DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. — Two big-name chains are making their way to rural DeSoto County. Wawa and Culver’s are both under construction.
“It’s very exciting. We’re really kind of at the crossroads of the state: east-west right here on 70, then north-south on U.S. 17, so it’s an ideal location. Businesses are noticing and they want to be here,” Sondra Guffey said, economic development director.
She said more than 32,000 cars travel U.S. 70 daily.
“We’re within an hour’s drive of a million people.”
Right now, food options in town are slim.
“We definitely have Publix, which is my favorite,” Erica Baker said. “And we have a lot of chicken places.”
The variety is so low that some people are driving out of town just to eat.
“We spend a lot of time driving to Sarasota right now for suppers,” Douglas O’Dell said.
Planet Fitness, Take 5 and other restaurants are also in the works for DeSoto County. You can keep up with all the new economic development here.
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