Costco Business Center opens in Grid By Landan Kuhlmann LKuhlmann@fortbendstar.com The anchor tenant in Stafford’s Grid development has opened its doors to the Fort Bend County community. Costco Business Center at The Grid opened on Oct. 20 at 12717 Network Dr., according to a Facebook post from the company. An April press release from StreetLevel Investments announcing the location said the new space from Costco Wholesale Corporation is on approximately 13 acres and has approximately 148,000 square feet of retail space at the corner of Highway 59 and Kirkwood Road. “This is a great addition for our residents and will wonderfully complement our growing businesses,” Stafford Mayor Cecil Willis said in April. “This is just another opportunity that is helping The Grid to redefine the future of Stafford.” The Grid is Costco’s first Houston-area location for its Business Center concept, of which there are 21 throughout the country. It will be just the second location in Texas, now
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The Costco Business Center opened last month at The Grid in Stafford. (Photo from Facebook) accompanying the location in Dallas-Fort Worth. The Grid’s anchor tenant will offer business supplies such as commercial appliances, janitorial supplies as well as restaurant and office supplies along with electronics. Customers/business owners will also be able to find produce and other food and snack items in the store, according to Costco’s website. “We promised to deliver new concepts, and
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Costco Business Center is a great way to address the growing needs of our business community,” East Fort Bend Development Authority chairperson Felecia Evans-Smith said. For more information and to stay up to date on all developments coming to The Grid, community members can follow it on Instagram @ExperiencetheGrid or visit ExperiencetheGrid. com.
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