Menards plans new southern Ohio location

Menards plans to build a new 144,107-square-foot store in Hamilton, Ohio, according to a report in the Oxford (Ohio) Press.

The Menards store is in the initial stages of zoning approval in Fairfield Township, Ohio. Current plans call for the Menards to anchor a 52.8-acre shopping center.

According to the report, the retailer was eyeing a smaller site, but halted that plan because of annexation issues between two local municipalities. The new store is “35 percent larger” than in that previous plan.

Ohio has been a growth spot for the big-box retailer -- other new stores in the state are located in Mansfield, Lancaster and Marion.