Business & Tech
IKEA Might Build 2nd Warehouse in Joliet on Newly Bought Land
The parcel is next to the 72 acres where the home furnishing company already has plans for a distribution center.
IKEA could be building a second Joliet warehouse that’s near the spot the business will be putting up a new distribution center, according to a Times Weekly report.
RELATED: IKEA Says Construction on Joliet Distribution Center Could Start This Fall
Mayor Thomas Giarrante announced last Thursday that the home-furnishing company had purchased land next to the 72 acres it already owned, the report stated. IKEA had announced earlier this year that it planned to build 1.4-million-square-foot distribution center on that land. Construction on that could begin as early as this fall, and it’s expected to be completed by 2017.
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IKEA, which has retail stores in Bolingbrook and Schaumburg, plans to use the new distribution center to service its 10 Midwest outlets.
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