They are estimating that 3,000,000 cubic yards of debris will be removed. if that is accurate, they are about 33% complete. Some businesses, are rebuilding quickly. The Walgreens on Range Line - which was completely destroyed - is basically complete on the outside. They are working on the inside now. The Walgreens on Main is being completely renovated. Chick-Fil-A is slated to re-open on September 1, after being destroyed. Walls are going up on the new Walmart. I think the new Aldi's has been started too. Still no word on the location of St. John's. They say they're not going to rebuild in the same location, because of the close proximity to Freeman Hospital, and the fact that if the tornado had tracked 1/4-1/2 mile to the south, both hospital may have been incapacitated. Kinda hate to see them move, but it does make sense.
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