Roseburg Valley Mall slowly getting a new look

CRAIG REED/The News-Review General contractor John Emmi, left, and employee Mike Campbell check design details last Tuesday while standing in the Roseburg Valley Mall space that is being remodeled for rue21, a clothing store. Emmi says the new store is scheduled to open Feb. 15.

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CRAIG REED/The News-Review Construction worker Andrew Sumner works on the remodeling project of the former Sears space in the Roseburg Valley Mall last Tuesday. The remodel will create spaces for several new businesses.

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CRAIG REED/The News-Review General contractor John Emmi, middle, goes over construction details with employees Lance Bratton, left, and Mike Campbell last Tuesday in front of the former Sears location at the Roseburg Valley Mall. Rue21, a clothing store, is scheduled to open Feb. 15 in one of the new spaces that's being created by the remodel.

Rue21, a clothing store, is scheduled to open in the Roseburg Valley Mall on Feb. 15. Marshalls, another clothing store, is scheduled for a midsummer opening. “Those two are 100 percent committed,” said John Emmi, a co-owner of the mall and the general contractor for the remodeling project under way on the 65,000 square feet that was vacated by Sears in April 2012. The mall is owned by Emlawa, a company based in Anchorage, Alaska. In the months since Sears closed, there have been many rumors about which businesses will occupy the south side of the nearly 33-year-old mall. This …