The next time you walk into a neighborhood Walmart, you might think it’s brand new. In reality, five CSRA locations are undergoing major renovations. The first one completed is here at 3851 Martinez to Locks Rd in Evans. ABD first told you about the updates and improvements in progress with THIS story in late summer. Friday was the grand re-opening. Highlights include brand-new concrete floors and a revamped pharmacy with a wellness room, which includes a space for medical testing and treatments. Wellness rooms are being introduced in Walmart stores

It didn’t take long for one CSRA business to turn an existing drive-thru into one for a totally different use. ABD’s learned that an expanding financial institution will retrofit the former chicken restaurant at Walton’s Corner on 202 Robert C. Daniel Parkway. By the time Chase Bank opens this location, it will be the fourth one in the CSRA. ABD first told you about Chase’s first brick-and-mortar in the Washington Walk shopping center at the corner of Alexander Drive and Washington Road. Here is our initial story from May 15th,