LEDCOR BREAKS GROUND ON 1.7M SF DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN WILMINGTON, ILL.

WILMINGTON, ILL. — Ledcor Construction Inc. has broken ground on a 1.7 million-square-foot regional distribution center at Ridgeport Logistics Center, a 1,500-acre, rail-served intermodal park in Wilmington, 17 miles south of Joilet. Ridge LEGO LLC on behalf of Michelin contracted with Ledcor to complete the project. Ledcor is scheduled to finish the three-building facility in the summer of 2015. Ridge Development, the industrial arm of Transwestern Development Co., is developing the new facility. Itasca, Ill.-based Cornerstone Architects Ltd. is the lead architect for the project. Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Manhard Consulting Ltd. will provide civil engineering design. Ledcor has completed more than $8.5 million in infrastructure work at the RidgePort Logistics Center.