Target Corporation Invests $84 Million Dollars to Build Distribution Center in Ohio

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is investing $84 million to build a 1.35 million square foot state-of-the-art regional distribution center in West Jefferson, Ohio. The center is being built in the West Jefferson Commerce Park and will serve retail stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Archer Western Contractors (Atlanta, Georgia) is performing construction services for the distribution center and started the construction October 2002.

In 1962, the first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota and was the first retail store to offer well-known national brands at discounted prices. Target Corporation is a growing company focused on general merchandise retailing and is America's fourth largest general merchandise retailer. The company operates nearly 1,400 stores and 22 distribution centers across the country. Target is expected to hire 900 people for the distribution center once the project is completed in March 2004.