INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Hobby Lobby and Christian bookstore Mardel have joined the tenant roster at The Falls, a destination retail center located at the interchange of Interstate 70 and Highway 291 in Independence. Hobby Lobby will occupy a 55,000-square-foot store and Mandel will occupy 25,000 square feet. Both stores are currently under construction, with completion expected by the end of the year. The Falls is a 200-acre development anchored by a 160,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World with an adjoining 200-room hotel and conference center. The project also contains an 80-acre city park with an 18-acre stocked lake, a 70-foot waterfall and a 2-mile walking trail. Kessinger/Hunter & Co. is overseeing marketing efforts for the project.
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