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DART Rail Blue Line extension reenergizes Dallas’s South Oak Cliff community
October 25, 2016 - New opportunities and new destinations arrived on Oct. 24 when DART Rail's Blue Line added three miles and opened new stations at Camp Wisdom and UNT Dallas. "Residents along this section of the line have improved access to the region. The new rail connection and enhanced crosstown bus service... read more
Lollicup USA to open warehouse in Wilmer, TX
May 15, 2016 - Lollicup USA Inc. is continuing its constant streak of success with another exciting new development. This summer, Lollicup USA Inc. will begin operating its new, 150,000 square-foot warehouse in Wilmer, Texas, about 20 miles from Dallas. Lollicup USA has warehouse locations in... read more
Mixed-use project in the works for fast-growing Wilmer south of Dallas
January 12, 2016 - With millions of square feet of industrial space under construction in the area, a developer is working on plans for a 100-acre mixed-use project that would provide new housing and retail in Wilmer. Liberty Multifamily plans to build the project on a vacant tract at Interstate 45 and Mars Road.... read more
Scannell Properties Expands Presence in North Texas Market with Sunridge Business Park
October 18, 2015 - Spec warehouse will consist of 227,230 square feet of warehouse and second warehouse will consist of 707,200 SF of warehouse space directly across from Union Pacific Intermodal terminal in Wilmer. Scannell Properties has increased their presence in the North Texas industrial development market with the announcement of their Sunridge Business Park... read more
Port Logistics Realty Begins Construction on $500M Industrial Park in Metro Dallas
July 7, 2015 - Southport Logistics Park is a $500 million industrial project, one of the largest of its kind currently under development in the U.S. WILMER, TEXAS — Port Logistics Realty (PLR), a Texas-based real estate company, has begun construction on Phase 1 of Southport Logistics Park, a $500 million industrial project and... read more
Medical supplies firm planning big distribution center on I-45
June 13, 2015 - An Illinois-based manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies has decided to locate a large distribution center in southern Dallas County. Medline Industries has selected a site in the Sunridge Business Park on Interstate 45 in Wilmer. The company plans an 800,000-square-foot warehouse. Medline currently has a smaller operation off Hampton... read more
Portacool, LLC selects DFW location for new distribution center
January 13, 2015 - Portacool, LLC, a worldwide manufacturing leader in the portable evaporative cooling industry, recently established a North American distribution center at the Dalport Trade Center just south of Dallas. The new geographically-centralized location will provide a sizable transportation infrastructure to facilitate approximately 20,000 shipments of product in 2015 with a capacity to handle... read more
Work begins on huge distribution center south of Dallas in Wilmer
January 7, 2014 - Construction has begun south of Dallas on one of the largest distribution buildings planned for North Texas. Panattoni Construction is building the 1.4 million-square-foot warehouse on the west side of Interstate 45 at Mars Road in Wilmer. The construction site is just across the road from Whirlpool Corp.’s 1 million-square-foot regional... read more
Sprouts to double, move hub to Wilmer in multimillion dollar deal
January 6, 2014 - Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market plans to more than double its distribution hub in North Texas with a move to a Wilmer facility the grocer is spending millions to convert into a climate-controlled warehouse. The natural foods grocer has signed a long-term lease for 117,000 square feet at 101 Sunridge Blvd. in... read more
CenterPoint Properties breaks ground on Ace Hardware in Wilmer
March 19, 2013 - CenterPoint Properties celebrated the groundbreaking of a new ACE Hardware build-to-suit for lease, located in Wilmer, Texas. The 450,000 square foot facility will be situated on 31.3 acres within the 59.9 acre Sunridge Business Park. “CenterPoint is excited to welcome ACE Hardware to Wilmer,” said Edward Harrington, Senior Vice President,... read more