SYGMA NETWORK BULLISH ON LANCASTER CONSTRUCTION PLANS MORE THAN DOUBLED.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - In a move that would bring about 350 jobs to the region, a restaurant-supply company has decided to more than double the size of a distribution center planned in Lancaster, company and city officials said Tuesday. SYGMA Network Inc., a subsidiary of the Fortune 500 company SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company , will build a 230,000-square-foot distribution center on a 20-acre site north of Avenue G and east of 50th Street East, Chief Executive Officer Greg Marshall For the Winthrop University men's basketball coach, see . Greg Marshall (born Guelph, Ontario) was a Canadian football running back and coach. Marshall was the head coach with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2004 to 2006. said. The company had announced plans in April to build a 110,000-square-foot center. ``We decided we needed to be a little more bullish Bullish Word used to describe an investor's attitude. Bullish refers to an optimistic outlook, while bearish means a pessimistic outlook. bullish ,'' Marshall said. Initially projected to cost about $7.5 million, the center will likely cost $15 million or more, Marshall said. The first part of the center is already under construction. Walls have been tilted up and the roof is being built. The center will likely be open in early 2006, Marshall said, and hiring is expected to start late this year. ``We're happy with the community, and we think we'll be good corporate neighbors,'' he said. City officials said they were delighted about the company's plans. ``We are very pleased that SYSCO's SYGMA division is expanding immediately, rather than waiting,'' said Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
v. less·ened, less·en·ing, less·ens v.tr. 1. To make less; reduce. 2. Archaic To make little of; belittle. v.intr. To become less; decrease. our region's dependency on unpredictable defense budgets.'' The company acquired the site for the distribution center last year from the city's Redevelopment Agency for $871,200. The project will be the third in Lancaster's Fox Field Industrial Corridor between the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. and Fox Field Airport. The corridor also has distribution centers for Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. drugstores and the Michaels chain of craft stores. ``This is a Fortune 500 company,'' Assistant City Manager Mark Bozigian said about SYGMA's parent corporation. ``The more companies you get like that - it legitimizes that area for other companies. It furthers the development of Fox Field.'' Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) With work started on a distribution center in Lancaster, SYGMA Network Inc. plans to more than double the proposed size to 230,000 square feet. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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