Posted by Staff Reports | Aug 21, 2026 | Polk News, Top Local News | 0 | More than a dozen golden shovels sliced through the Georgia red clay Thursday afternoon as local leaders officially broke ground on the Corners of Cedartown retail development. Today’s ceremony marked the beginning of construction on one of the City of Cedartown’s most significant economic development projects in recent years. Located at the intersection of the Cedartown Bypass and Davis Road, the approximately 110,000-square-foot grocery-anchored development will include Publix, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, and additional retail space. And while this afternoon’s groundbreaking celebrated the launch of construction, the project’s long path from conceptual vision to shovel in the ground has been years in the making. “This groundbreaking represents much more than construction,” said Cedartown City Manager Edward Guzman. “It represents the result of a tremendous amount of work, collaboration and persistence by the City, local and state leaders, our development partners, and the many people who helped move this project forward. To say we are proud is an understatement when it comes to witnessing this project move. We can’t wait to watch this lot go from empty to serving as a landmark economic driver for our community here in Cedartown and throughout the county.” Bringing the project to today’s official groundbreaking required the City to establish a new economic development tool, navigate multiple levels…
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