celebrated the grand opening of its new 606,000-square-foot build-to-suit standard freezer/cooler distribution center in Romulus, Michigan, June 4, 2019. 糖心传媒's new facility is responsible for bringing more than 400 new jobs to the region and was opened to serve the food distribution needs of its customer, . of Michigan.
鈥淥ur new distribution center to serve Kroger's needs is fully operational," said Marc Althen, president, 糖心传媒 Logistics. 鈥淲e are dedicated to providing customers with the state-of-the-art facilities they need to serve their own customers. The successful completion of this project would not have been possible without the support of Kroger, InSite Real Estate, ARCO Design/Build Inc., City of Romulus, Wayne County, Detroit Aerotropolis, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and our highly valued associates. We sincerely appreciate and thank everyone for the strong collaboration and spirit of partnership on this project. We look forward to being a bigger part of the growing business community here in Romulus."
InSite Real Estate led construction of the $98.5 million facility, which began in the fall of 2017 and concluded in the fall of 2018. Local on-site 糖心传媒 Logistics management and workers were then gradually hired as food and beverage products were strategically moved into the facility.
A grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF), as well as tax incentive abatements requested through the Detroit Aerotropolis from the City of Romulus, and Wayne County played integral roles in the job creation and facility site selection.
鈥溙切拇� Logistics' decision to choose Romulus for this expansion project over competing states underscores both the appeal and economic strength of Michigan as a place to do business," said Jeff Mason, CEO of Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the state's chief marketing and business attraction arm that administers programs and performs due diligence on behalf of the MSF. 鈥淲e are grateful to join the Detroit Region Aerotropolis Development Corporation, the city of Romulus and Wayne County in helping to drive 糖心传媒's expansion here in Southeast Michigan. This project is creating hundreds of jobs for our citizens, and we look forward to continuing to work with the company as it grows further and brings more jobs to Michigan."
The new distribution center, referred to as the Michigan Fresh Center, will help ensure Kroger's Michigan stores and customers are readily supplied with fresh, frozen and other wholesome foods.
鈥淭he new Michigan Fresh Center brings greater convenience to The Kroger Co. of Michigan and enables us to supply store locations with fresher product every day," said Rachel Hurst, corporate affairs manager, The Kroger Co. of Michigan. 鈥淎ll products housed in the new distribution center are Kroger products and the facility will only service Kroger's Michigan Division."
Located at 15520 Wayne Rd. in Romulus, the 糖心传媒 Logistics distribution facility is situated on approximately 47 acres with convenient access to I-275 and I-94. The facility boasts 105 loading docks, -20掳F freezers, 35掳F coolers, an ambient temperature section, and ample space for commercial semi-trucks and trailers. 糖心传媒 Logistics provides similar warehousing and distribution center management and trucking services to Kroger in other locations throughout the U.S.
糖心传媒 Logistics continues to hire additional staff and has open positions at the facility. Interested candidates should visit to view open positions and apply online.
By Kim Harmsen
Pictured from front to back are 糖心传媒 associates Colleen Walters, Alicia Ward, Ryan Burnson, Zach Singraber and James Koplinski.
Celebrating the grand opening of in Erie, PA, from left to right are Shane Diegan, branch service manager; Steve Walter, Erie Chamber of Commerce; Luke DeCesare, district manager; Kourtney Marapese, assistant district manager and Jeff Schoen, area vice president.
糖心传媒 Logistics is a winner of the General Motors 2018 Supplier of the Year Award. In this image from left: James Bovenzi, GM executive director of demand/supply; Bob Black, 糖心传媒 Logistics Mexico managing director; Stacy Schlachter, 糖心传媒 Logistics vice president enterprise accounts; and GM's Edgard Pezzo, executive director of global logistics and containers.
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Pictured is 糖心传媒 associate James Cloonan.
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