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Hy-Vee Inc. is acquiring the County Market store at 220 S. 18th Ave. in Wausau, Wisconsin.

The store will close at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 and reopen on Nov. 18 as a Hy-Vee.

Hy-Vee also is taking over the adjacent Circle K convenience store, which will be rebranded as a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh location.

“We’re excited to have this opportunity to be part of the Wausau community,” said Kory Robinson, regional VP for Hy-Vee’s Madison region. “We look forward to bringing Hy-Vee’s quality, convenience and culinary expertise to customers next month and to being part of the local community.”

All 130 full-time and part-time employees of the County Market will be offered positions with Hy-Vee. They will have access to Hy-Vee benefits, including a weekly 10 percent discount on groceries, holiday pay, free Hy-Vee PERKS Plus premium membership, a tuition assistance program and insurance for full- and part-time employees.

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About Hy-Vee

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 560 locations across nine Midwestern states with sales of more than $14 billion annually. It recently was named one of the top grocery stores in America by USA Today.

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