DHL Opens $35 Million Facility at Chicago O’ Hare
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a $35 million facility in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport cargo zone, the company’s largest air export gateway.
The facility has 491,000 square feet of warehouse and office space, and will house 500 employees, DHL said.
“This new DHL Global Forwarding building is a testament to Chicago’s burgeoning growth, and can offer local businesses of all sizes a gateway to trade expansion within the U.S. and abroad,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. “The City of Chicago is proud to partner with businesses like DHL that want to invest in our community by adding new jobs, promoting commerce and further positioning the city as a leading cargo hub.”
A portion of the building is a designated foreign trade zone and is a Transportation Security Administration-certified cargo screening facility.
The facility also has 10,000 square feet of temperature-controlled areas to process pharmaceutical, biotech or medical devices.
“This inauguration represents an important moment in DHL’s history because it is the culmination of a meticulously planned facility that will further solidify our market leadership position in the logistics industry, and will offer all the necessary features and services to help our customers grow,” said Christoph Remund, DHL Global Forwarding’s U.S. CEO.
