DOLLAR GENERAL, PETSMART PURCHASE 197 ACRES AT BERKS PARK 78

BETHEL, PA. — Dollar General Corp. and PetSmart will build their first Pennsylvania distribution centers at Berks Park 78 in Bethel. Dollar General acquired 109 acres from Berks County Industrial Development Authority (BCIDA) for $12.5 million, which will accommodate a 906,919-square-foot regional distribution center. Set to open in 2014, the operation will employ 500 people. Jack Shepley of NAI CIR represented Dollar General in the transaction. PetSmart purchased 87.8 acres at Berks Park 78 for $9.7 million. The company will construct an 870,000-square-foot distribution center that can be expanded by 200,800 square feet. The center will also open in 2014 and employ 500 people. Bill Wolf, Tyson Vallenari and Blake Rasmussen of CBRE represented PetSmart in the deal. Jeffrey Williams and Stephen Cooper of Cushman & Wakefield represented BCIDA in the transactions.