(July 29, 2004) -- NLB will be getting a 24-hour Jack in the Box drive-thru restaurant at 5150 Atlantic Ave.
Groundbreaking will take place next week with opening scheduled in October 2004.
A release indicates the new restaurant will employ approximately 25 local residents and seat 68 customers.
"Jack in the Box has contracted On-site Builders to build the new 2,631-square-foot restaurant located on a 28,787 square-foot parcel," the release said.
It added, "The new restaurant, managed by Nasir Mahmood, will join 13 other Jack in the Box restaurants in the Long Beach area. The site was chosen based on several factors, including nearby residential communities, daytime employment and traffic generators."