DeKALB – Olive Garden representatives canceled plans to build a restaurant on Sycamore Road without using any of the $900,000 in approved city incentives, city officials said.

City officials received notice Thursday morning from Darden Restaurants that the company is abandoning its plans for the shuttered Small’s Furniture City location at 2211 Sycamore Road, DeKalb City Manager Mark Biernacki said.

“It’s a reflection of how the economy is not strong on the retail part of the economy,” Biernacki said. “These chains are pulling back not just in DeKalb, but all over the country.”