Meijer to Bring Jobs, Tax Revenue to Mokena
Construction is projected to begin on the retail supercenter in the coming months.
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Mokena could be getting a Meijer supermarket as soon as summer 2014.
The Midwestern retail chain decided last week to build a location in Mokena, after spending months in talks with the village.
The 190,000-square-foot supercenter is estimated to cost approximately $15 million and will be located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Wolf Road.
The store will include a grocery section, home goods, apparel, hardware, electronics, toys, pet supplies, a garden center, a drive-up pharmacy and a gas station. The Mokena location will bring approximately 250 full-time and part-time jobs to the area.
“We’re pleased that they’ve made the decision to move forward with the store,” said Alan Zordan, director of economic and community development for the village.
Zordan estimates that Meijer will generate about $750,000 in sales taxes for the village and $150,000 in property taxes for Mokena School District 159.
Meijer will be the third grocery store to come to Mokena, joining Berkot's Super Food and Brookhaven Market Place.
The store will be built on the southernmost lot in the Mokena Marketplace development. Mokena Retail Associates, LLC, who sold the property to Meijer, has already built the store’s parking lot and installed lot lighting and an access roadway to Wolf Road.
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Meijer purchased the 17.5 acres of land not long after the property improvement for Mokena Marketplace was completed in 2007. However, the company chose not to build immediately, due to the instability of the economy.
“We’ve been interested in that site for a while,” said Meijer Spokesman Frank Guglielmi. “The Chicago suburbs have been a good place for Meijer.”
The Michigan-based company has almost 200 locations across the Midwest, 19 of which are in Illinois. Two more Meijer stores will open in the Land of Lincoln in 2013.
Meijer will submit its building plan to the village for permit approval within the next two months. Construction will begin after the permits are finalized.
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Hobo Joe
7:00 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Good gracious Mokena. What a wonderful year 2013 is turning out to be. No more Big Joe and a Meijer's, maybe, to boot. How about that 1/2 hour campaign commercial last night during the village board meeting? Why we haven't heard that much information about the village n the last 2 years. And Mazzorana actually remembered where he was and what year it is. Metanias forgot to tell us which family member was having a birthday. Life is so good in Mokena.
Eric Blair
11:40 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
“Meijer to bring jobs, tax revenue to Mokena” along with increased congestion, light pollution (the photon kind), loss of natural habitat (done), increased stress on existing infrastructure, more Chinese junk, and the eventual closing of JCPenny which in turn will bring another vacant building eyesore. Isn't it great?
john bruno
2:15 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sounds like you're a Cubs fan, Eric. Cheer up.
DJ
7:24 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Haha! Good one John!
fonzie
9:03 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I hope this doesn't hurt the mom and pop's stores in mokena- oh, wait. they left years ago.
mokena mike
11:40 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
This lot is empty meijer has owned the lot for awhile. I think they held off building untill rte 30 was completed. More jobs for mokena, more revenue for mokena, more revenue for district 159. Eric you probably One Of the many WHO votes against the tax increase for district 159. This is a win win situatuon for mokena. Maybe This tax revenue can help district 159 and Also help with improvements to the mokena infrastructure. I really did not see any problems with joe werner. And with frank gonna be mayor look forward to him pointing his finger at those WHO don't agree with him. Back to rhonda and laura says. We would Of Had home depot the votes Were 3-3 chiszar was last deciding vote and he choose not to vote. Guess Eric wants mokena to turn into another village Of Robbins.Meijer is a great addition to the community
RAK
12:54 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
So are they building this or not? It wasn't mentioned in the Tribune story today from Meijer Corporate, only Evergreen Park and Danville, no mention of Mokena. Did Zordan speak too soon?
Joann Niemczak
4:33 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Personally, I can't wait for Meijer to come to Mokena! The operative word here, though, is COULD. Mokena COULD be getting a Meijer store.