"Our guests stayed longer and shopped more of the store, so the initial reaction is that it was the right thing, " said Sid Keswani, senior vice president of Target's Southwest region.
Developers had about 50% of the retail space in the Meridian's 830, 000-square-foot initial phase leased to retailers such as a Gap store and to restaurants before it got the construction loan.
Police said Sunday that Hilton -- who was taken into custody Friday at a convenience store in suburban Atlanta -- would make his initial court appearance in Union County on Monday.
Investigators took 7, 000 documents during that initial search, so many that they had to go to an office supply store across the street and buy more boxes, Yockelson said.