Take a peek inside the new Buc-ee’s travel center, opening soon in South Mississippi
Anticipation is growing for the opening of Mississippi’s first Buc-ee’s travel center, as Harrison County officials begin inspections and a job fair is just two weeks away.
Harrison County Fire Rescue personnel and Harrison County Code Office inspectors toured the 74,000 square foot building on Thursday morning, March 20. Buc-ee’s is under construction at the Menge Avenue exit of Interstate 10.
“The walk-through was to follow up on the progress of the project,” is the message posted on the Fire Rescue Facebook site. Officials will be testing all safety systems head of the opening to make sure everything is up to code, the post says.
Buc-ee’s told the Sun Herald the grand opening of the travel center is expected in June.
Photos from the inspection tour show lights are in, flooring is down and counters are taking shape inside the sprawling building. The travel center will feature a big variety of food, mostly the company’s own brand that brings raves from customers. Another large section is devoted to gifts, housewares and souvenirs.
It also will have 120 fueling stations and 24 electrical charging stations.
Job fair scheduled
More than 200 people will be hired before the new Buc-ee’s opens.
Many people already applied online at buc-ees.com and a mass hiring event is Wednesday through Friday, April 2-4 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd. in Biloxi. The job fair will be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. all three days.
The job fair is for staff such as cashiers, deli and food service workers, grocery and gift staff, janitorial, cleaning and maintenance, which pay between $18 and $24 per hour for full time work. Benefits , and staff is paid weekly. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, 401 (k) 100% match and three weeks of paid time off.
