In the 1st quarter of the year 2012, the Gaisano Grand Group of Companies has started the construction of their 1st ever owned mall in the City of Kidapawan and in the whole province of North Cotabato.
They constructed their mall in a 3 hectares lot at Lanao, Kidapawan City in front of Lanao Central Elementary School. The lot acquired by the company is the former location of the Clarissian School. According to one of the social networking site that was created by the Gaisano Grand Kidapawan, the the mall will be officially named "Gaisano Grand Highland Mall Kidapawan". Citizens of Kidapawan are looking forward about this Mall and has expectations like hoping the fulfillment as a shoppers like Cinemas for entertainment and many stores and boutique to shop and new food chains and restaurants to dine.
Gaisano Grand Highland Mall will be the 2nd Shopping Mall to open in the City after the KMCC Mini Shoppping Mall which is formerly "AKL Superstore". it will be the biggest Mall in the City that will serve also the neighboring places in the province of North Cotabato. Kidapawan City is a 1st class and the capital of the province. This will be a great milestone for the progress of the City of Kidapawan and Province of North Cotabato.