C.H. Robinson Leases Expanded Office and Warehouse Space in Chicago

C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics providers, announced that it will expand its business operations in Chicago by signing a seven-year lease for a 235,000-square-foot commercial office building and warehouse at 333 Howard Avenue in Des Plaines. Approximately 150 employees will be based at the new facility, which will open its doors in early 2016.

“Chicago is one of the most important markets in our global shipping network, thanks to its connectivity to Class I rail, ocean shipping, truck transportation and one of the world’s leading airports,” said Mike Short, president of Global Forwarding, C.H. Robinson. “This move will enable our customers to have better access to these transportation options, and will position our company to build on our decade of rapid expansion in Chicago.”

The Des Plaines deal comes on the heels of the company’s announcement that it will build a three-story, 207,000-square-foot office building in Lincoln Park that will house more than 1,000 employees.

Currently, C.H. Robinson is the largest logistics company in Chicago and will celebrate its 100th anniversary of operations in the city next year. The company has roughly doubled its Chicago-based headcount since 2005, and its nearly 2,000 Chicago employees account for almost 15 percent of its global workforce.

The new facility will serve as a major hub for both North American and international freight consolidation operations. Everyday there are thousands of partial shipments flowing through the supply chain. Through C.H. Robinson’s freight consolidation services, companies that book less-than-full loads of freight on trucks, ships, and airplanes have their shipments packaged with other loads to create efficiencies in the supply chain.

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