stl-TiltUpPanel3 (4) Contegra Construction recently began putting up the panels for World Wide Technology's twin one million square foot facilities at Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, IL..

ST. LOUIS—The reconstruction of the nation's supply chain has already transformed the industrial markets of several Midwest cities, prized by distributors due to their central location, and the potential remains for even more explosive growth in the years ahead.

Few places better illustrate this massive change than Gateway Commerce Center across the river from St. Louis near Edwardsville IL. It currently hosts the St. Louis region's largest industrial real estate deal in 2018 – the $115 million construction of twin one million square foot facilities for World Wide Technology.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.