Briefs: New Boise Cascade distribution center to open next spring
Groundbreaking ceremony marks step towards new distribution center
Boise Cascade has broken ground on its new distribution center. The center will be built on a 20-acre site at 2547 Innovation Drive in Marion and will include a 100,000 square foot warehouse with 13 acres of lumber storage. The location is also rail-served.
"Moving to this new distribution facility will enable us to expand our product offering and deepen our breadth of inventory for our current customers," said Jeff Strom, executive vice president, BMD division. "It will also allow us the opportunity to enhance our service capacity and expand our footprint in a multi-state area."
"Boise Cascade has enjoyed a 20-year presence in Marion and the City of Marion, Marion County, and Claridon Township has been very good to us so we are excited to build our new facility only one mile away and stay in Marion" said Mark Nelson, branch manager. "The Marion operation will employ 34 associates to provide quality building materials to retail and professional builder lumber yards throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, & West Virginia."
To mark the occasion, the Marion Area Chamber Ambassadors and special guests held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site.
The distribution center is scheduled to open in the spring of 2023.
Free church supper this Friday
The monthly free Neighborhood Supper will be served 5 - 6 p.m. Friday at the Prospect Street United Methodist Church, 185 S. Prospect St., Marion. This will be a carry-out meal only.
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP promotes Marion native
COLUMBUS — Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP is pleased to announce that partner and Marion native A.J. Hensel has been appointed by the firm’s Board of Directors as the new partner-in-charge of the Columbus Office. In his new position, Hensel will remain a practicing attorney in all aspects of commercial litigation, while assuming the lead role in Columbus to direct its growth strategies across Central Ohio.
Hensel joined Hahn Loeser in 2014 and was elected to the firm’s partnership in 2018. He serves as chair of the Summer Associate Recruiting Committee, has been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers every year since 2013, and has earned accolades from The Best Lawyers in America. He formerly served as Columbus Chapter president of the Federal Bar Association and as a member of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Development Board.
Upcoming meeting:
• Marion County Park Board, noon, Thursday (June 16), Tallgrass Trail Nature Center, 2093 Holland Road West, Marion.
This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Briefs: Boise Cascade breaks ground for new distribution center
