125,000-SF Catalog Center Opens

WINTERTHUR, DE-The new 125,000-sf customer service and catalogue fulfillment center of Winterthur Museum Garden & Library has opened at the 110-acre Twin Spans Business Park. While the arts and education facility is located just outside of Wilmington in New Castle County, the decision to build the new center in Delaware was not a foregone conclusion. State officials had campaigned to have the center located in the state since October of 2001, and beat out neighboring Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The cost for constructing the building has not been released.

“The Winterthur catalogue fulfillment center is a great asset to both the state and local economy,” Delaware Economic Development Office director John D. Wik said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the center’s opening. “This project is a great example of how we are working to diversify Delaware’s industry base and direct economic growth to targeted areas.” Winterthur’s office and warehouse structure at 801 East Sixth Street joins power transmission developer Philadelphia Gear Corporation in the business park, which is currently being redeveloped to accommodate 1.1 million sf of building space by 2007.