QuikTrip, a convenience and gasoline retailers, broke ground Friday, Jan. 24, on a new travel center in Ashville located along highway 231 and Interstate 59. The business will bring approximately two dozen new jobs to the area.

QuikTrip currently has eight locations operating in Alabama with multiple additional stores under construction. The Ashville location is expected to open in the spring of 2026.

“The city of Ashville would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the QuikTrip team,” Ashville Mayor Derrick Mostella said. “They have been incredible to work with on this project and have a real commitment to providing a quality shopping experience as well as providing an opportunity for employees to grow within the company.  Their professionalism and collaboration have made this project possible.”

As a travel center, this location features a larger lot and a more spacious store design than a traditional QT.

“We are excited to continue bring QuikTrip’s signature commitment to quality and efficient service to Alabama residents and travelers by breaking ground on a new location in Ashville,” QuikTrip Corporate Communications Manager Aisha Jefferson said. “From the very beginning, we have felt a warm welcome and overwhelming support from mayor Mostella and the other community leaders, which played a huge role in our decision to invest in this community. We’re looking forward to providing a convenient and reliable resource for Ashville and becoming a part of its growing community.”

QT’s Ashville location will include full-service QT Kitchens featuring freshly prepared grab and go items and custom-made menu items. QT Kitchens customer favorites include warm, soft pretzels, custom breakfast tacos, hardwood smoked BBQ sandwiches, cold brew coffee and frozen treats like QT’s QuikShake®. Customers will also be able to enjoy fresh donuts, sub sandwiches, wraps, QT’s signature pizza by the slice and roller grill items.

Since its founding in 1958, QT has established a reputation for taking great care of its employees, receiving national recognition as a top place to work year after year. In addition to providing superior benefits and opportunities for advancement, QT offers competitive pay, tuition reimbursement, medical insurance and excellent 401k benefits.

QT donates five percent of its annual net profits to charitable organizations. Among the organizations QT supports are United Way, Safe Place, local food banks, schools and Folds of Honor, a non-profit whose mission is to provide educational scholarships to the military and first responder families of those who have been killed or disabled while on active duty.

During the last 66 years, the Tulsa, Oklahoma base company has grown its footprint to more than 1,100 stores across 19 states and employs more than 31,000 people.