Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Groundbreaking

Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina State Ports Authority, along with USA InvestCo, broke ground on a new 101,000-square-foot cold storage facility this morning. The warehouse facility is located directly on terminal at the Port of Wilmington and is expected to create more than 100 new jobs. North Carolina’s agriculture business has always relied heavily on the Port of Wilmington and this specific construction, offering over 11,000 pallet positions, represents further development in that market.

The Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Facility is the first cold storage facility located on a port in the state of North Carolina. Previously, […]

PWCS Renderings

Contractor Chosen for Cold Storage Facility

The contractor has been chosen for the Cold Storage Facility.  USA InvestCo has chosen Atlanta-based ARCO Design/Build Inc. as its general contractor to build a cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington.

According to the company’s website, ARCO is a turn-key design/build firm that has undertaken various industrial project types including cold storage, food distribution, tenant improvements, retrofits and light industrial warehouse/distribution.

ARCO project manager Eric Safko said the goal is to break ground in mid-September.

“We’re glad to finally get moving forward on it and looking forward to working with the Port of Wilmington cold storage,” he said. “It should […]

Updated Layouts for PWCold Facility

PWCS featured in Star News

The Port of Wilmington Cold Storage facility was featured in a recent article in the Star News.  The facility is now slated to be roughly 102,000 square feet rather than the initial 75,000 square feet as initially planned.  Principal, Chuck Schoninger, expects the facility to break ground in May of 2014 and be fully operational by January 2015.

You can read the full article on the Star News website.

Chuck Schoninger named NCFTP Board Member

USA InvestCo Principal Chuck Schoninger has accepted a position on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Foreign Trade Promotion Council.  The organization was spearheaded by state Representative Rick Catlin, and has selected John G. Hayes, PhD as its First Executive Director.  Recently, Dr. Hayes has been the President of the North Carolina World Trade Association, Cape Fear Chapter.

Catlin said, “the idea for the council grew out of a desire to better utilize the global trade resources in NC, both public and private, also to utilize the Port of Wilmington’s foreign trade zone and expanding that to Wilmington […]

Search for new Ports Authority Executive

Department of Transportation chief Tony Tata, said that the search is on for the new Ports Authority Executive. Tata, visited the Port of Wilmington with Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday, said that, after conducting an international search, officials had narrowed the field of candidates considerably and would begin interviews shortly.

When the N.C. Ports Authority, which manages both the Port of Wilmington and the Port of Morehead City, was transferred from the N.C. Department of Commerce to the N.C. Department of Transportation in 2011, the authority’s board of directors saw its powers diminish, including, apparently, the power to hire and fire […]

Governor Pat McCrory to tour Port of Wilmington

On Monday, Governor Pat McCrory will be visiting the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.  Officials from the Ports Authority and the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage facility will welcome McCrory. You can read the full article on the Time Warner Cable News site.

PWCS Attending the International Production & Processing Expo

Next week, Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Principal Chuck McCarthy will be attending the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2014 IPPE will bring together more than 1,100 exhibitors and over 25,000 attendees in Atlanta from January 28 – 30, 2014.

If you would like to meet with Chuck McCarthy during the expo, you can email him at [email protected] or schedule a meeting by phone at (910) 251-6160.

Wilmington Cold Storage Facility to Create New Jobs

This week, TWC News featured the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage project in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Their article discusses the project costs, job creation, and features and interview with PWCS Principal Chuck McCarthy.

WILMINGTON — A grant is helping bring jobs and a multimillion dollar investment to the Port City. This week the governor announced a cold storage facility project slated for the Port of Wilmington received funding it needed to get underway. The more than 75,000 square foot cold facility will store locally produced products like pork and vegetables and create 100 jobs.

“From forklift driving to management jobs to receiving jobs,” […]