After a decade of sitting empty, the K’s Merchandise Mart building in Urbandale is getting a new life.
Hy-Vee Inc., the West Des Moines-based grocery store chain, bought the 81,936-square-foot store at 3303 86th St. for $3.6 million earlier this month. It plans to transform the former retail store into a training facility for employees and a fulfillment center for its online grocery ordering program, Hy-Vee Aisles Online.
The company said it has started demolition work on the inside of the building and will begin construction this spring.
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