World’s largest convenience store coming to Mississippi

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN)-Buc-ee’s, the world’s largest convenience store, is set to open a location in Mississippi.

The company announced it is investing $50 million to open its first Mississippi location in Harrison County, of the U.S. Interstate 10 Menge exit.

The board of supervisors in Harrison County agreed to invest an additional $15 million to improve the infrastructure around the area which includes expanding Menge Avenue to five lanes and lengthening the on and off-ramps at the exit.

Its first location opened in 1982 in Texas and has been a staple for the state. Since it’s opening, the expansion has grown to 40 locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Texas, with a giant 74,000-square-foot location opening in Tennessee.

The Mississippi project is expected to host an 80,000-square-foot venue and employ 200 people.

The project will take at least another two years to complete.