Allentown, Pa.
DHL has initiated construction on a $107-million distribution facility in Allentown, Pa. The 290,000-sf building will serve as DHL's principal distribution center on the East Coast. Housing 200,000 sf of mezzanine workspace and 12,000 sf of office space, the facility will employ 340 workers when it becomes operational in fall of 2006. The center's handling capacity is 40,000 letters or 50,000 parcels an hour. DHL is headquartered in Plantation, Fla.
