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Wilmer retail sites offer access to booming area
August 31, 2017 - Land adjacent to I-45 in Wilmer offers access to an area that has experienced exponential growth in the industrial and logistics sectors. Wilmer is home to major distribution centers including Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Medline, Ace Hardware, Makita, Sprouts and more. The area's residential population is ... read more
Companies Flock To Intermodal With Five-County Access
April 1, 2017 - Designed to support the growing intermodal volume in the region, this central location of Wilmer provides quick access to the counties that comprise 97% of the Dallas metroplex population. WILMER, TX—After Union Pacific chose Wilmer for its global intermodal facility, the city attracted Fortune 500 companies such... read more
350,000sf Wilmer Distribution Center available for lease
March 26, 2017 - Wilmer’s logistics sector continues to grow with the addition of the Interpoint Distribution Center on I-45 at Fulghum Road, 15 miles from downtown Dallas. The Center, now available for lease, sits directly across the interstate from Union Pacific's Intermodal Facility and... read more
Makita buys warehouse, land in Wilmer’s Sundridge Business Park
February 12, 2017 - Makita, a global leader and manufacturer of industrial power tools, has purchased a 227,230 SF warehouse on 14.3 acres in Sunridge Business Park in Wilmer. Scannell Properties built the spec-building in 2016. As part of the tax abatement agreement, Makita will hire 55 new employees and expand the facility which will add some $28... read more
Medline Industries opens Wilmer Distribution Center
January 29, 2017 - Medline Industries Inc., the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical products, has officially opened an 800,000 square foot distribution center in Wilmer, Texas – 15 miles south of downtown Dallas. The $59M facility at Medline Drive and Interstate-45 in Sunridge Business Park currently employs 55 people. “Medline is... read more
Study Confirms Hotel Need
January 8, 2017 - Stone Hospitality & Real Estate has identified the need for the development of a select-service hotel in the City of Wilmer in a just-released market study. Growth in the industrial sector in Wilmer as well as the southern Dallas corridor supports the need for upper, mid-scale hotel with meeting... read more
Wilmer continues development along Interstate 45
November 22, 2016 - A preliminary replat item passed 3-0 at last week’s city council meeting in the City of Wilmer according to Wilmer City Administrator, Denny Wheat. Melissa Ramirez and Candy Madrigal were not in attendance at the council meeting to vote on the item. Voting yes were Sergio... read more
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