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New Pi co-op plans to relocate downtown Iowa City store
Feb. 15, 2012 12:56 pm
Officials with the New Pioneer Cooperative are hoping to move the downtown Iowa City store about one block southwest to the corner of Gilbert and College streets, where they can build a larger store, with more parking and deli seating both inside and outside.
Co-op officials announced today the board of directors' decision to bid for four parcels of land that the city has made available. The bids are due to the city May 1, said Jenifer Angerer, marketing manager for the New Pioneer Co-op.
Because the co-op needs approval from a majority of its 24,000 members to bid on a site for relocation of its downtown store, ballots will be mailed out to members on March 1 and must be returned by March 31, Angerer said.
New Pioneer Food Co-op at 22 South Van Buren Street in Iowa City as seen on Thursday, June 17, 2010. (Matt Nelson/The Gazette)
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