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River Ridge gains momentum

Giant size, great location lure more companies to Southern Indiana park Its massive size and access to highway, air, water and rail transportation make the 6,000-acre River Ridge Commerce Center in Southern Indiana a force to be reckoned with, officials and developers say. “There’s not a place that I can identify in this country that […]

Census Bureau’s new River Ridge site preparing for 2010

Kit-assembly facility’s employment to eventually eclipse 500; hiring to begin in August John R. Karman III Reporter- Business First The U.S. Census Bureau’s National Processing Center in Jeffersonville is getting ready for the 2010 population survey by ramping up operations at a new assembly facility at River Ridge Commerce Center in Southern Indiana. Since Jan. […]

Distribution center in Bullitt County to add 365 jobs

Shepherdsville stands to gain 365 full-time jobs when Alliance Entertainment LLC expands its presence in the Bullitt County city. Alliance plans to lease space in a $30 million bulk facility that developer Lee Wilburn, president of CrossPath Group Inc.

CrossPath plans 702,000-square-foot industrial building at River Ridge

John R. Karman III Reporter- Business First More major construction is coming soon to the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, where Amazon.com Inc. already is building a 1 million-square-foot distribution center that will employ more than 1,000 people. Louisville-based CrossPath Group Inc., which previously owned the 54-acre site where Amazon will have its fulfillment […]

River Ridge board approves changes to bring major tenant to park

Ed Green News integration editor- Business First The board of directors of the River Ridge Development Authority approved a measure during a special meeting Thursday aimed at helping land a major tenant at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville. The measure, which offers exemptions to some of the park’s development standards, is related to […]

New Development on the Horizon for River-Ridge

By BRADEN LAMMERS [email protected] JEFFERSONVILLE — As one deal draws to a close, a second development has received the OK to move forward with construction on plans for a warehouse in the River Ridge Commerce Center. Development plans for the warehouse — to be constructed at 800 Patrol Road — and a request for a […]

CrossPath Group, Amazon to bring 1,000 new jobs to Southern Indiana

More than 1,000 new jobs are coming to southern Indiana, thanks to online retail giant Amazon and Louisville-based developer CrossPath Group. In late March, CrossPath Group sold a 54-acre site in the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Ind., to Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon plans to build a 1-million-square-foot distribution center on this site. The company […]

River Ridge moves forward with development plans

Board quiet on potential tenants By BRADEN LAMMERS [email protected] JEFFERSONVILLE — River Ridge Development Authority continued to move forward with plans to prepare a 70-acre parcel of property along Ind. 62 for development. But they remained silent on potential tenants for the site. At a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the authority unanimously approved, with board […]

Hundreds of jobs headed to Southern Indiana

Standard Register plans to open a national digital printing and distribution center in River Ridge Commerce Center, creating as many as 360 jobs by 2016. The Dayton, Ohio-based company will invest nearly $10 million to lease and renovate a 335,000-square-foot facility at the Jeffersonville business park, according to a news release. The center, at 700 […]

Commercial Real Estate Awards: Amazon deal to locate at River Ridge takes top real estate award

Amazon.com Inc. brought more than jobs and capital investment when it opened its newest and largest fulfillment center in River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville last fall. There also are intangible benefits for River Ridge. “Amazon gives us national and international recognition,” said Paul Wheatley, director of marketing and finance for the River Ridge Development […]

Developer helped River Ridge land 200-job Catamaran deal

An Illinois-based pharmacy-benefit management company is bringing an operation with more than 200 workers to Southern Indiana, in large part, because it was promised quick construction of its new facility. Developer Lee Wilburn, president of Louisville-based CrossPath Group Inc., told Catamaran Corp. that his firm could build out the exterior of a 107,500-square-foot building in […]

Catamaran set to open specialty pharmacy at River Ridge

Catamaran Corp, an Illinois-based pharmacy-benefit management company, is set to open its new operation at Jeffersonville’s River Ridge Commerce Center — a facility that will employ 205 people by 2015. On Friday, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and executives from the company were on hand at the site, touting the state’s prowess in the life-sciences industry. […]

Auto supplier bringing 220 jobs to River Ridge

A 300,000-square-foot automotive parts plant is headed for Southern Indiana’s River Ridge Commerce Center, bringing 220 jobs to the area. Autoneum, a Switzerland-based company that makes acoustic and thermal insulation for auto manufacturers, selected the industrial park in Jeffersonville for a plant. The plant will be located on 23 acres recently purchased by an affiliate […]

Secret keeper: CrossPath’s Lee Wilburn has been working quietly on big Autoneum project

Lee Wilburn always says he’s in the development business, not the announcing business. Very quietly, very discretely, this Prospect-based industrial developer has been working on one of the biggest economic-development deals of 2014. Wilburn’s CrossPath Group is the firm behind the new 300,000-square-foot Autoneum automotive parts plant announced today at RiverRidge Commerce Center outside Jeffersonville. […]

Commercial Real Estate Awards: Vacant building leased to Standard Register, then sold

A previously vacant building constructed in 2009 in River Ridge Commerce Center recently was leased, then subsequently sold. The lease and sale of the building at 700 Patrol Road in Jeffersonville is a finalist in Business First’s 2014 Commercial Real Estate Awards program in the Best Industrial Lease or Sale category. Initially, about 335,000 square […]

Sumitomo breaks ground on expanded Lexington facility

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc. broke ground Monday on a new 440,000-square-foot facility in Lexington. The company, which supplies wire harnesses, components and electronics to the automotive industry, will almost double its Lexington footprint with the opening of the new facility on Remington Way, near Citation Boulevard. The project represents an $8.5 million investment by […]

Bose Corp. deal is one reason industrial leasing activity is up

Bose Corp., the company well known for its sound systems, now has a home in the Louisville area. The Framingham, Mass.-based company that designs speakers, radios, sound systems and other electronic devices, has leased 196,000 square feet at 800 Patrol Road in River Ridge Commerce Center in Southern Indiana, according to a quarterly industrial real […]

Health care marketing company to open $20 million distribution center at River Ridge

A New Jersey-based health care solutions company is expanding its reach into the Midwest to keep up with growth and has chosen a site in Southern Indiana to base a distribution center. J. Knipper and Co. Inc., which was founded in 1986 and is based in Lakewood, N.J., has reached a deal with Louisville-based CrossPath […]

Shoe Sensation Expands to Accommodate Growth

Shoe Sensation celebrated the relocation of its warehousing operation to 800 Patrol Road in Jeffersonville, Ind., on Wednesday, January 27th with a ribbon cutting ceremony held by One Southern Indiana (1si). The event was attended by Mayor Mike Moore, the public, 1si Ambassadors and staff. Shoe Sensation is a chain of family shoe stores selling […]

Redevelopment Commission Accepts Louisville Developer’s Offer For W. Harrison Spec Building

(West Harrison, Ind.) – A developer has plans to construct a $10 million warehouse in West Harrison, a move that could finally land a major employer in the county’s TIF district there. The Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission on Friday morning accepted a bid from Louisville-based CrossPath Group to build a roughly 320,000 square foot speculative […]

Sports-nutrition company could invest $17 million, create hundreds of jobs in Bullitt County

SEE CORRECTION AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE A sports nutrition company that specializes in sports protein drinks and supplements is considering an expansion into Bullitt County that could create 350 jobs over a 15-year period. Cend International Ltd., based in England, produces nutrition products for bodybuilders and sports enthusiasts. It received preliminary approval for […]