German grocer Aldi captured a $5.3 million grant from Delaware taxpayers to help fund its construction of a new robotics-assisted distribution center south of New Castle on March 31. The two-story ...

Seven years after Aldi proposed a regional office and distribution center in Goodyear along the Loop 303 corridor, signs of life have appeared with the German grocer's long-dormant plans.

Illinois-based Aldi plans to build 850,000-square-foot DC east of the 215 Freeway. It would serve about 200 stores in the region, the Times says, quoting real estate brokerage the Klabin Co.

The distribution center, located directly off Highway 79, serves Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Arkansas, and houses an Aldi office along with the warehouse.

Aldi received a $5.3 million grant from Delaware to build a new distribution center. The 1.1 million-square-foot facility will be located south of New Castle and is expected to create 225 jobs.