The Circle K convenience store chain is expanding in Wisconsin, with plans to open 60 stores in the state and create 1,200 jobs.
Company officials discussed the plans Thursday at a ribbon cutting for the brand’s third store in the Green Bay area.
They said the new stores are expected to open in Wisconsin in the next several years. The expansion in the Badger State is part of a larger effort to open 500 stores across the globe, with the vast majority in North America. r.
Circle K currently has about 14,200 stores in 26 counties and territories, with about 124,000 employees.
The new stores planned for Wisconsin represent over 10 percent of the new facilities planned to open in the next five years. The company already has roughly 30 stores in Wisconsin.
Mark Kestnbaum, vice president of real estate for Circle K, said most of the brand’s stores are in the northwest part of the state, with three in northeast Wisconsin. He said they plan to first expand in areas where they already have stores, but are exploring potential locations in central and southern Wisconsin.