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Chick-fil-A built Lemonade Lane in Columbia. Get free food if you dress like a cow on opening day.

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Chick-fil-A's new restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina, will create approximately 120 new jobs.

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Chick-fil-A is opening a new location at 101 Lemonade Lane off Hard Scrabble Road in northeast Columbia. COLUMBIA - A new Chick-fil-A planned for northeast Columbia now has an opening date and address for those interested in a stroll down Lemonade Lane. The new fast chicken sandwich and waffle fries spot on the corner of Rice Meadow Way and Hard Scrabble Road was first announced in April and now has a home at 101 Lemonade Lane. It was built on an empty plot of land along the busy road that's populated with other businesses and fast-casual restaurants. "Chick-fil-A Lemonade Lane" will open Sept. 17 at 6:30 a.m., according to a press release. Its regular hours will be Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it'll offer dine-in, drive-thru, carry-out, third-party delivery, mobile pickup and Mobile Thru. Guests who dress in cow attire on opening day can redeem one free entrée or kid's meal inside the restaurant or in the drive-thru, the release says. The new restaurant is owned and operated by South Carolina native Jason MacDonald, who had held the same position in Utah since 2012, the press release says. The location will create around 120 new jobs, the release says. "As a University of South Carolina alum," MacDonald said in the release, "I came to love Columbia, and I'm excited to have the opportunity to be part of this community again. Moving back to my home...

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Event
Headcount growth

What this signalsFast hiring often means budgets are growing.

Headcount
120
Location
Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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120

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90%
Detected
Sep 16, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
increases_headcount_by

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