MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - A brand new, retail shopping center in the city of Madisonville is making waves, not just with an assortment of shopping options, but with lots of economic impact as well.

After the recent opening of stores like Five Below, Hobby Lobby and Rack Room Shoes, people in and around the community have flocked to the new shopping center over the last couple of weeks.

Both the businesses and the Madisonville community are already feeling the impacts.

“What we are hearing from these stores already is that they are exceeding records across their companies,” said Madisonville Mayor Kevin Cotton. “Their opening weeks are already seeing two to three times what they expected to see on average across the nation. Madisonville is showing up, and our community is showing up.”

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