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Natural Foods Distributor Coming to Sturtevant

The business behind Project Green was revealed by village officials in a notice Friday for a special board meeting Monday.

 

Sturtevant officials announced Friday that United Natural Foods Inc. is going build a new facility Highways 11 and H.

The company's website says it's "North America's leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty products." The new commercial project is expected to add 244 jobs at what had been known Project Green, a development with an estimated value of $32 million.

The new facility will be a LEED-certified project, meaning some of the most up-to-date eco-friendly building practices and materials will be used on the building.

Headquartered in Providence, RI, the company's site here will probably include both office and warehouse space. Other distribution centers measure from 238,000 square feet to almost 700,000 square feet.

Sturtevant Village Clerk/Interim Administrator Mary Cole said the company will issue a press release with details about the project.

Some of the brands the company represents includes Earth Organics, Woodstock Farms and Albert's Organics.

United Natural Foods was started in 1976 as Mountain People's Warehouse, founded by Michael Funk selling organic produce. In 1996, Funk merged Mountain People’s Warehouse with Cornucopia Natural Foods, a New England distributor.

Sturtevant is having a special Village Board meeting Monday to finalize the developer's agreeement for the project.

Related Topics: New Jobs, Sturtevant, and Unitied Natural Foods

kentuckychief

6:10 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012

Thank the lord it's not on 4 mile and Green Bay Road... They already have wayyyy too much to complain about over there!!!

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Daryl Lynaugh

7:35 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012

Sturtevant (CDA) Community Development Authority with the Village Board work hard to bring great companies to our TIF district.

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Alan Keiffer

8:58 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012

This is an example of the types of projects that put our area on the map, the types of projects that we need. A great company with national representation, great addition to Sturtevant and the area/region. I commend the Sturtevant Board for their vision and insistance to complete the deal with a project like UNFI. Cheers to Jansen and the gang!

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GearHead

9:49 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012

This is indeed a great landing for Sturtevant! But I'm puzzled by what Alan above, Rees and the rest of the apple dumpling gang thinks of this. Doesn't this whole concept fly in the face of "growing locally?" Sending food nationwide, regardless if it organic or not flys in the face of "peak oil" as we are lectured, no? Is this a grimice and bear it thing for you guys? Just wondering. Again, good for Sturtevant!

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Sandy

1:54 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012

I hear you kentuckychief, we are way too busy saving caledonia from wally world to have to deal with this mess...thanks for looking out for us :P

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Don L.

9:13 am on Sunday, December 9, 2012

were is mt. pleasant board in development projects like this get to work people

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USAF ret

12:50 am on Monday, December 10, 2012

Elmwood Park love their local landmark. The Kohls Arch. Save the arch!!

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Colleen Wilkinson

8:48 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012

United Natural Foods, Inc. is the distributor to food co-ops and Wild Root Market, once open here in Racine, expects to use them as well. Since Wild Root Market will be a full service, one stop grocery store co-op, food and other goods that can't be sourced locally will be procured through United Natural Foods, Inc. Wild Root Market thinks this is wonderful news.

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