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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Its been awhile since the Straus Mall has been renovated in Valley City and the first steps toward that end have been moving forward for number of months.

Developer George Gaukler purchased the building and is cleaning it up to make to look more inviting for potential businesses that maybe interested in the future.

A day after the old sign was removed a contractor immediately began doing plaster work on the south side of the building on Wednesday.