Waveland's Newest Business

The old 84 Lumber facility at Nicholson and Hwy 90 has been abandoned since 2011, but soon it will be the home of a fascinating new business.  Lisa Monti reports for Mississippi Business Journal. 

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Infinity-AP is moving its custom storefront fabrication operation from Chalmette, La., to the vacant 84 Lumber location off U.S. 90 in Waveland. Co-owner Rick Bradley said the goal is to open in early 2017 with up to 15 employees. Photo by Ellis Anderson

Bay-Waveland residents may have noticed a flurry of activity at the site of the old 84 Lumber site, on Nicholson Avenue, near the intersection of Hwy. 90.  An unsightly chainlink/barbed wire fence across the front of the facility has been removed and the faded blue paint of the main building now has a fresh coat of white. 

The facelift is just the most obvious sign of change, and the most ironic:  the facility is being repurposed to serve as a home for a company that builds storefronts for several popular national retailers.  
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Mississippi Business Journal published a detailed article by Lisa Monti earlier this week.  Below is an excerpt with a link to the full story!

Infinity-AP is moving its custom storefront fabrication operation from Chalmette, La., to the vacant 84 Lumber location off U.S. 90 in Waveland. Co-owner Rick Bradley said the goal is to open in early 2017 with up to 15 employees.
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The company designs, engineers and fabricates custom storefronts for international retailers. Bradley said their best known customers are Abercrombie & Fitch and its subsidiary Hollister Co., and Victoria’s Secret and its PINK chain of stores for younger customers. Infinity-AP also has done work for American brands around the world, including the Middle East, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

The company outgrew the 10,000-square-foot building it leased in Chalmette. The new location has a 20,000-square-footbuilding, a 10,000 square feet building and two canopied areas with 9,000 square feet each. The entire site covers almost five acres.

Read the whole article on the Mississippi Business Journal website.