(photo above is a store opening in Nashville, not Harrisonburg; source)

In further (potential) good news for the local economic climate, the Daily News Record reports today that Dick's Sporting Goods may be opening up a storefront at the Valley Mall in Harrisonburg as soon as this fall.  Dick's would (potentially) be located in the space that Peebles vacated in 2006.  This follows recent news of an Ashley Furniture store opening in the old Books-A-Million space on East Market Street.

Additional tidbits on this developing story:

• The old Peebles space is 42,000 SF, as compared to a typical Dick's Sporting Goods store of 50,000 SF.
• Dick's is hiring a Golf Professional/Apprentice for the not-yet-confirmed Harrisonburg store.
• Dick's would be the second large retail tenant to land in Harrisonburg since the recession --- following the opening of Best Buy's 33,000 SF space in Harrisonburg Crossing in 2010. 
  

Kudo's to Doug Manners at the Daily News Record for discovering this exciting news for Harrisonburg!