Project: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United regional headquarters and distribution center.
Location: Former Olan Mills campus off Shepard Road.
Owner: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United.
Size: 275,00 square feet on 40 acres.
Investment: $62 million.
Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, Birmingham, Ala.
Architect/Engineer: Design Group Facility Solutions, Conchord, Mass.
History: Olan Mills processed millions of portrait photographs out of its Shepard Road campus before the company was sold to Minnesota-based LifeTouch in 2011. LifeTouch closed the facility in 2012. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United bought the property last year. Demolition of existing buildings began in August. Coke's new facilities started going up in early December.
Scope: The facility adds 43 permanent jobs and preserves 270 existing jobs in Chattanooga. More than 50 workers are on the site. That number will increase as construction progresses.
Schedule: The facility will open Jan. 1, 2016.
Contact: Brasfield & Gorrie at 800-239-8017 or Coke United at 205-841-2653.
Online: brasfieldgorrie.com or cocacolaunited.com
Contact staff writer Alex Green at agreen@timesfree press.com or 423-757-6480.
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