Discount tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight is planning to open a Hays location later this year.

“I can confirm the store is coming,” said Lisa Hartley, Harbor Freight media coordinator. “It is scheduled to open this summer on July 30. This date is still tentative.”

The store is currently hiring for several positions in Hays.

Harbor Freight began in 1977 and operates more than 1,000 stores nationwide. The chain has Kansas locations in Salina, Wichita, Hutchinson, Garden City and Manhattan, among others.

Check Hays Post for more as details and store location are available.