The building, developed last year by Wilkes-Barre-based Mericle Commercial Real Estate Service, beat out 75 other locations, including finalists in Scranton and Mechanicsburg, PA, according to the developer. It is Alexandria's first distribution-based facility and the prototype for additional ones, noted Jack Biddle, Alexandria's general manager and a native of nearby Pottsville, PA.
Although Alexandria leased the entire building, it plans a gradual phase-in, beginning in January 2003. It is expected to create 115 jobs in the area.
Jim Hilsher, VP of marketing for Mericle, and Joe McDermott of the Wayne, PA, office of Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis, brokered the transaction.
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