CINCINATTI, OH - As the second investment in the company’s $46 million dollar Ohio plans, Kroger Co. purchased a second distribution center in Blue Ash, OH. 

"The most exciting thing about being a growing company is that as Kroger expands, so do the opportunities for our associates," said Mike Schlotman, Kroger's SVP and CFO in a state-issued press release. "We created nearly 25,000 new jobs last year, including nearly 600 here in the Cincinnati area."

The more than 42,000-square-foot building was purchased for $1.45 million from Muenchen’s Furniture. The first distribution center in Blue Ash was purchased for $9.3 million back in March. 

Keith Dailey, the Director of Media Relations for Kroger, told The Cincinatti Business Courier that the second building will be used in conjunction with the first, but did not have additional details on how the building will be used.

In early June, Kroger was approved for this 65 percent, 10-year job creation tax credit on from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority valued at nearly $4.7 million to invest $46 million across multiple projects in Blue Ash over the next five years.

Kroger