Hardware giant to open new distribution center in region

Ace Hardware Corp. will move operations from Tampa to Plant city.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:23 a.m. June 24, 2020
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Ace Hardware's expansion in Plant City will support more than 200 retail locations. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Ace Hardware's expansion in Plant City will support more than 200 retail locations. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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PLANT CITY — Ace Hardware Corp. plans to move its local retail support center, currently in Tampa, to a new facility in Plant City. 

In a press release, the Oak Brook, Ill.-based hardware retailer says construction of the new center will begin in October. It’s expected to open in November 2021. According to builder County Line Farms One LLC, the project will bring 200 construction jobs to the community. 

 

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