MIAMI—Contractors have been hired and a building permit is pending for IKEA's Miami-Dade store in Sweetwater, FL. That means developers will break ground on the new IKEA within two months and a new home furnishings retailer will come online by Summer 2014.
Balfour Beatty Construction won the general contractor deal. More than 500 jobs that are expected to be created during the construction phase. When the new store opens it will employ about 350 workers.
“This store will provide a more conveniently located IKEA shopping experience for current and potential Miami-Dade customers, and will help strengthen the IKEA presence in Florida established by stores already in Sunrise, Orlando and Tampa,” says Mike Ward, IKEA US president.
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