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Academy Sports coming to Gainesville
Development coming to site across from Olive Garden, Cheddar's restaurants
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A public storage facility on Ahaluna Drive has been emptied in preparation for coming development in the neighborhood off Dawsonville Highway.
Academy Sports + Outdoors has ended speculation about what store will anchor a new retail development at the southeast corner of Dawsonville Highway and Ahaluna Drive. Company officials announced Wednesday plans to open a first location in Gainesville later this year, though no specific timeline is final. Academy Sports operates seven stores in Atlanta.