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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
Whirlpool to build 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Wilmer
April 29, 2010 - Whirlpool Corp. plans to build a 1 million-square-foot regional distribution center in Wilmer, south of Dallas, to serve the southern United States, the company has confirmed. The facility will be part of a nationwide consolidation of regional distribution centers by the appliance maker, Whirlpool spokeswoman Jody Lau wrote in an e-mail... read more
Unilever Invests $30M in Wilmer Distribution Center
August 31, 2007 - Unilever's Manager of Corporate Real Estate for North America Vincent Santella confirmed today the investment of $30 million to construct a new 800,000 square distribution facility in Wilmer, Texas. The major distribution facility is part of Unilever's "One Unilever" vertical consolidation initiative for foods and home personal care products. The... read more