The first of four Wawa gas station and convenience stores coming to the Shenandoah Valley opened Friday morning in Fishersville.

Over the next 10 years, the Pennsylvania-based business known for its built-to-order hoagies plans to construct 60 stores along the Interstate 81 corridor. The expansion into the valley promises to create more than 2,000 new jobs. Each store employs 35 workers, not including the 140 local contractors to get it running, and includes a $7.5 million investment, according to the company. Business

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Wawas are being constructed: one in Staunton and two in Waynesboro. The Staunton location on Richmond Avenue is set to open later this year. Greg Hitchin, Waynesboro’s director of econom

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