BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, THERE WILL BE A HUGE NEW WAREHOUSE ANDDISTRIBUTION CENTERON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRINNELL.
LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR REZA KARGARZADEH IS HAVING THE 270-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY BUILT. HE SAYS MONSANTO COMPANY WILL BE THE USER OF THE WAREHOUSE. JACOBSON LOGISTICS OF DES MOINES WILL BE THE WAREHOUSE MANAGER. JACOBSON GENERAL MANAGER TIM DAY SAYS HIS COMPANY WAS APPROACHED BY MONSANTO TO DEVELOP AND BUILD THE FACILITY. INQUIRIES LED DAY TO KARGARZADEH…AND SEPTAGON CONSTRUCTION OF GRIMES WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. BRAD LERNER OF SEPTAGON ANTICIPATES USING LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT.
DAY DESCRIBES THE WAREHOUSE AS A “DISTRIBUTIONCENTER.” THE JACOBSON WEBSITE STATES ITS vision is to be the best at managing value added supply chains, continuously improving operations and driving reliability in the flow of ITS customers’ goods within the world’s economy.
DAY SAYS INITIALLY THERE WILL BE TWELVE FULL TIME JACOBSON POSITIONS AT THE WAREHOUSE…BUT ANTICIPATES THAT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 JOBS IN ONE TO ONE-AND-A-HALF YEARS. MONSANTO WILL ALSO HAVE EMPLOYEES IN THE FACILITY. DAY SAYS ABOUT 20-THOUSAND DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SEED CORN WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FACILITY…ANDALL MUST BE TRACKED FROM FIELD, TO BAG, TO FIELD…ALL OVER THE WORLD.
KARGARZADAH, WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE, SAYS THE BUILDING HAS THE CAPACITY FOR EXPANSION TO THE SOUTH. HE SAYS HE CONTINUES TO BE SATISFIED WITH GRINNELL.
KARGARZADAH DECLINED TO SAY HOW MUCH THE BUILDING WILL COST. GROUNDBREAKING IS PLANNED FOR EARLY APRIL, WEATHER PERMITTING…AND THE RIBBON CUTTING IS PLANNED FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER. THE BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED BEHIND COMFORT INN AND THE COUNTRY INN…ONBLAKELY CIRCLE. IT WILL BE VISIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 146.
