“Economic burst”: FedEx distribution center in Sauget creates jobs
Article Courtesy of Belleville News Democrat
April 12, 2015
SAUGET — Construction is finished on a $23.5 million FedEx distribution center in the Sauget Business Park.
St. Louis- and Edwardsville-based Contegra Construction has completed the 181,000-square-foot development for FedEx Ground, located on 32 acres along Interstate 255 within the 700-acre business park. The site employs 175 full- and part-time workers, who can process 10,000 packages an hour.
Contegra Construction President Eric Gowin said the new distribution center is the 17th FedEx Ground location in Illinois that will positively impact the local economy.
“It has generated an economic burst with welcomed construction jobs, as well as the long-term benefit that its 175 full- and part-time employees will bring to metro-east,” Gowin said.
Sauget Business Park Economic Development Director Jay Dinkelmann said the new distribution center is a good addition and is the second for the 20-year-old business park, joining R&L Carriers, which established there about 15 years ago and also delivers throughout the country.
“FedEx is a great addition to the park,” Dinkelmann said. “It helps us solidify as a major distribution, transportation and warehouse business park in the St. Louis area. We have probably 400 to 500 more acreage that is suitable for those types of businesses. We look forward to getting more of those as the economy improves.”
FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., was established in 1985. The Pittsburgh-based operation employs 65,000 people working at 33 hubs across the United States and Canada. The company delivers more than 4.5 million packages a day and has recorded $11.6 billion in annual revenue.
