Ikea will open its first store in the Las Vegas market in the summer of 2016 at Sunset Road and Durango Drive near the 215 Beltway, company officials announced today.

"Bringing a bit of Sweden to Nevada," a company spokesperson said.

Ikea's announcement, made at the Clark County government offices, is welcomed news to fans of the assemble-it-yourself furniture retailer. For county leaders, announcement is a sign of civic pride.

"Clark County is moving up to the next level," said Steve Sisolak, the county commission chairman.

The store will be 351,000 square feet with 1,300 parking spaces over 26 acres. It will provide 300 full- and part-time jobs. And, yes, the store will also have Swedish meatballs.

The land where the Ikea store is proposed is owned by Las Vegas-based SDSW2 LLC, which purchased the property for $20 million in 2010, according to county property records.