Phenix Commerce Center lands first tenant
Global e-commerce fulfillment, warehousing, and logistics provider Cirro Global has signed on to be the first tenant to move into the 840,000 square-foot Phenix Commerce Center in Hampton.
Amazon holds grand opening for Virginia Beach delivery station
Amazon on Tuesday announced that it had officially opened its new 200,000-plus square-foot delivery station in Virginia Beach. The facility, located at 2201 Harpers Rd, is Amazon’s 17th delivery station in Virginia and the sixth site in Hampton Roads
Largest industrial building in Richmond market holds groundbreaking
A massive 846,260 square-foot spec industrial facility under construction in southern Chesterfield County is expected to be ready for delivery before the end of the year. New York-based real estate developer PNK Group began construction on the building at 1640 Ashton Park Drive during the first quarter of this year and hosted a groundbreaking ceremony […]
Amazing race
Virginia is reaping thousands of jobs and huge tax revenues as Amazon.com revamps its U.S. delivery network. The e-commerce giant is opening major distribution centers and sorting facilities across the commonwealth as part of its nationwide strategy to get goods to consumers faster and stay one step ahead of competitors like Walmart and Target that […]
Work begins on Stafford County industrial park
NorthPoint Development, a real estate operating company based in Kansas City, Missouri, broke ground in Stafford County on Tuesday on what’s being touted as the largest industrial park project along Interstate 95 from Washington, D.C., to Richmond. The Austin Ridge Logistics Center on Austin Ridge Drive in Stafford will include five to seven buildings, for […]
Logistics company expanding in Winchester
Third-party logistics warehousing provider WCS Logistics, a Winchester Cold Storage company, will invest $27 million to expand in Frederick County and create an estimated 15 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. WCS Logistics will build an 83,000-square-foot cold storage facility with the capacity for more than 13,000 pallets. The facility will include 68,750 square feet […]
Third-party logistics company to expand in Pulaski County
Wytheville-based third-party logistics company Camrett Logistics will invest more than $2 million to expand in Pulaski County, creating an estimated 58 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Camrett Logistics’ investment in its Dublin facility will include construction, renovating existing space and buying new forklifts and electric trucks. “Homegrown Virginia businesses like Camrett[...]
Convenience products distributor to double size in Salem
Layman Distributing, a woman-owned wholesale distributor of convenience and grocery store products, will invest $6.8 million to expand in Salem, adding 42 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The company will relocate to a facility at 2157 Aspersion Drive, doubling its current square footage and operational capacity. Founded in 1948, the company is currently located […]
At max capacity
Supply chain and logistics executives used to joke that no one knew or understood what their jobs were — that is, until the COVID-19 pandemic upended how goods were transported to warehouses and ultimately to customers. “Until you start to look behind the scenes, you don’t know how all of this gets to your door […]
Penn. logistics firm building cross-dock centers in Va.
Pennsylvania-based warehousing and logistics company A. Duie Pyle Inc. will invest about $20 million to establish three cross-dock service centers in Manassas, Richmond and Roanoke, an expansion expected to create 75 jobs, Pyle and Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. It’s the company’s first entry into Virginia. “Global supply chains are experiencing unprecedented pressure and we [...]
Need for speed
Geoff Poston likens the current market for building, buying and leasing warehouses and distribution centers to the mid-1800s California Gold Rush: Everybody wants in. Poston, vice president of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Hampton Roads industrial group, says demand has never been greater for industrial real estate, creating a tight market with low vacancy. “The […]
Manufacturing/logistics building coming to Meadowville Technology Park
A newly announced 353,044-square-foot manufacturing and industrial facility will be the first spec building constructed at Meadowville Technology Park, which is owned by the Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority. The project is being developed by Columbia, South Carolina-based Red Rock Developments and Stamford, Connecticut-based Westport Capital Partners LLC. It is Red Rock’s f[...]