Article: [ Target site named this week ]

Target site named this week

Topeka citizens will find out if the city has been selected as the site for a Target Distribution Center in Kansas this week, said Target spokeswoman Brie Heath on Wednesday.

Top officials with the nation's No. 2 discount chain are deciding if the center should be located in Topeka, Olathe or Wichita.

Target has 15 distribution centers across the United States. The centers are about 1 million square feet, the same size as West Ridge Mall. The closest one to Kansas is in Maumelle, Ark.

If Topeka is selected, the center could distribute merchandise to the 10 Target stores in Kansas and in surrounding states.

Target Corp. has 1,081 Target stores, and recorded about ...

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