Home Depot spokeswoman Amy Friend confirmed the retailer is in final negotiations for 11 acres next to the gas station at Tapteal Drive and Columbia Center Boulevard. The Home Depot is based in Atlanta and has 561 warehouse-style stores in 41 states, including Washington and Oregon. The nearest Home Depot is in Spokane. Friend said the average store is 130,000 square feet with an outdoor garden center and a 50,000-item inventory. It offers lumber and building materials, hardware, flooring, paint and decor items, similar to Eagle Hardware and Garden.
Stores have design centers and offer installation services.
The chain employs about 122,000 people. Copyright 1997 Tri-City Herald. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For 49 years, Alfred Bell's senior class photo wasn't part of a montage starring the Pasco High School class of 1948.