Hy-Vee planning massive Minnesota distribution center
Hy-Vee Inc. is expanding its grocery distribution system closer to its rapidly growing network of stores in the Twin Cities.
The Wes Des Moines, Iowa-based grocer said in a statement that it is exploring preliminary plans for a distribution center on 150 acres along Highway 90 in Austin, Minn. The 1 million-square-foot center would be built in phases beginning in 2019, the company said.
The distribution center would be Hy-Vee’s first outside of Iowa, where it operates three such facilities.
Hy-Vee has long been a major presence in the Midwest, including southern Minnesota. But it only recently began a big push into the Twin Cities, opening its seventh store here in August, with six more in the pipeline.
“The site in Austin is being considered for the project due to its centralized location in our eight-state territory and interstate access as well as the community’s ample workforce,” said Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tina Potthoff.
Potthoff did not answer questions about whether or not Hy-Vee had long-term plans for a distribution center in the Twin Cities.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development spokesman Shane Delaney told the Des Moines Register that Hy-Vee hadn’t been offered any incentives yet, but said there are a number of programs available to the company.
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