**Headline: Pizza Ranch Plans $1 Million Restaurant on N. Academy Boulevard**

**COLORADO SPRINGS, CO** – The popular Pizza Ranch restaurant chain is set to open a new location in Colorado Springs at 3958 N. Academy Boulevard, near the intersection with Austin Bluffs Parkway. The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) confirmed the development, highlighting it as a significant investment in the local area.

In a recent Facebook post, the PPRBD announced the scope of the project. “It’s a $1-Million project to bring in the restaurant popular for its Pizza Buffet,” the department wrote.

The new establishment is part of a broader expansion for the restaurant chain. Jason Halkias, who has visited 225 Pizza Ranch locations across 15 states, is expected to visit the Colorado Springs site in mid-August, signaling that progress on the new restaurant is underway.

An official opening date for the new Pizza Ranch has not yet been announced.