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STOCKTON, CA-Opus West Corp. has acquired 474 acres adjacent toBurlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.'s rail intermodal terminal herewith visions an 8.2 million-sf, extra-large format distributioncenter servicing the international logistics industry. Road andinfrastructure work is slated to get underway later this year atthe site, which fronts Arch Road east of Highway 99.

The Minneapolis-based developer's Northern California SVP DonLittle tells Globet.com the story behind the strategy is increasedoffshore manufacturing raising inbound container traffic atCalifornia ports that are largely at capacity and unable toaccommodate the additional material handling. As a result, Littlesays the big players in the global logistics supply chain areseeking centrally located, consolidated distribution centers onrail lines away from the port for collection, handling anddistribution by train and truck throughout the West andMidwest.