Staff photo by Tommy Wilson

Work is progressing well on a nearly 50,000-square-foot Food City store in Vonore, which will provide about 160 jobs.

The Food City facility will a part of a shopping center along with the grocery outlet. There will be 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of shopping space, which could also provide 30-40 more jobs. On the far end of the shopping center will be a Gas-n-Go gas station. The annual estimated sales tax revenue of the supermarket will be $375,000 and the property tax will be $46,000.