Whole Foods Breaks Ground on Chicago Distribution Center
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Whole Foods Market headquarters, Austin, Texas
Chicago—Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Whole Foods Market officials as the company broke ground on its new 150,000-square-foot Midwest distribution center in South Side Chicago last week. Whole Foods is relocating its current distribution center in Munster, Ind., to Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood. The facility is scheduled for completion in early 2018, and is set to initially employ 150 people and serve as many as 70 Whole Foods Market locations across the Midwest and Ontario, Canada.
“There is a renaissance happening in Pullman and this Whole Foods center will only make it stronger,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement. “By investing in our neighborhoods and supporting projects like this distribution center, we are creating economic opportunities for families throughout Chicago.”…
