In MACOMB, Looking back on 2025 with only a few weeks left in the year, economic officials remember it as a retail success as well as a transitional year. In 2025, T.J. Maxx and Hobby Lobby opened on East Jackson, giving new life to the former Kmart that sat empty for nearly a decade. Chipotle Mexican Grill was built from the ground up. On West Jackson, cars are back in the former Hardee’s drive-thru with the recent opening of Beef-a-Roo. This fall, Cool Bliss Popped Bliss, a popcorn shop, soft launched their new location.
