Groundbreaking for Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Homegoods

Construction begins today on the highly anticipated Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Homegoods trio of stores. Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti and other local dignitaries will attend a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking for Persimmon Place in Dublin at 10 a.m. this morning.

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The shopping center will be located at corner of Hacienda Drive and Martinelli Way in Dublin. 

“We are ecstatic to welcome Persimmon Place to our community,” said Mayor Sbranti said in a statement. “This center will offer the upscale, high-quality retail choices that residents of Dublin want and expect, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the progress being made on this development.”

Nordstrom Rack, one of the "anchor stores" in the new shopping center, will fill a "35,000-square-foot store and is scheduled to open in fall 2015," according to a statement released by the company.

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