<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%">Irving, TX</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Eric Anderson<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">5.7.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Trader Joes is expanding its presence in Texas with the debut of a new distribution center; heating up competition for retailers in the region.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The company is set to open its first distribution center in the state later this year, making expansion in the area all the more accessible. Hiring for the distribution center in Irving will begin in roughly 90 days and provide jobs for over 200 workers for the warehouse that may end up serving surrounding states as well, according to Dallas News.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/traderjoes050613body.jpg" alt="IMAGES050613" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">California-based Trader Joe’s has stores in Plano, Fort Worth, and is planning on opening another location in Dallas.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/20130506-trader-joes-selects-irving-for-its-texas-distribution-center.ece" target="_new">Trader Joes Report </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
