http://wyso.org en http://wyso.org/post/new-business-coming-upper-valley-mall <p>Springfield&#39;s Upper Valley Mall has struggled to survive in the past decade, but a new mega shoe store may give the shopping center a much needed boost and bring more jobs and tax revenue to the local economy.</p><p>&quot;The store is called Encore, and the space itself is 31,500 square feet.&nbsp; So it&#39;s going to be the largest shoe store in the state of Ohio,&quot; says Brenda LaBonte, manager of the Upper Valley Mall.&nbsp; She says the store will bring thousands of shoppers and employ between 20 and 100 people.</p> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:32:06 +0000 Wayne Baker 4530 at http://wyso.org