Biz Buzz: Work begins on Panera restaurant site in Baxter

Biz Buzz: Work begins on Panera restaurant site in Baxter

BAXTER — It won’t be a spot to take mom out for lunch this May, but that will be a different story by next year's Mother’s Day for Panera in Baxter. Site preparation work has begun at the Panera Bread restaurant site near Costco and just off Highway 210 in Baxter. The restaurant is anticipated to be ready to open by fall. The site, roughly an acre, will have a 3,128-square-foot Panera restaurant with outdoor patio and drive-thru. Access will be…