JCPenney in the Southern Park Mall remains closed

BOARDMAN — JCPenney in the Southern Park Mall did not reopen Wednesday after it was closed during a construction project.

Workers doing construction on the second floor encountered a problem prompting the store to close. The rest of the mall remained open for business as usual, a mall spokeswoman said.

While it was first reported the store would reopen later Wednesday, a sign on a door later in the day informed shoppers that the store would, instead, re-open for business Thursday.

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