New Whole Foods Distribution Center Opens In Pullman
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Whole Foods has made a big investment on Chicago's South Side.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand Monday for the opening of Whole Foods' new 140,000-square-foot distribution center in Pullman, which employs 100 people and has space for both future expansion and job growth.
Today I joined @WholeFoods and @Alderman_Beale to break challah bread and open their new distribution center in Chicago's #Pullman neighborhood, which will support over 60 Whole Foods Markets across the Midwest & Canada! pic.twitter.com/Advou3AxTu
— Archive: Mayor Rahm Emanuel (@MayorRahm) January 8, 2018
Emanuel says this opening is just part of what he called the renaissance of Pullman.
"While it is about Whole Foods, and the 100-plus jobs, 1,100 jobs have now come to the Pullman neighborhood in the last five years," Emanuel said.
Get a sneak peek of the new @WholeFoods Midwest distribution facility based in #Pullman on our Instagram story. It's a vote of confidence in our city and the historic Pullman neighborhood. https://t.co/vYu1JXcwam pic.twitter.com/rTwvCkQJgB
— Archive: Mayor Rahm Emanuel (@MayorRahm) January 8, 2018
The Pullman distribution center will service Whole Food stores across the Midwest, as well as Eastern Canada.
It replaces Whole Foods' previous distribution center in Indiana.