Popular Fast Food Chain Planning 3rd Capital Region Location

I am sure you have recently heard or read about several local retail outlets closing. National chains like JOANN, Big Lots, Advance Auto Parts, Forever 21, and Dollar General have all recently announced Capital Region store closures. They join a long list of other retailers that have already closed or plan to close locations in 2025.

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Amid all kinds of retail and restaurant chains closing of late, it's a breath of fresh air to pass along the opposite!

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A popular fast food chain, or should I say specialty sandwich shop, is setting its sights on opening another Capital Region restaurant.

Arby's Eyeballs New Location In Rotterdam

Arby's, which currently has restaurants in the Colonie Center and on Wolf Road, has its sights set on a new Capital Region eatery in Rotterdam

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According to a report from Albany Business Review, plans for a new Arby's restaurant at 1900 Altamont Avenue in Rotterdam are being presented to the town planning commission. The proposed location is a former Trustco Bank branch near the intersection of Curry Road, and with its existing drive-thru, would just need renovations to transform into an Arby's

If approved, no timetable has been set for when the new eatery would open.