Northfork Shopping Center is rebranding in 2013 in hopes new shops follow.
Commercial real estate group Sandalwood announced in November a $2 million renovation plan that includes changing the shopping center's name to The Hub at Research and 45, located at the intersection of US 183 and Toll 45.
The changes, slated to be complete in March, call on raised signage to increase visibility from the highways as well as transformed retail spaces throughout the 165,000-square-foot complex. Existing tenant Chair King will relocate to a new 30,000-square-foot anchor space. The renovations will create two 25,000-square-foot junior anchor sites within the 30-year-old shopping center. No tenants have inked deals for either spot, according to a Sandalwood spokeswoman.
13945 N. US 183, Austin
Joe Lanane’s career is rooted in community journalism, having worked for a variety of Midwest-area publications before landing south of the Mason-Dixon line in 2011 as the Stillwater News-Press news editor. He arrived at Community Impact Newspaper in 2012, gaining experience as editor of the company’s second-oldest publication in Leander/Cedar Park. He eventually became Central Austin editor, covering City Hall and the urban core of the city.
Lanane leveraged that experience to become Austin managing editor in 2016. He managed eight Central Texas editions from Georgetown to San Marcos. Working from company headquarters, Lanane also became heavily involved in enacting corporate-wide editorial improvements. In 2017, Lanane was promoted to executive editor, overseeing editorial operations throughout the company. The Illinois native received his bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University and his journalism master’s degree from Ball State University.
