New Mall Stores Coming

Construction teams have been busy on D'Amante Drive, especially in the southwest corner of the Steeplegate Mall grounds where and the Ninety-Nine Restaurant are located.

Abutting the Ninety-Nine, contractors have begun work constructing a new 8,250 square foot building that, when complete, will house three new tenants. The project received .

Across from the Ninety-Nine, in the vacant Linens N Things store at 68 D'Amante Drive, workers are prepping the building for a new Ocean State Job Lot, which is expected to be opening sometime in the spring, according to a post on the company’s Facebook account.

The North Kingston, R.I., company has been in business for more than three decades, with 105 locations all across New England and New York, according to its website. It features closeout merchanise, clothing, books, household items, and food. Annual sales are in excess of $400 million, according to the company.