United States Cold Storage, Inc. (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., announced plans to expand its Tennessee operations by adding a new distribution and warehouse facility next to Unilever’s plant in Covington, Tenn.
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U.S. Cold Storages’ Turlock, Calif., facility is undergoing a Phase Three expansion, which will bring the facility to 13.3 million cubic feet of warehouse space, an additional 17,000 pallet positions and 15 dock doors.
North American Cold Storage, Fort Wayne, Ind., broke ground on a 96,000-square-foot facility in Woodburn, Ind., which is said to be the tallest cold storage site in the area.