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"Eight new dollar stores could be coming to the Lewiston-Auburn area.Lewiston city officials said a Family Dollar Store is under construction at 960 Sabattus St. and a Dollar General is a possibility at 1079 Sabattus St.Family Dollar already has a location in Auburn and Lewiston.\"I think it's a good idea, I come here a lot. Their items are awesome,\" said Family Dollar shopper Susan Hamel.Benchmark Construction is building the Family Dollar in Lewiston and said it has put many local subcontractors to work.\"I think it's great. Any kind of business that comes to Lewiston is a good thing. Because there seems to be more things closing than opening so we're happy,\" said resident Lauri Rizzolo.Rizzolo is the customer the stores hope to snag. She lives within walking distance, has a growing family and is looking to save money.\"It'd be fun just to walk across and check it out anyway. Because we walk to the playground, so it would be part of our tour,\" said Rizzolo.A Family Dollar is also in the works in Sabattus, Auburn and Greene.Dollar General, based in Tennessee, said it is considering building stores in Sabattus, Auburn and Turner.\u00A0 A spokesperson said in an email that the company is evaluating if the locations would be a good fit for Dollar General.Auburn Director of Economic Development Roland Miller said the site plans have been approved for both stores in the city and construction is expected to start this summer.\"Jobs are critically important and fortunately this area has gained back job losses that we experienced in '08 and '09 and we continue to grow,\" said Miller.The new Lewiston Family Dollar is expected to be open this fall.The company said it uses software to determine where to open new stores.Family Dollar hasn't said how many new jobs the new stores will create."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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