Dick's Sporting Goods is looking at entering Oklahoma with a store in Broken Arrow.
The nation's second-largest sporting goods retailer, Dick's has been in contact with Broken Arrow officials about construction at the Shops at Broken Arrow retail center near a Target Corp. store, said Norman Stephens, the city's economic development director.
The shopping center, at Lynn Lane Road just north of the Broken Arrow Expressway, is also home to a new Cinemark movie theater.
"Broken Arrow is known nationally for youth sports, and we really cater to it through our tourism," Stephens said. "A store like this would only add to that reputation."
Officials of the Coraopolis, Pa.-based retailer did not return a message seeking comment.
The store would be at least 45,000 square feet, Stephens said, and online bidding data for the project estimate construction costs at about $4.5 million.
The store would be located in a new stand-alone building in the shopping center.
Tuesday night, City Council approved up to $900,000 in tax incentives for a store at the site. The deal would give Dick's a 1.5 percent sales tax rebate of up to $90,000 a year for 10 years.
The city's offer now goes to company officials.
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. trails only Sports Authority in size among the nation's sporting goods retailers. Dick's has 444 stores in 42 states.
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