotiations with the partnership to anchor the first phase of thedevelopment, with a home improvement store in negotiations toanchor the second phase, according to the released statement.Richard Spinnell, Barb Kading and Jaime Platt, with Mid America,are handling the leasing of the center. The project is expected tocreate approximately 750 jobs, according to the releasedstatement.