Kris Turner

kris.turner@indystar.com

Contractors have been hired for the 289,000-square-foot IKEA store in Fishers and are building its future, according to an update from the company.

Work is on track for the store to open in fall 2017. It will be on 35 acres southeast of I-69 and East 116th Street. Construction cost was earlier estimated at $40 million.

Pepper Construction has been hired to manage IKEA’s construction in Fishers.

“With contractors on board, plans can proceed toward opening the future IKEA Fishers,” Lars Petersson, IKEA’s U.S. president, said in a statement. “This store will provide a more convenient IKEA shopping experience for current and potential customers throughout Indiana, complementing our growing Midwestern U.S. presence.”

The store will feature “nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 inspirational room-settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children’s play area and a 325-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries and salmon plates, as well as American dishes,” according to the company.

The construction is expected to produce 500 jobs. The store plan to hire 250 employees when it opens.

Call IndyStar reporter Kris Turner at (317) 444-6047. Follow him on Twitter: @krisnturner.

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