A day after Meijer announced it had begun purchasing properties in Western Pennsylvania for future expansion, the Michigan-based grocery store chain formally submitted plans for a new location in Cranberry Township.

Meijer hopes to construct a 159,000-square-foot supercenter in the northeast corner of Route 228 and Franklin Road near North Catholic High School.

Meijer currently operates more than 500 locations in six states — Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin — and the new store would mark one of the chain’s first ventures into Pennsylvania.

Those plans also include a Meijer Express, the brand’s convenience store and gas station, which offers grab-and-go food, snacks, drinks and other essentials.

However, the businesses are only a portion of what is being propos

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