<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lakeland, FL-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">12.28.12</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Publix Super Markets is expanding in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company has recently announced that it has signed a lease for a second store in the area. The location will be situated at the intersection of South Boulevard and Iverson Way in Charlotte.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The grand opening date for the Shops at South Line, 54,975-square-foot location will depend on factors that include permitting and completion of the store’s construction but is tentatively planned for late 2014, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/publixbody122812.jpg" alt="122812images" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We are excited to bring Publix to even more customers and associates in North Carolina and look forward to continued growth in the state and in our current operating areas,” said Maria Brous, Publix media and community relations director.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Publix announced in September its first North Carolina store in Ballantyne, located at Providence Road West and Johnston Road, opening in 2014. Publix currently has 1,070 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The company has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” for 15 consecutive years.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.publix.com" target="_new">Publix</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
