Menards store in Gaylord now under construction
GAYLORD — After six years, Gaylord is on the verge of getting a Menards store as work has begun on a site next to Meijer off of M-32 West.
“We are still very early in the overall planning process and have not yet established a timeline for completion of the project," said Jeff Abbott, a spokesman for Menards.
In 2016, a site plan from Menards was approved and construction was originally projected to begin in the spring of 2017. However, the work never started. In 2020, the Gaylord City Council approved a zoning permit application from Menards but work didn't start until this summer.
Previously, the company has indicated it would build a 220,000-square-foot store that would eventually employ around 150, including about 50 full-time personnel.
Competition for Menards in Gaylord will include home-improvement retail rivals Home Depot and Lowe’s, plus Builders FirstSource, a manufacturer and supplier of building materials, and two hardware stores.
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Menards, the third-largest home improvement chain behind Home Depot and Lowe's, is headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is a family-owned company that began operations in 1958. The company has over 300 stores and besides Michigan, operates in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@gaylordheraldtimes.com.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Menards store in Gaylord now under construction
