Wawa hopes to open first Jacksonville location by 2017

Popular convenience store chain Wawa is coming to Jacksonville.

Wawa Inc. has one site under contract in Jacksonville and would like to open many more in the area, according to a report from our news partner Jacksonville Business Journal.

The Pennsylvania-based convenience store told JBJ it is actively searching for additional sites in the Jacksonville area.

Wawa already has nearly 100 stores in the state of Florida but the company hopes to open the first one in Jacksonville in 2017.

Wawa's website says it is the "all day, every day stop for fresh, built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and surcharge-free ATMs.

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