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Ace Hardware Corp. is expanding its existing 500,000-square-foot retail distribution center at 5520 Astrozon Blvd. by nearly 50 percent in response to growing sales and an increasing number stores in the western region. Construction is scheduled to be completed by December.
The expansion of the center, which currently has 85 doors for shipping and receiving inventory, will increase its capacity by 225,000 square feet and will add another 40 doors, said Kalen Franklin, retail support manager. Upon completion, the Colorado Springs Retail Support Center, which opened in 1996, will cover an area as large as 20 football fields, and will feature...