Ladders are set up and plastic sheets laid down as construction crews customize the interior of a vacant store in Elkridge Corners.

SportClips, which specializes in haircuts for men, will be opening Aug. 18, according to a store representative.

The chain barbershop has approximately 25 locations in Maryland and 900 nationwide. Elkridge will be its second business in Howard County; it has another store in Dobbin Center in Columbia.

With the latest addition, the Elkridge Corners shopping center at Montgomery Road and Route 1 boasts a zero-vacancy rate for the first time since November, when Shear Brothers closed in the space where SportClips will be.

See related stories:

• Shuttering of Shear Brothers
• Salon Allure Closes, Owes $20,000 to Landlord
• Green Valley Marketplace Announces Grand Opening

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