General Mills to build $36 million distribution center in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - General Mills announced Tuesday morning that it will invest $36 million in a new distribution center that will be located at 12300 Bluffton Road on the south side of Fort Wayne.

The food company has been leasing space in Fort Wayne since 2001.  Construction on the new facility is expected to begin in July with completion slated for the fall of 2012.  General Mills expects to hire as many as 65 new workers to staff the facility.

General Mills is based in Minneapolis and its brands include Cheerios, Haagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant and Old El Paso.

The facility will be built to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold standards and will feature energy efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing and a white roof to reflect sunlight and reduce urban warming.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered General Mills up to $500,000 in performance-based tax credits based on the company's job creation plans. Allen County will consider additional property tax abatement at the request of the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance.
 
Sub-contractors interested in working on the new facility should send an e-mail to ademartini@conlancompany.com