Sneak peek inside the new Mishawaka Costco
By Heidi Prescott, South Bend Tribune, Ind. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
From the steel beams that extend across the ceiling of the giant warehouse to the number of contractors who are building walls, constructing canopies over the store entrances and framing various departments, the build-out is happening fast. Very fast.
Projects this size usually take 180 days or longer.
But
Check out a Tribune photo gallery from inside the construction site.
"We should be enclosed in about three weeks," said
This week, Cullivan gave The Tribune the first tour of the site and a peek inside the store. He offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a process not many have the chance to see.
Heavy machinery and workers everywhere, the activity is constant and the building is ever changing. This is a place where walls are built in hours.
"A week-and-a-half ago, we hadn't even started on the roof. It's going up real quick," said Cullivan. "This is exciting for
Permanent Costco building signage should be in place on the north, south and west sides of the building in the next few weeks, and then
A tentative opening date has not been announced.
A lot still has to happen between now and then, said Cullivan, who has supervised the construction of about 30
Customers will enter the
Parking lots will be located north and west of the warehouse store.
The tire center bays are being built out in the front portion of the 153,000-square-foot building, along with management offices and restrooms. The pharmacy and photo departments are being constructed near the front of the store and the checkout aisles will be just inside the main store entrance on the northwest corner.
Seasonal merchandise will likely be located inside the customer entrance near the registers, although Cullivan said
Whether you pass the site at 7 in the morning or 5 in the afternoon, there is usually construction activity happening at
Steel and mainframe erection, including the roofing, takes about 45 days to complete. It took about two weeks to pour the flooring, a process that Cullivan said took place at night to accommodate the steady stream of trucks hauling cement.
Most of the time, team members are out introducing themselves to local businesses.
"A lot of people in the community already have a real cursory knowledge of
This will be the first store Eagleton is managing, but he has been with the
"What makes this community intriguing to me is the number of people -- 500,000 in the
Eagleton does not have a timeframe to announce for interviews, but he said he is looking to hire people who exude passion, energy and drive.
A sign hanging from the storefront says
"We've had an awful lot of applications for this store," Eagleton said. "But what you hear about how
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