WIRTZ BEVERAGE ILLINOIS OPENS NEW 605,000-SQUARE-FOOT HQ

CICERO, ILL. — Ryan Cos. has completed work on Wirtz Beverage Illinois, a new 605,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building at 333 South Laramie Ave. in Cicero. The facility consolidates four Wirtz Beverage locations into one hub for sales, distribution and training programs. Ware Malcomb provided architectural and design services to Wirtz Realty Group, the newly formed real estate arm of Wirtz Corp. The property features offices, conference centers, training facilities and warehouse and distribution areas. The building also contains digital signage screens. The 500,000-square-foot warehouse contains one of the largest temperature-controlled wine storage components in the country.