TAMPA - Furniture retailer Ikea said that it's on schedule for the 2009 opening of its Tampa store.

Ikea announced Tuesday it had hired Florida-based Williams Co. to build the store. That's the same company that built Orlando's Ikea store, which opened this past fall.

"With our land purchased, team selected and permits secured, we are on schedule to open Ikea Tampa in summer 2009," said Michael Maier, Ikea's real estate manager. "Construction crews essentially have completed demolition and already have begun clearing and grading the site. We look forward to breaking ground officially in several months."

Ikea's Tampa store will be built on 29 acres along Adamo Drive at 22nd Street and will display 50 room settings, three complete model home interiors, a supervised children's play area and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs served with lingonberries or salmon plates, as well as American dishes.

Ikea has more than 270 stores in 36 countries.