Looking back before looking ahead. According to Grace Media Group – NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM, 93.1 FM, 105.3 FM & WNWS.COM, here are the top 10 most visited online local business stories for 2022.

1) Nationally knows retailer will occupy entire strip center in West Towne Commons – January 17

Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, an American national off-price department store retailer, is scheduled to open a new retail store at 85 Stonebrook Place this fall.

“We are pleased to announce the arrival of Burlington, a new retail business in Jackson, Tennessee,” said Gary Taylor, president of Gary A. Taylor Investment Company, “Burlington will take the entire 24,975 square foot building located at 85 Stonebrook Place between Target and Kroger.

“The building will be entirely renovated – including a new roof, new HVAC systems, and new front facade.

“Burlington will add approximately 30 new jobs to our community. The store will open for business this fall.”

Burlington is a division of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation with 740 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico, with its corporate headquarters located in Burlington Township, New Jersey.

2) Commercial property on Emporium Drive sells for $4.6 million plus – November 29

Commercial property at 2116 Emporium Drive has been sold.

30 Doors LLC, purchased the property – which is home to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen – from CH Jackson TN Landlord LLC for $4,674,536.

The sale adds to a growing list of commercial property sales in Jackson and Madison County.

In October, Sakura Investment Group purchased 70 Carriage House Drive from Chun Yin Lam for $600,000.

The facility is home to Sakura Japanese Restaurant.

Newell Berg Holdings TN LLC purchased the property that is home to Popeyes, 200 South Royal Street.

Poplease GP sold the property for $3.5 million in June.

The same month, Nottinghill Gate Tucson LLC purchased the property that is home to Chili’s Grill & Bar, 2200 Emporium Drive.

DB Triple Dipper Restaurant LLC sold the property for $2,860,440.

3) New 240 unit apartment complex approved for Smith Farms location in north Jackson – March 3

A first step for the construction of a new 240 unit apartment complex in north Jackson was approved by the Jackson Municipal Regional Planning Commission during its monthly meeting at City Hall, Wednesday.

Offered by Banner at Sterling Farms, the proposed location is the 3170 block of the U.S. Highway 45 Bypass Frontage Road on 20.24 acres in Smith Farms.

4) Opening date set for Burlington in West Towne Commons – August 2

Business hours have not been announced, but Burlington, an American national off-price department store retailer has set an opening date for 85 Stonebrook Place in West Towne Commons.

The retailer will open Friday, August 26.

Formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, Burlington will occupy the entire 24,975 square foot building located between Target and Kroger.

The building is being entirely renovated – including a new roof, new HVAC systems, and new front facade.

Burlington is expected to add approximately 30 new jobs to the community.

Burlington is a division of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation with 740 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico, with its corporate headquarters located in Burlington Township, New Jersey.

5) Apartment complex in Jackson sells for $24 million plus – November 22

Stonewater Place Luxury Apartments, 20 Stonewater Creek Drive, have been sold.

Andmark Stonewater LLC purchased the 120-unit complex from SM Stonewater LLC for $24,650,000.

The sale of the complex – which offers one- two and three bedroom apartments – is the second in less than three years.

SM Stonewater LLC (Florida), purchased the property – located off Ridgecrest Road east of Campbell Street – in January 2019 for $16,250,000.

6) City of Jackson announces plans to purchase Jackson Plaza – November 30

Details are limited, but the City of Jackson is making plans to purchase the Jackson Plaza, which is located on the corner of North Highland Avenue and Old Hickory Boulevard.

“Aronov has been leasing the plaza from the Rosenblum family, and the property is owned by a trust, but I don’t want to be premature,” said Hal Crocker, CEO, Crocker Construction Company, Inc., “What the plan is for the city? I don’t know.

“It’s definitely in its infancy, but it’s definitely been a topic of discussion for years.”

Aronov Realty, Montgomery, Alabama, is the leasing agent for the massive 210,940-square-foot facility.

Locals will probably remember four businesses that once thrived in the aging shopping center – Belk, which is now located at the Old Hickory Mall, Big Star Supermarket, Super D Drugs and Service Merchandise.

Service Merchandise – the company – declared bankruptcy in 2002.

7) Coffman’s Home Furnishings – 44,000-square-foot showroom sells for $3 million plus – May 19

Shaun Goldie and wife Crystal, owners of Coffman’s Home Furnishings, Inc., have purchased the 44,000-square-foot showroom at 2845 U.S. Highway 45 Bypass in Jackson.

The couple purchased the property from Bobby Coffman, Bennie Paul Coffman, John David Coffman, and Bennie Mark Coffman for $3,300,000

Coffman’s Home Furnishings was incorporated in 1965, and moved to north Jackson in 1982.

Tracing its beginnings to a small country business founded by Vernon Coffman in the 1930s, Coffman’s Home Furnishings, Inc. offers customers leading brands of furniture, mattresses, appliances and outdoor living.

8) SOLO West Townhouses scheduled for Hollywood Drive – February 7

A request to construct a multi-family development – SOLO West Townhouses – at 1405 – 1421 Hollywood Drive – has been approved by the Jackson Planning Commission.

The property is scheduled to consist of 24 townhouses – four units in each of six buildings.

Lone Oak Holdings LLC sold the 0.95 acres to Superior Acquisitions, which is located next to Ruby’s Family Dining – Soul Food restaurant – 1431 Hollywood Drive.

9) Hyatt Place – Ronald McDonald House – coming to corner of W. Forest Ave. & Lambuth Blvd. – October 17

Hyatt Place – Ronald McDonald House – will be constructed on the corner of West Forest Avenue and Lambuth Boulevard, which will benefit the children at Ayers Children’s Medical Center.

It will provide housing for children’s families, a place for long-term cancer/hospice families to stay as well as families of long-term heart patients.

The number of floors and square feet in the facility are not available.

At present, The Foundation places families in homes around Midtown Jackson when they are in the community to be with their loved ones who live more than 50 miles away.

This facility will located next to a large rehabilitation facility where patients may stay for more extended periods and across the street from a skilled nursing facility.

The Kirkland Cancer Center and Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is one block West.

10) Jackson landmark leveled on Old Hickory Boulevard – July 18

Passersby will notice the former home of the Old Hickory Steak House, 624 Old Hickory Blvd., is being demolished.

Fire destroyed the building in early November 2021, that was also once home to the Village Inn Pizza Parlor.

Village Inn Pizza Parlor – which closed September 30, 2007 – had been a fixture at 624 Old Hickory Blvd., since it first opened in 1969.

(PHOTO: Nationally knows retailer will occupy entire strip center in West Towne Commons; Hyatt Place – Ronald McDonald House – will be constructed on the corner of West Forest Avenue and Lambuth Boulevard, and former home of Old Hickory Steak House & Village Inn Pizza Parlor is demolished)