J.J. Taylor Companies, the second largest beer distributor in Florida, plans to start construction this week on a warehouse and beverage distribution center in Fort Pierce.

About 57 employees are working out of a temporary location in the city, said Jose E. Rivera, vice president of finance and administration for the company. Those employees will move to the new 25,000-square-foot center when it opens next year in the Crossroads Park of Commerce on Okeechobee Road, he said.

The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the site, Rivera said.

J.J. Taylor is based in Jupiter and employs about 950 people. It operates distribution centers in Tampa Bay, Fort Meyers and Minneapolis, Minn.

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