Politics & Government

UNFI Groundbreaking Means 244 New Jobs Next Year

Preliminary work has already begun in Sturtevant where United Natural Foods will build, but the official groundbreaking ceremony was Tuesday.

Ground has officially been broken for , and that means by this time next year, 244 new employess will be forward to their first day of work there.

During the more formal portion of the event, Racine County Executive Jim Ladwig, Sturtevant Village President Steve Jansen, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, and several officials from UNFI and ESI Construction delivered remarks centered on their confidence in the success of UNFI in Sturtevant.

Brad Barke from ESI confirmed that 18 Wisconsin companies will contribute to the construction of the building and that during peak construction, over 200 workers will be on-site.

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Barke also cited these pretty impressive numbers on the materials that will be used:

  • 70 tons of reinforcing steel in the floors and foundations
  • 14,000 cubic yards of concrete
  • 661,000 square feet of asphalt paving (about 15 acres)
  • 40,000 tones of stone base under the paving
  • 1,453,500 square feet of seeded areas (about 33.3 acres)
  • 1,291 tons of structural steel or 2,582,000 pounds
  • 218,970 square feet of wall panels (about 5 acres)
  • 122 miles of electrical wire
  • 1,600 light fixtures

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