The chicken and biscuits chain Bojangles’ has announced plans to open 25 new restaurants across Central Alabama, with as many as three possibly going in Chilton County.
Clanton Economic Development Director Rick Russell confirmed that the company is in the process of getting land rezoned on Highway 31 South. The parcel in question is the former location of Mims House of Flowers.
“Nothing is definite yet,†Russell said, adding that the company has not applied for a building permit.
While an e-mail from the company hinted at intentions to open restaurants in Jemison and Maplesville, those intentions could not be confirmed. Maplesville Mayor Kurt Wallace said he had not been contacted by Bojangles’. Jemison Mayor Eddie Reed could not be reached for comment, as city representatives were in Washington, D.C. this past week.
Any new restaurants in the Chilton County area would be part of a multi-year plan to develop the Birmingham market through a combination of company- and franchisee-owned locations.
Four new restaurants are planned to open in the region by the end of 2009, with the first two scheduled to open by mid-summer in Northport and Clinton, respectively.