<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3K5dzU_1Gw9aWPG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3K5dzU_1Gw9aWPG00" width="1000" height="553" ><figcaption>Unfinished Chick-fil-a view from Col. Glenn Highway / Photo by Zion Wester / Wright State Guardian</figcaption></figure>"I'll leave it to Chick-fil-A to announce when they're going to start serving chicken," Jason Woodard, founder of Woodard Development, said. During the Nov. 4 Beavercreek City Council Public Hearing concerning Raider Row, the Wright State Guardian asked the council and Woodard Development questions on the timeline of the Chick-fil-A construction. To recap, students first heard about the approved Chick-fil-A in April 2026. The Wright State Media Team released an article overviewing the development of Raider Row and set an "opening targeted for the start of fall 2026." During the June 26 Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, Associate Vice President of Operations Javan Conley requested an additional $1.5 million to complete the Raider Row roundabout project. The request came due to electrical infrastructure and "the discovery of unforeseen conditions that could have not been reasonably identified during the initial planning and estimating phase, most notably the soil," Conley said. The BOT approved an additional $2 million, and the development continued. According to Woodard, the soil conditions were specified at the Public Hearing. "There was moisture in the site where Chick-fil-A was and we addressed that through geotechnical concerns," Woodard said. "The site was raised, so no issues there."By the start of Fall 2026 semester, students took notice that the Chick-Fil-A was not built. After speaking with the WSU Communications Department, the Wright State Guardian received responses about the project in late Sept. 2026. During the Nov. 4 Public Hearing, Woodard Development discussed their upcoming plans for the remainder of Raider Row. There will be a 4-tenant building and a drive-thru attached to the easternmost tenant, with the aim of filling it with food and beverage options."We're focused on amenities for the students, faculty and staff. It will be heavy food and beverage-orientated," Woodard said. There were concerns for pedestrian walkways, as it was marketed as a community-oriented space, and Woodard Development specified that the walkways would be painted on. Additionally, there were concerns about the soil condition for the new building, but Woodard Development reassured the council that it was only in the Chick-fil-A section.Scott Laubie, principal of Woodard Development answered a timeline question for the Guardian. Originally, Chick-fil-A was "saying first quarter of next year was our opening," Laubie said, in reference to 2027. "They were always talking first quarter," Woodard said, again referencing the first quarter of 2027. Earlier in the evening, he spoke on the opening date to the council."Actually, I think back on the schedule, they never really announced a specific opening date," Woodard said. Nonetheless, Woodard Development anticipates an opening date in the upcoming year, with more on Raider Row to come.</div></body>

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"I'll leave it to Chick-fil-A to announce when they're going to start serving chicken," Jason Woodard, founder of Woodard Development, said. During the Nov. 4 Beavercreek City Council Public Hearing concerning Raider Row, the Wright State Guardian asked the council and Woodard Development questions on the timeline of the Chick-fil-A construction.

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