H. E. Butt Grocery Co. is spending about $100 million to expand, relocate and remodel several of its Austin-area stores this year part of a larger, statewide expansion and price-cutting campaign.
It's the largest-ever Austin investment for the grocery chain, which also expects to hire about 1,000 workers in Central Texas during 2012, according to President Craig Boyan .
"Our business continues to be strong, and so this year, we're making some huge investments in Texas," he said.
The expansion and remodel efforts touch a wide variety of stores. They include:
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