Plans on hold for former Save A Lot building in Urbana
The former Save-A-Lot grocery at 220 N. Broadway in Urbana on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette URBANA — Plans for a new Octapha...
The former Save-A-Lot grocery at 220 N. Broadway in Urbana on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette URBANA — Plans for a new Octapharma Plasma collection center in Urbana are officially off the table, at least for the planned location at the former Save-A-Lot grocery building at 220 N. Broadway Ave.The company withdrew both its request for a special-use permit and an appeal of a decision made by city Zoning Administrator Kevin Garcia, according to city planner Kat Trotter.Asked this past week about its future plans for a plasma center in the area, the company sent this statement: 'Octapharma Plasma is consistently looking to expand into attractive communities, like Urbana, Illinois, as the demand for plasma increases.