Sign of change

A new “McMinnville Marketplace” sign was erected at Plaza Shopping Center last week prompting questions of whether a name change is coming to the venerable shopping center.

The new sign is located between Walgreens and Saki Japanese Steakhouse and is positioned alongside Bobby Ray Memorial Pky. The sign includes spaces for store logos with “1100” underneath them. The Plaza Shopping Center’s address is 1100 Smithville Hwy.

The traditional McMinnville Plaza sign remains alongside Smithville Hwy. although the digital message board is not currently on.

Micah Lacher, a representative of McMinnville Community Partners, LLC, a subsidiary of Anchor Investments of Nashville which bought the Plaza in November 2025, contacted the Main Street Journal Monday to confirm the change.

“Since we're investing significantly to refresh the center and revitalize it, we decided to rebrand it,” Lacher said. “Everyone at the center seems to be very excited about all of the improvements.”

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