FedEx Ground to Build Distribution Center Near Highway 93 and Interstate 84 Interchange
Posted on: Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 12:03 CDT
By Bob Kirkpatrick, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,
May 9--JEROME -- Officials from FedEx Ground are expected to close this week on a 4-acre site at the Crossroads Point Business Center in Jerome County. The company plans to build a $2 million distribution center on the property. Construction on the 20,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to begin early this summer.
"Our current facility in Burley needed to be upgraded, and we wanted a more convenient location for our customer base," said Allison Sobczak, public relations coordinator, FedEx Ground Corporation. "We also needed the extra room to grow as the company grows and volume increases in southern Idaho."
Sobczak said the distribution center in Burley will close and all operations will move into the new location at the Crossroads Point Business Center near the interchange of Highway 93 and Interstate 84. The distribution center will receive parcels from the company's hub in Salt Lake City. It will not be open to the public.
Travis Rothweiler, Jerome city administrator, said the county is fortunate to have a company with the stature of FedEx Ground move into the area.
"It's exciting to have FedEx be one of the first tenants to officially announce they are building a facility in the new Crossroads Point Business Center," Rothweiler said. "We believe they will serve as a strong anchor to attract other businesses here as well."
Rothweiler said the distribution center should not only create jobs in the county, but also expedite deliveries.
If the deal on the property closes as expected, Sobczak said development of the property would get under way fairly quickly.
"Construction is scheduled to be completed in late October," Sobczak said. "Just before we head into the beginning of our busy season."
Times-News writer Bob Kirkpatrick can be reached at 735-3376 or by e-mail at bkirkpatrickr@magicvalley.com.
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Posted by Sam Rankin on 05/10/2009, 09:34 Bob Kirkparick; Did the building ever get built? There's a similiar situation here in Billings and just wondering if your 'new' facility got off the ground? Thanks Sam srankin@imt.net |
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