(La Porte, IN) - A ribbon cutting was held this morning at a new grocery store in La Porte.  Aldi is now operating from its new location at the corner of Pine Lake and Truesdell Avenue on redeveloped former industrial property.

 

Mayor Tom Dermody, who was among the dignitaries taking part in the festivities, said the difference between the new and old locations is tremendous.

 

“It looks amazing and that’s the expectation we have in the City of La Porte.  That’s what we want our residents to expect from all retailers, all businesses in La Porte.  We’re excited to have them,” he said.

 

There was a line of people around the building waiting to get inside prior to the doors opening this morning.

 

The future of the building formerly housing Aldi on the La Porte's west side is not known at this time.  That area of the city has been home to several grocery stores, including Al’s Supermarket.  With the new Aldi location opening, the west side of La Porte is now absent of a grocer.  Dermody said efforts to lure a new grocery store to the west side are ongoing.

 

“We’re still excited to, hopefully, find a west side grocer of some sort. But, I think once people see Aldi, they’re going to want to keep going back there,” he said.