The JC Penney at Weddington Plaza is back open.
On Friday officials held a ribbon-cutting to welcome back customers to the store that was badly damaged in the February 2025 floods.
WYMT reports the managers were able to bring back 15 employees who were there before the flood and have hired 20 new people.
It is still the only flood-affected store that has reopened at Weddington Plaza but officials say getting the big stores back open will help all the smaller local stores get back on their feet.