DHL plans East Coast distribution center in Allentown, Pa.
DHL, the Brussels-based provider of express delivery and logistics services, said it plans to locate a new distribution center for the U.S. East Coast in Allentown, Pa.
The $107 million facility, which is intended to serve DHL's customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, will be completed in the fall of 2006 and employ 340 people. It will have a handling capacity of 40,000 letters and 45,000 parcels per hour. The base footprint of the structure will be 290,000 square feet, with another 200,000 square feet on a mezzanine level, as well as 12,000 square feet for offices.
As part of a $1.2 billion North American network expansion program started last June, DHL has already announced plans for a West Coast distribution center in Riverside, Calif., an expanded air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio, and seven new regional sorting centers.
DHL plans East Coast distribution center in Allentown, Pa.
